05-04-2015, 09:48 PM
Vegan definitely does not mean healthy! Some vegan food is very, very healthy but when we start getting into fried vegan foods, anything with sugar, vegan cheeses, breads and a lot of other stuff there is nothing healthy about it! I have been a vegan for 8 years now but I am also a vegan chef. I suffered a mild stroke in 2006 when I was only 23 years old because I was eating meat and cheese at every single meal of the day since I was a kid really. If that wasn't enough for me I blew out my aortic valve a little bit later on. Then I made the decision to stop smoking cigarettes, stop eating meat, dairy and cheese. I have not had any major health issues since. So, for me, the vegan diet has definitely been a healthier diet. That being said...
I have seen my weight fluctuate quite a bit. Vegans in general have a lower risk of heart disease, lower cholesterol and lower risk of heart attacks or stroke but the vegans who eat tons of oils (for example) have a very high risk of heart attack. I do have very low cholesterol though but without exercise it's tough to keep the weight off. I did the raw vegan thing for 2 years from 2007 to 2009 and that diet was super healthy. It's often referred to as the "rock star" diet because there is a lot of salad involved. It was easy to keep weight off and build muscle on that diet.
However, as I am typing this, I am in need of some serious exercise. I make and eat way too much vegan junk food. That shit is delicious. I have a broken foot at the moment because my girlfriend challenged me to dance to some MC Hammer a few weeks ago. I said "of course I can still do that, I'm only 31". Well, I definitely pulled some white boy moves off to the music but my foot landed oddly on our concrete floor and now I am back to getting fatter.
I have seen my weight fluctuate quite a bit. Vegans in general have a lower risk of heart disease, lower cholesterol and lower risk of heart attacks or stroke but the vegans who eat tons of oils (for example) have a very high risk of heart attack. I do have very low cholesterol though but without exercise it's tough to keep the weight off. I did the raw vegan thing for 2 years from 2007 to 2009 and that diet was super healthy. It's often referred to as the "rock star" diet because there is a lot of salad involved. It was easy to keep weight off and build muscle on that diet.
However, as I am typing this, I am in need of some serious exercise. I make and eat way too much vegan junk food. That shit is delicious. I have a broken foot at the moment because my girlfriend challenged me to dance to some MC Hammer a few weeks ago. I said "of course I can still do that, I'm only 31". Well, I definitely pulled some white boy moves off to the music but my foot landed oddly on our concrete floor and now I am back to getting fatter.