First, thanks for this great forum, there are so many interesting threads and comments that I'd need a week off work to be able to delve as deep as I'd like.
I am a Male, born and raised in Sweden, 37 years old, 191cm (ca 6"3) with an unfortunate weight of around 118kg (260lbs).
No health issues as far as I'm aware, very rarely sick, and generally feel quite well, apart from the fact that I really dont feel happy with my body.
I started doing some research into nutrition a few years back, and quit all meats about 3 years ago in order to become even more healthy. In my naive mind I honestly thought it to be OK with just always ordering the vegetarian alternative, to buy the "very healthy" vegetarian sausages/burgers/steaks and just be done with that. In addition, daily consumption of cheese, plus frequent consumption of eggs, cream and butter has made me worse off than when I also had meat.
I did some more intense research into nutrition and stumbled across several of the great people that you have in the US - Dr McDougall, Dr Fuhrmann, Dr Greger etc. The message is as clear as it is simple - Whole Foods, Vegan, Plants, Low fat.
I bought the Starch Solution and started the program about two weeks ago now, and on the plus side I sleep better, have more energy and feel a bit more clear in my head during the day. Plus about 5lbs lost which probably is water.
I am in a lucky situation to be working from home 3 weeks per month, so meal planning will be no issues there. The one week travelling to our customers, seminars, fairs etc will surely prove VERY difficult, but when I decide on something the willpower is strong enough to deal with it.
However, since I started I experience horrible bloating and gas, not everyday, but frequent enough to be a great annoyance. I hope that my body will adapt, but if any of you have any advice, I'd be very happy to hear it.
I'll post my meals from the last two days:
B: Oatmeal cooked in 50% water & 50% unsweetend almond milk. With blueberries and banana.
L: Mashed potatoes with some spinach, onions and mushrooms.
D: Homemade pizza - Tomato sauce, mushrooms, corn and onions.
B: Oatmeal cooked in 50% water & 50% unsweetend almond milk. With blueberries and banana.
L: Brown Rice with black beans, corn and some spinach
D: 3 slices of bread with some strawberry marmelade
Today I had the same breakfast as ever, dinner will be brown rice with some kidneybeans and broccoli, and for tonight I thought about just having some fried potatoes (no oil obviously) with some zucchini and bellpepper.
I read many of your wonderful inspirational stories and I really hope that I can be a future one too.
Currently my exercise consists of a short daily walk (2-3 miles), some light dumbell training and 2 days of boxing per week. I have understood that weight is lost in the kitchen, but I hope that with more added exercise I'll see faster results.
If you managed to read until here, thank you
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