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Just my anecdote/experience - but I've been vegan since I was 18 (now 30). I knew that as I got older my metabolism would drop off but a little over a year ago

Just my anecdote/experience - but I've been vegan since I was 18 (now 30). I knew that as I got older my metabolism would drop off but a little over a year ago I weighed 248 (I am 6'1") which was a wake up call. To rectify things I picked up running on the reg again and cut the shit from my diet e.g. no added/processed fats at all (you can get more than enough from whole grains, legumes, and vegetables) and I am down to 185. Meaning I am actually lighter, healthier and more "energized" now than when I was 16. I can recommend the rave diet book and the mcdougal books for recipes/theory. I also keep a photo blog if you want an idea of what my average diet looks like on http://www.stoicvegan.com http://www.stoicvegan.com

Tichy 14y ago
Very cool, thanks! I actually never really planned my diet, for most of the time as a vegetarian I consumed a lot of dairy products and bread, both things I'd rather cut out of my diet. It is not so easy to find suitable replacements, though. In recent years I have also consumed more and more sweets, which are probably a factor, too. Currently I'd like to lose ~15kg (about 33lb I think?). 10kg of that I gained in the last three years. It's not that bad, but it's scary that I don't really know how to reverse the trend.