Ok here is the deal. A very long time ago, when I was around 17 I decided to become a vegetarian. I worked in a chinese restaurant with a guy who went vegetarian, and over a period of time I decided to go that route as well. The problem was, at that age, my idea of eating a healthy vegetarian meal was a large order of fries of mcdonalds, or macaroni and cheese. After a year, and losing a ton of weight, I had to go back to eating meat. About the only weakness to wanting to eat meat back then was smelling bacon or pork chops cooking.
Well I have been an omnivore for a while now (i'm now 36), and due to my westernized diet, meat usually always involves itself in the food I eat. It is our centerpiece in a meal. Much like how Asians have rice as their centerpiece then include other foods, we have meat as our centerpiece and include other foods. I have been lifting weights pretty seriously for probably close to a year now (I can bench press 276+ lbs @ 3 sets of 7 now, so go me!), and due to my CF and educating myself about supplements, I asked myself why should I lift weights, exercise, take very good care of myself CF wise with all the treatments/meds, and take supplements...But then still pollute my body with crap?
Right when I was thinking that, I listened to a few radio programs with very accredited/famous nutritionists, and basically all of them said due to what we do to our livestock now with all the chemicals/antibiotics we put into them, and what meat does in/to our bodies, I finally decided to seriously change my diet. I read up some more on how to do it properly, and today was my first 100% meatless day filled with meals. And I went to the store tonight and bought a ton of healthy meatless food: Tons of veggies that I love, meatless soy based immitation meat products, several different kinds of beans and meatless organic chili (I LOVE BEANS AND CHILI!), whole grain bagels, whole grain breads, and a ton of fruit and other products.
I'm sure it will be hard, but I plan on sticking with it. If I can lift weights seriously for almost a year to the point where i now get disappointed if I rarely am not able to make my scheduled gym day, I think I can change my diet. Basically I was sick of being only 80% healthy (CF not included). I listened to these professionals talk about just how good a plant based diet is for us, and just how bad an animal based diet is for us.
Before I decided to do this, both of my sisters changed to vegetarians, and my fiance as well has mostly cut out meat from her diet.
As far as CF goes, I think as long as I supply my nutritional needs with proteins, carbs, sugars, mono and poly saturated fats, grains, nuts, and calories...You think everything should be ok? Today I had a veggie burger + onion rings from burger king (not the healthiest meal, but I was on my way to work, only real options in a pinch is that or a taco bell bean burrito) and a large bowl of brown sugar and maple oatmeal + a banana. That filled me up all day. When I got home I went through the new groceries and made a toasted whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and an organic meatless chili and a large bag of red grapes. I still haven't decided on if I will be vegan or vegetarian. I will try to ween meat out of my diet first, and then worry about cheese/dairy down the road, doing both at the same time will probably be too much.
Anyways just thought i'd share, and i'm curious if any of you are vegetarians/vegans and what do you think.
Well I have been an omnivore for a while now (i'm now 36), and due to my westernized diet, meat usually always involves itself in the food I eat. It is our centerpiece in a meal. Much like how Asians have rice as their centerpiece then include other foods, we have meat as our centerpiece and include other foods. I have been lifting weights pretty seriously for probably close to a year now (I can bench press 276+ lbs @ 3 sets of 7 now, so go me!), and due to my CF and educating myself about supplements, I asked myself why should I lift weights, exercise, take very good care of myself CF wise with all the treatments/meds, and take supplements...But then still pollute my body with crap?
Right when I was thinking that, I listened to a few radio programs with very accredited/famous nutritionists, and basically all of them said due to what we do to our livestock now with all the chemicals/antibiotics we put into them, and what meat does in/to our bodies, I finally decided to seriously change my diet. I read up some more on how to do it properly, and today was my first 100% meatless day filled with meals. And I went to the store tonight and bought a ton of healthy meatless food: Tons of veggies that I love, meatless soy based immitation meat products, several different kinds of beans and meatless organic chili (I LOVE BEANS AND CHILI!), whole grain bagels, whole grain breads, and a ton of fruit and other products.
I'm sure it will be hard, but I plan on sticking with it. If I can lift weights seriously for almost a year to the point where i now get disappointed if I rarely am not able to make my scheduled gym day, I think I can change my diet. Basically I was sick of being only 80% healthy (CF not included). I listened to these professionals talk about just how good a plant based diet is for us, and just how bad an animal based diet is for us.
Before I decided to do this, both of my sisters changed to vegetarians, and my fiance as well has mostly cut out meat from her diet.
As far as CF goes, I think as long as I supply my nutritional needs with proteins, carbs, sugars, mono and poly saturated fats, grains, nuts, and calories...You think everything should be ok? Today I had a veggie burger + onion rings from burger king (not the healthiest meal, but I was on my way to work, only real options in a pinch is that or a taco bell bean burrito) and a large bowl of brown sugar and maple oatmeal + a banana. That filled me up all day. When I got home I went through the new groceries and made a toasted whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and an organic meatless chili and a large bag of red grapes. I still haven't decided on if I will be vegan or vegetarian. I will try to ween meat out of my diet first, and then worry about cheese/dairy down the road, doing both at the same time will probably be too much.
Anyways just thought i'd share, and i'm curious if any of you are vegetarians/vegans and what do you think.