- Joined
- Jun 5, 2018
- Reaction score
- 188
- Lifestyle
- Vegan
I thought I'd add a topic here. It might be worthwhile for those transitioning to see some of the other "side effects" that occur when you adapt a vegan lifestyle.
These aren't typical things like "Feel great! Gas! Everyone is suddenly concerned if I'm getting enough protein!"
A couple things I noticed since transitioning to being vegan:
Dishes are so much easier to clean. There's something about animal proteins/fats that makes them stick like crazy to dishes. Melted cheese, of course, was always the worst. But now when I wash my dishes it's suddenly like everything has a non-stick coating on it. Water pressure generally takes the majority of the food off with only some minor scrubbing here and there. I LOVE it.
Insomnia is for real - I went through major insomnia for a few months when I transitioned from lacto-ovo vegetarian to vegan. I finally put two-and-two together - Roughly 50% of my daily calories were coming from carbs. Carbs = energy. I actually needed to increase the intensity and frequency of my exercise to help combat the excess energy. So - be warned. When 50% of your daily intake is energy, you're going to be buzzing with it and it may affect your sleep. Probably not great news if you're the couch-potato type.
Those were a couple observations I've had. Anyone else have some unique epiphanies beyond the usual when they went vegan?
These aren't typical things like "Feel great! Gas! Everyone is suddenly concerned if I'm getting enough protein!"
A couple things I noticed since transitioning to being vegan:
Dishes are so much easier to clean. There's something about animal proteins/fats that makes them stick like crazy to dishes. Melted cheese, of course, was always the worst. But now when I wash my dishes it's suddenly like everything has a non-stick coating on it. Water pressure generally takes the majority of the food off with only some minor scrubbing here and there. I LOVE it.
Insomnia is for real - I went through major insomnia for a few months when I transitioned from lacto-ovo vegetarian to vegan. I finally put two-and-two together - Roughly 50% of my daily calories were coming from carbs. Carbs = energy. I actually needed to increase the intensity and frequency of my exercise to help combat the excess energy. So - be warned. When 50% of your daily intake is energy, you're going to be buzzing with it and it may affect your sleep. Probably not great news if you're the couch-potato type.
Those were a couple observations I've had. Anyone else have some unique epiphanies beyond the usual when they went vegan?