Plant-based diets?

[Tri Girl]

There are a lot of professional athletes who do it very successfully (although I still can't come up with anyone other than Scott Jurek - help me out here ).

Sorry- couldn't help myself:

Dave Zabriskie : professional cyclist(he was already mentioned)
Brendan Brazier: Ironman triathlete
Jane Black: has been a vegan since 1990 and has set many Masters National and World records in weightlifting
Mac Danzig : is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter
Keith Holmes: is an American professional boxer- world middleweight boxing champion
Georges Laraque: professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Canadiens
Carl Lewis world famous track and Olympic medalist
Patrick J. Neshek : is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
Prince Fielder: Milwaukee Brewers first baseman
Tony Gonzalez: Tight End Atlanta Falcons NFL
Martina Navratilova : professional tennis player
Desmond Howard: Washington Redskins receiver
John Salley : NBA (Bulls during the Jordan years- and Lakers)


and there are many more Surprisingly lots of bodybuilders/weightlifters.

And yes, I prefer plant-based diet over Vegan, but I consider myself to be a vegan since I have a deep compassion and love/care for the welfare of all animals and stay away from animal products outside of just food.

I don't think my husband could function on a vegetarian diet. He doesn't eat a lot of meat, but he needs to have it a few meals a week--his body craves it.

Me either. Since I've gone to a plant-based diet, I think my DH has eaten my share of what little meat I ever ate. . Plus, he's always borderline anemic, and has a iron deficiency. If he were to give up meat (especially red meat), he'd probably pass out daily from lack of iron. He eats it at every meal. Our dieteary needs are SO very different. He eats a LOT more than me (and less healthy), so it's one of the reasons I got so overweight in the first place. He's a beanpole and I am not. Being vegan has helped a LOT with my weight management. Plus, is it bad that I cook for myself most of the time now? If I just want some hummus and veggies for dinner, I eat it- no more cooking big meals for us both.