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So raw vegan is hard. At least for me with not the greatest willpower. Honestly, though, to have made it through the first two weeks pretty cleanly is a MAJOR accomplishment in my book. All of my friends agreed with that. To do vegan is one thing. To do raw vegan is something else.
I wrote my experiences at week three and I basically feel the same. My plan, at this time, is to try to be pescatarian for the most part and limit meat to once or twice a week.
How about my blood work? My cholesterol went down, but not as much as I hoped considering I had eliminated meat and dairy. I did cheat a couple of times with hot chocolates for migraine relief. Here are my results.
BEFORE
AFTER
Hardly a change at all for all that effort. Some are telling me it takes a few months of a new diet. I'm not that patient or interested. What does my doctor say? He says he wants my LDL to get below 130. That's quite a ways to go.
"What about your health?" you say? Honestly, I'd prefer to live happy and die young. HORRIBLE, incapacitating strokes run in my family and I have a Do Not Resuscitate order in my file and my family and ex-husband know why. I would much rather go at 60 then linger to 100.
Keep in mind that I'm single and without kids. So I don't need to be sticking around unnecessarily anyway.
So I guess you can call it laziness and apathy. My choice.
Meanwhile, I did have tilapia for lunch and ceviche waiting for dinner.
I wrote my experiences at week three and I basically feel the same. My plan, at this time, is to try to be pescatarian for the most part and limit meat to once or twice a week.
How about my blood work? My cholesterol went down, but not as much as I hoped considering I had eliminated meat and dairy. I did cheat a couple of times with hot chocolates for migraine relief. Here are my results.
BEFORE
| Cholesterol | <=239 mg/dL | 264 |
| Triglyceride | <=199 mg/dL | 59 |
| HDL | >=45 mg/dL | 83 |
| Low density lipoprotein calculated | <=129 mg/dL | 169 |
| Glucose, fasting | 60 - 99 mg/dL | 91 |
AFTER
| Cholesterol | <=239 mg/dL | 242 |
| Triglyceride | <=199 mg/dL | 76 |
| HDL | >=45 mg/dL | 76 |
| Low density lipoprotein calculated | <=129 mg/dL | 151 |
| Glucose, fasting | 60 - 99 mg/dL | 90 |
Hardly a change at all for all that effort. Some are telling me it takes a few months of a new diet. I'm not that patient or interested. What does my doctor say? He says he wants my LDL to get below 130. That's quite a ways to go.
"What about your health?" you say? Honestly, I'd prefer to live happy and die young. HORRIBLE, incapacitating strokes run in my family and I have a Do Not Resuscitate order in my file and my family and ex-husband know why. I would much rather go at 60 then linger to 100.
Keep in mind that I'm single and without kids. So I don't need to be sticking around unnecessarily anyway.
So I guess you can call it laziness and apathy. My choice.
Meanwhile, I did have tilapia for lunch and ceviche waiting for dinner.
