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inverse Paranoid · 08-24-2007, 07:56 AM

I went on a Vegan diet as a means to more easily adapt to Polyphasic sleep and found turning Vegan to be one of the easiest and most beneficial things I've ever done for myself. That Polyphasic sleep attempt lasted only one week but I've been Vegan now for over a year.

I lost about 35 lbs during my first 3 months of Veganism, with moderate exercise. Mainly because my diet was so poor prior to switching, and at 22 years old my metabolism was ripe to ramp up as soon as I started eating healthy. I also noticed that if I kept my diet at around 70-80% raw, I would experience some crazy hikes in my energy level.

Going Vegan doesn't guarantee that you'll be healthy, but what it does do is totally shift your mindset on health. Before a broccoli and cheese hot pocket was about as healthy as I got. Now, I consider myself being unhealthy when I eat multigrain flax bran cereal with unsweetened soy milk. From the outside-in this may sound like a bad thing, but it's actually quite reassuring to know that even when I really let loose and eat poorly, my diet is still much healthier than it was a few years back.

People love to tear diets apart and compare and contrast them citing untold quantities of conflicting research and reports. But the bottom line is that ANY diet that gets you away from the Standard American Diet and closer to eating natural, unrefined foods, is a step in the right direction; and anyone who cares about you as a person should encourage you to go ahead and try it.

Being a healthy Vegan is not that hard. Eat organic fruits/veggies or supplement with B12. Make sure you get about 15 minutes of sun light a day so your body can make Vitamin D. And ensure that you eat a wide variety of foods and go easy on the processed Boca and Soy products that are commonly overeaten by otherwise healthy Vegans (myself included).

Regardless of whether human beings are omnivores or herbivores, going Vegan in a non-Vegan world is not for everyone. So, give it a 30 Day trial and see if it's right for you. But don't let some thread in a forum decide for you whether or not trying something is worth your while.

08-24-2007, 07:56 AM	#13 (permalink)
inverse Paranoid Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ~Milwaukee, WI - USA Posts: 207	I went on a Vegan diet as a means to more easily adapt to Polyphasic sleep and found turning Vegan to be one of the easiest and most beneficial things I've ever done for myself. That Polyphasic sleep attempt lasted only one week but I've been Vegan now for over a year. I lost about 35 lbs during my first 3 months of Veganism, with moderate exercise. Mainly because my diet was so poor prior to switching, and at 22 years old my metabolism was ripe to ramp up as soon as I started eating healthy. I also noticed that if I kept my diet at around 70-80% raw, I would experience some crazy hikes in my energy level. Going Vegan doesn't guarantee that you'll be healthy, but what it does do is totally shift your mindset on health. Before a broccoli and cheese hot pocket was about as healthy as I got. Now, I consider myself being unhealthy when I eat multigrain flax bran cereal with unsweetened soy milk. From the outside-in this may sound like a bad thing, but it's actually quite reassuring to know that even when I really let loose and eat poorly, my diet is still much healthier than it was a few years back. People love to tear diets apart and compare and contrast them citing untold quantities of conflicting research and reports. But the bottom line is that ANY diet that gets you away from the Standard American Diet and closer to eating natural, unrefined foods, is a step in the right direction; and anyone who cares about you as a person should encourage you to go ahead and try it. Being a healthy Vegan is not that hard. Eat organic fruits/veggies or supplement with B12. Make sure you get about 15 minutes of sun light a day so your body can make Vitamin D. And ensure that you eat a wide variety of foods and go easy on the processed Boca and Soy products that are commonly overeaten by otherwise healthy Vegans (myself included). Regardless of whether human beings are omnivores or herbivores, going Vegan in a non-Vegan world is not for everyone. So, give it a 30 Day trial and see if it's right for you. But don't let some thread in a forum decide for you whether or not trying something is worth your while.