Made a decision to stop consuming meats and become all vegeterian. I am 24 Could this be a good decision?!
Made a decision to stop consuming meats and become all vegeterian. I am 24 Could this be a good decision?
want to stay away from all the harmful restaurants that are available now days McDonalds, BK, TACO BELL. I am tired of eating all this harmful foods and want to take care of myself and my body it had to take a really bad situation in my family to make me see things different. My mom is in the hospital due to cancer and well that made me open my eyes to check my eating habits and I realized that if cancer don't get me a heart attack will. I was slowly killing myself with my eating habits and lately I've been feeling a difference in my body by eating well and I like it a lot. I just want to know if this decision is a good decision, I am 24 can I pull it off? so far so good... thanks...
Answers:
Stay strong, learn a bit about nutrition.
Going vegetarian is an excellent health decision for anyone at any age. Beisdes high fat content, meat today is full of hormones, antibiotics, and other things that are unsafe for us to eat.
It will take some willpower, but if you make the decision to start this new lifestyle, just tell yourself there's no going back. This is who you are now!
I've been vegetarian since I was 10, but my dad ate everything and anything (meat and potatoes guy) and we lost him to a heart attack in 1999. He was only 57. I was 19. I know his diet is what killed him. So you're right to be concerned, given your family history.
For maximum health benefit from your new diet, avoid the mistakes most newbie vegetarians (Including me.. Quit eating meat in 1990, by 2006 I was 206 lbs!!) make. Don't replace meat with cheese and junk food. Build your diet around fruits, vegetables (In as raw of a form as possible) Whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds. Use junk food, immitation meats, white breads, deserts, dairy and eggs in strict moderation.
Good for you!!