Confession time… 😞
I used to eat a lot of animals. And I mean a lot!
Just 5 years ago, I was regularly eating pounds of chicken, turkey, and fish all in the name of gains.
As an aspiring bodybuilder, I knew that I needed to eat a boatload of protein everyday in order to build the type of muscle mass I wanted. 💪
It wasn’t until my girlfriend decided to eat a vegetarian diet that I reconsidered my life as a carnivore.
I was never big on veggies, dismissing them as unnecessary filler for my needs as a meathead. But the more vegetarian meals I saw and smelled, the more I became curious.
To my surprise, vegetarian food could taste just as good as what I had been eating!
So I challenged myself to become vegetarian.
In shedding my attachment to eating meat, I quickly became dependent on eggs, yogurt, cow milk, and whey powder to get my protein.
And then my girlfriend took things one step further…
She decided she was going vegan. 🥦
And I had just gotten used to eating vegetarian! Feeling optimistic and adventurous, I joined her.
But, eating vegan means consuming NO animal-based products.
How was I going to survive without eggs? Yogurt? CHEESE?!
I discovered just how many protein-packed plant-based foods there are. Lentils, chickpeas, and other legumes could provide more protein than I ever needed.
Fast forward to today, and I LOVE my vegan diet!
Like any dietary change, it took some work…but I’ve lived to tell the tale!
I share my journey to give you insight into what it takes to transition from carnivore to herbivore, and perhaps inspire you to think differently about what you eat.
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