3 Weeks Vegan

[edearl]

Finally quit animal products, and completed 3 weeks of 1500 calories or less.
Just started 500 calories / day and don't need one of my Type 2 diabetes meds.
Plan 2 weeks of 500, just to prove to myself I can do it, and next start my 1000 cal/day
lifestyle.

I have been in the hospital for a week...I had a bone spur in my right heel, uncontrolled lymphedema in my upper legs, pain everywhere from being too fat...it was a rock bottom time.

Time to fight my way back to better health.

[catmoon]

:D Finally quit animal products, and completed 3 weeks of 1500 calories or less.
Just started 500 calories / day and don't need one of my Type 2 diabetes meds.
Plan 2 weeks of 500, just to prove to myself I can do it, and next start my 1000 cal/day
lifestyle.

I have been in the hospital for a week...I had a bone spur in my right heel, uncontrolled lymphedema in my upper legs, pain everywhere from being too fat...it was a rock bottom time.

Time to fight my way back to better health.

Go man go. I wants you to keep your feets.

[Sherab]

Do ensure variety in your vegan intake ... different types of leafy veg, nuts, fruits, beans, roots.

[lotwell]

Good for you for getting healthy!!

I should put more time into the same endevaor...

are yougetting enough b12?

Lotwell

[zerwe]

Good for you for getting healthy!!

I should put more time into the same endevaor...

are yougetting enough b12?

Lotwell

Yes, congrats! It is certainly possible. However, do proceed with caution.
Shaun

[Sherab]

Good for you for getting healthy!!

I should put more time into the same endevaor...

are yougetting enough b12?

Lotwell

Isn't B12 naturally produced by the body?

[Huifeng]

:D Finally quit animal products, and completed 3 weeks of 1500 calories or less.
Just started 500 calories / day and don't need one of my Type 2 diabetes meds.
Plan 2 weeks of 500, just to prove to myself I can do it, and next start my 1000 cal/day
lifestyle.

I have been in the hospital for a week...I had a bone spur in my right heel, uncontrolled lymphedema in my upper legs, pain everywhere from being too fat...it was a rock bottom time.

Time to fight my way back to better health.

All the best, for your ongoing physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health!

~~ Huifeng

[Nemo]

IF my medical training is still current B12 is stored by the body. Back then they were saying you had a few years worth stored away. Best way is to get the injectable at Walmart, give yourself a dose and see how you feel. Many geriatric patients get frisky after their first shot. People are deficient regardless of diet. It's a free blood test in Canada and B12 is so cheap it is hard to argue not taking it.

If you are seriously calorie restricting yourself watch your electrolytes. Most weight loss Docs recommend supplemental B12, potassium and drinking large amounts of water.

When I get in the mood to lose weight I force my body into ketogenesis. I lose about a pound a day. Test strips are about 3$. You can get them with the B12.

[Paliut]

I myself have been a vegan for a little over a year now. If you eat a variety of food you should be good. As for b12 you could take sublingual vitamins and buy foods which are enriched. Soy milks, cereals, granola bars... etc. Once i found peppermint gum with B12 added into it. I don't remember the brand but i'm sure a quick search can get you the name.

Veganism has worked for me, not only in a nutritional aspect, but also because it is the ultimate compassionate diet. So much abuse is caused to animals in factory farming now-a-days vegetarianism and veganism is, in my humble opinion, the true path of compassion (dietarily speaking)

Good Luck on you Vegan Journey. Keep it up.

[Jikan]

When I get in the mood to lose weight I force my body into ketogenesis. I lose about a pound a day. Test strips are about 3$. You can get them with the B12.

Is this as simple as ingesting positively no carbs at all?

[KeithBC]

Isn't B12 naturally produced by the body?

No, B12 is produced by yeasts and bacteria. It is true that bacteria in the lower gut produce it, but it is too far downstream to be absorbed by the human body. We require it in our diet.

When people get it from animal sources, it is in fact bacterial B12 that the animals obtained from their diet and stored in their tissues.