Reply To: Nutrition, Supplements and Vitamins

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If you can afford it at all, I’d really recommend getting a full blood workup to test for levels of various things such as vitamins and minerals. Then you know where you’re starting from, and what you need (or need LESS of).

A good portion of people (up to 30-40%, depending on where you are) need some kind of B-12 supplement. Unless you live in the tropics, you probably need a D supplement from about October-March.

I’ve been eating 99.9% vegan for a few years now, started out not losing any weight, was up to 225 lbs. and an awful body fat percentage. Vegan by and of itself is not necessarily healthy, Swedish Fish are vegan too! My diet right now consists mainly of fruit, usually with something savory for dinner, like a salad and some brown rice. I’m down to 155 with about 8% body fat and have been pretty stable at that weight for over 2 years now. Normal breakfast for me is 8-10 bananas and a few strawberries or pieces of mango, usually in a smoothie. When the mood strikes I’ll have oatmeal with a tiny bit of hempseed oil and a little honey (hence the 0.1% non-vegan). The vast majority of my calories come from carbs, with whatever proteins are available from the plants I eat and as little fat as I can comfortably swing. I always have plenty of energy both for working and exercising, and I’m in pretty good health for my age. Obviously I don’t ever have bacon and eggs for breakfast, and I don’t take any kind of protein shakes or supplements. If I have nuts or seeds, I try to keep them to a very small handful per day, max. Other than Vitamin D, I don’t take any supplements at all, and I get my levels checked every 3 months to make sure I’m not getting too much or lacking in another vitamin or mineral.

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