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Hi Uri š
A while ago I asked you how on earth you manage to stay looking so young, and how you keep your energy levels so high.
You replied to me to say:
ābe a vegetarian, don’t smoke, keep away from smokers drink one small glass of red wine a day, take multiple vitamins, do aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week, take at least one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil a day, keep out of strong sun but get 10 minutes of sun shine for vitamin D, take 1000 mg of fish oil for Omega 3 every day, try to smile a lot, be kind to others, look cool, be clean, try to live in a rural area for less pollution.
You can’t stop the ageing process but you can slow it down!ā
I looked at that ā and I thought, yes, Iāll cut down on the drink ā I drink usually more like 2-3 glasses of red wine per night, sometimes more ā and I know Iāll be able to cut that down. So thatās fine.
Smoking ā not a problem, I donāt smoke, my wife doesnāt smoke either. I smoked for about a week when I was about 13, my mum found out & made me wish Iād never been born! I never touched them again! (Thanks mum).
All the other points you made, yeah ā doable, and really good lifestyle choices I think, so great routines to get into. My wife & I have both realised we need more exercise, so weāve bought ourselves some running gear for Christmas, and weāre just about to start running on a regular basis (we both like running, but havenāt done it for quite some time) ā Iām also making a point to go surfing more often, itās difficult to find the time to do it, and to invest the money to get down to where the surf is, but itās so much fun itās well worth it ā and the amount of exercise I get in one day of surfing, is immense.
But when it comes to the suggestion of thinking about becoming vegetarian ā I just completely discounted that at first, didnāt give it a second thought. How could I be vegetarian? I āLOVEā meat, everyone who knows me would laugh at the thought of me being a vegetarian. I love meat, I even did the Adkins diet once when ALL I ate was meat (luckily I didnāt do it for long so hopefully it didnāt do me too much damage!!) .
My wife used to be veggie before we had the kids, I still never contemplated becoming veggie myself, I was just so used to eating meat.
So anyway, over Christmas my wife decided she was going to become veggie again in Jan, and I thought about what youād said ā and I thought, you know what ā Iāll give it a try too.
My wife & I never really believed it would be a permanent thing, in fact I didnāt even make a big thing about it in the first few days, and I ate meat a couple of times without even realizing, as I was so used to doing it.
But now ā 3 weeks later, and Iām amazed ā Iām now convinced that Iām a vegetarian for life!
I never, ever expected to be saying that!
The first thing I noticed, within a few days, is that I was feeling less sluggish, and more energetic. My stamina levels were getting better, I wouldnāt have the same kind of energetic lulls after eating that I usually would.
I started to notice that I just feel generally ābetterā , more positive, more alive, more energetic, more enthusiastic. Iām not sure why this is, maybe just because my body isnāt always so busy processing dead animal, or maybe thereās something more to it about the vibration levels of vegetarian food being much higher than meat. We know that everything we see, touch, eat & drink is all vibrating at certain frequencies, and Iāve read previously that meat has a much slower rate of vibration, and when weāre processing it, it slows down out vibrations ā maybe there is actually some truth in this, I certainly feel more energetic than I did when I was eating meat. Not just physically, but mentally too.
Something else I didnāt expect, is how much more enjoyment Iām getting out of food!!
For me food has always been fuel. Iām not at all fussy about food, as long as my stomach is full Iāve never really been bothered about what I eat, Iād eat just about anything, and I donāt recall ever having such a good relationship with food in terms of enjoying the taste of it, looking forward to meals, choosing what type of food to eat etc ā it was always more a case of just shoveling whatever it is down my neck quick. This has completely changed since going veggie!
Iām being exposed to a whole range of different tastes & textures, and Iām actually looking forward to meals, Iām starting to think about experiencing different kinds of food, and my whole relationship with food is completely changing, from something you just shove in your face for fuel ā to being something to enjoy & savour.
Today I we went out for a Mexican meal, I had 3 mushroom Burito ā I didnāt even know there were three different types of mushroom!!
Iām eating things like chickpeas, mixed beans, Tofuā¦ I thought that vegetarians had a much smaller range of choices than meat eaters, Wrong!!
And hereās the thing, Iām enjoying food more ā but Iām actually losing weight! Iāve lost around 8 pounds in about 3 weeks, and Iāve not started with the exercise yet (thereās been too much snow & ice to run, thatās my excuse), so this weight loss is due only to cutting out meat.
So what Iāve come to realise now, is that meat was no good for me, I was completely addicted to it, habitually, but actually ā itās been doing me far more harm than good, in so many ways ā and after only a few weeks of being vegetarian, thereās no way I would want to go back to that.
Thanks Uri, really, really good advice ā anyone reading this who thinks you couldnāt possibly go without your steaks, bacon butties or Saturday morning fry ups ā just give it a go, give it a couple of weeks, and see what happens, you might just find as I did, that rather than just being a change of ālifestyleā it could actually change your life, and help you to live longer!
Now, just need to work on reducing the wine a bit, and doing more exercise!
Thanks again Uri, fantastic advice!!
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