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I am a healthy individual. I eat a lot of meat. I eat meat or meat products at 6 meals a day.
I also workout. I do light cardio 5 x a week (in the mornings) and I lift weights 3x a week. Heavy ass weights, no silly machines or yoga girl fitness junk. 5'8" 180lbs and I wear 32 jeans. I'm somewhere between 12-15% would be my guess (calipers are only so-so accurate, especially when you use them on yourself). I definitely could be in better shape but I'm pretty happy where I am.
I'm in excellent health, my doctor said my blood profile is awesome, I got the top discount on my life insurance, etc.
I also eat a lot of vegetables. I eat vegetables at every meal. I want to eat more veggies but I just can't cram them down around all the meat. I wish that vegetarian sources of protein powders tasted good. Then I would reduce my meat consumption and drink more protein shakes and eat more veggies. I believe veggies are full of vitamins and anti-oxidants and are generally good for you.
Not to say meat is bad. Not even red meat. Saturated fats in small quantities are actually good for you (at least for healthy males). I order my meat from a farm where the cattle are grass fed, no antibiotics, growth hormones etc. Order by the half cow, get it professionally butchered and delivered to my door. Actually costs less then buying meat at the supermarket too, only downside is I have buy enough to last 6 months. Grass fed beef is supposed to have a vastly improved fat profile over corn & feed fed beef and a very high level of CLA, which is quite healthy for you.
I also eat a lot of wild salmon.
But I don't discriminate much in my meat consumption. I've eaten a wide variety of animals. If it's on the menu, I've likely ordered it.
I don't think it's fair of veggies to say that us meat eaters aren't healthy and have no energy etc. A lot of meat eaters aren't healthy, I agree - but then the vast majority of PEOPLE aren't healthy. The allure of fast food and junk food is strong. The allure of the gym is weak.
It seems like so many people go veggie without really thinking it through. They just want an excuse to feel like part of an elite group and sneer down their noses at all the non-cool people who still eat meat and have 5lbs of undigested meat in their digestive tract (total bs btw). Sorta like mac users....
Shit, I'm posting from a mac.
So healthy veggie people, care to share your meal plans? Might help those of us who are looking for an idea of what it's like to eat enough veg to have a complete diet.
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