7 Day Vegan Challenge

So I've decided to join in on a 7 Day Vegan Challenge, which mean's I won't be eating any meat for one week . The reason for me doing this is because I want to see if I'll notice any changes within myself, positive or negative, like change in thought pattern, Increase or Decrease in happiness overall, or how much willpower do I really have when it come's to eating or not eating certain foods ? etc. etc. I always eat healthy but I feel if I really want to test out how healthy I can really be, I'll partake in this challenge & accomplish it . I've already completed Day 1 So I'll log about that & I'll log about the rest of my challenge everyday until I've completed what I set out to complete . Let's Do This !

 

Day 1
So this first day of my challenge was pretty much a normal day , I felt ok the whole day and ate some healthy vegetables along with some water (as usual) , soymilk,fruits,etc. etc. Now up until I started to work ( I work the midnight shift ) , I started feeling a little weak which was weird because I hardly ever feel that way when I'm at work,gym,baseball field or anywhere else for that matter . I started to realize as I was working that me not eating meat this whole day most likely had something to do with it but I said to myself that I will keep pushing & never give up no matter what . Grateful that I had a successful day today .
Completed

 

Interesting, I've heard stories about this as well .
Thanks for sharing your thoughts .

Indeed. Thank You .

 

I've done it before. In my experience, lethargy starts setting in day 5, along with a bit of indigestion. After you get past the hump it's smooth sailing.

 

Thanks . Great To Know .

 

Day 2
Today was a normal day as well, although a little more interesting than yesterday . I snapped & got very angry with someone I know that did something to me when I always tell them not to do what they did & as I went off on them, I noticed that I got angry very quickly . The reason for me getting very angry might be because of my NoFap streak or could be because of my vegan challenge that I'm doing but the point is that it takes a-lot for me to blow up at someone & I just did without being fully aware at that moment in time . I also felt a little weak at work again but not as bad as yesterday, my body is still trying to get used to me not putting any meat into my system probably . I assume now that as the days go by, I'll notice little changes more & more . Still though, another successful day without any meat intake ... Focused .
Completed

 

Ok great to know, I don't drink coffee... just water,tea, or gatorade. And as far as me getting angry, I understand where your coming from & it completely makes sense . I go to the gym & I do play sports like softball,basketball,running, & boxing but I'm just playing softball for this week... don't want to overdue it while I'm on this challenge . I also music produce so I'll put my energy into that this weekend along with reading & softball tomorrow . Your a great help, I appreciate you ! Keep checking on me, lol .

 

I went vegan for 3 years and I saw no noticeable difference. Most of what people experience is a placebo effect. I've personally gone from vegan to ketogenic and feel fantastic, but guess what that means? Absolutely nothing, that's what!

Also meat is a great source for protein, and protein builds muscle. When I was vegan I always had to supplement protein since I was never getting enough from
my food. Also I know of plenty of strong meat eating mo-fo's, so people can either support their claims with scientific studies or you can take their personal experience with a huge grain of pink salt. I myself prefer scientific data over this "meat is evil" or "that food is evil" militant mumbo jumbo.

"Following extensive adjustment for potential confounding factors there was no significant difference in all-cause mortality for vegetarians versus non-vegetarians [HR=1.16 (95% CI 0.93-1.45)]. There was also no significant difference in mortality risk between pesco-vegetarians [HR=0.79 (95% CI 0.59-1.06)] or semi-vegetarians [HR=1.12 (95% CI 0.96-1.31)] versus regular meat eaters. We found no evidence that following a vegetarian diet, semi-vegetarian diet or a pesco-vegetarian diet has an independent protective effect on all-cause mortality."
Source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28040519/

 

Interesting .

I'm not a big science fan or science supporter for that matter but I respect this study .