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Originally Posted by Erock  I was actually very dissapointed with veganism. I did a 30 day trial of no meat or cheese (my favorite food in the world) and did not feel more energized. The only thing I noticed was exactly what you noticed, my body digested things MUCH faster. I was going number 2 twice a day, whereas before it was like once every 2 days. |
This is the biggest easily noticeable benefit that I've gotten from becoming vegan. I get constipated so rarely now that I don't remember the last time it happened. When I was on an omnivore diet I got constipated probably multiple times per week on average. I also heard that you're supposed to do a #2 once for each time you eat a meal in a day. That's roughly how it turns out for me usually.
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Originally Posted by Erock Steve had me convinced that I was in for a huge energy boost, but I did not feel it at all. I'm back on a regular diet now. I'm only 17 and I've never been grocery shopping in my life. I was definately not eating a varied diet of fruit and veggies so I'm guessing that had something to do with it. People should understand that simply being vegan does not mean you are more healthy. Being vegan just means you are not eating wrong, it doesn't mean that you are eating right. |
All I can say is that the biggest energy boost I got was when I started exercising (running). The diet alone wasn't enough to make a huge difference in energy, although it ultimately resulted in me eating healthier. Since I became vegan, I've cut almost all junk food from my diet (particularly sugar-overdose things like candy, soda, etc). I also started eating a lot more fruits, since I had to replace all the junk food with something.
I believe that Steve was already exercising when he became vegetarian (and later vegan). In that case I assume he noticed that he could run faster or longer or whatever after switching. I don't think he would say that he got an energy boost if he wasn't exercising. I certainly didn't until I started to. But since I wasn't exercising as an omnivore I can't compare the two..