I am about ready to make some major lifestyle changes and I am just looking for some advice from people that have done it.
Currently, I eat very few vegetables and I eats lots of meats and carbs. I am a grilling fanatic, I don't see a problem spending 12 hours smoking a brisket. I eat too many sweets and love ice cream.
Luckily I have a speedy metabolism which basically allows me to eat whatever I want as long as I have some level of exercise. My blood sugar levels are another story, they fluctuate wildly (though not as much since I started running again) and I crash HARD if I have a heavy meal, especially if I finish it off with some desert. My friends have coined my crashes as "Mark-olepsy".
All of this being said I want to go full vegan (dietary, nothing more), including getting rid of highly processed sugars and trying to consume as little soy as possible (my son is allergic so I don't like having it in the house)
Any words of encouragement/discouragement from someone that has done this? Anything I should look out for? Any good online resources?
Thanks!
Currently, I eat very few vegetables and I eats lots of meats and carbs. I am a grilling fanatic, I don't see a problem spending 12 hours smoking a brisket. I eat too many sweets and love ice cream.
Luckily I have a speedy metabolism which basically allows me to eat whatever I want as long as I have some level of exercise. My blood sugar levels are another story, they fluctuate wildly (though not as much since I started running again) and I crash HARD if I have a heavy meal, especially if I finish it off with some desert. My friends have coined my crashes as "Mark-olepsy".
All of this being said I want to go full vegan (dietary, nothing more), including getting rid of highly processed sugars and trying to consume as little soy as possible (my son is allergic so I don't like having it in the house)
Any words of encouragement/discouragement from someone that has done this? Anything I should look out for? Any good online resources?
Thanks!