Vegetarian lifestyle

Look, I'm not a New Year's Resolution guy. I'm a RIGHT NOW guy. I'm too impatient to wait for January 1st. But this year I'm doing something a little bit different. This is something I'm willing to put off until January 1st for.


Beginning January 1st, I will go lacto-ovo-vegetarian. This means that I will still consume dairy and eggs. This is a very common form of vegetarianism. I will do this for 1 month... 30 days. And I will be updating frequently about my journey. I will start with analyzing my body using my ultra cool professional grade scale and determine my body weight, muscle mass, fat mass, and body fat % at the start, and then again at the the end of 30 days. My exercise regimen and all other factors will remain consistent with what I have been doing. And hey, since it's December 29th, that's close enough and I'm already at my scale, so let's see what we have to start with! Hold on a sec, I'll brb.

Ok, I'm back. Results are as follows:

Weight:                166.2 lbs
Fat %:                  12.6
Fat mass:              21.01 lbs
Muscle mass:       138.0 lbs

Well, we are just finishing the holiday season, so I guess that's about right. Oh well, let's see how this vegetarian thing goes. I'll keep you all updated on the foods I'm having and how they taste, etc.

Cheer me on! I'm going to miss my chicken and fish and bacon. Ok, just kidding about the bacon.

Processed foods

I originally planned on doing some solid research prior to this post. Really, I did. But running a business all by yourself takes up a pretty good chunk of your time. So, sorry for not having the usual backing of solid scientific research behind this. You're just going to have to trust me on what I say.

So, processed foods. What are they? How prevalent are they? Are they really that bad for our health?

These are all pretty good questions, huh? Well, I have 2 standpoints on the issue to be honest with you. One side of me says eliminate them! Get rid of 'em! Go back to nature and eat foods the way they were intented to be eaten.

Then there's this other side of me saying, "Yeah, it'd be great if we could all eat non-processed foods. We'd certainly decrease the prevalence of chronic disease. Health care wouldn't be such an issue. We'd live longer and healthier lives."

And I completely belive that. 100%

But it's not reality. It's not a truly feasible option at this point. I'm a realist. We just plain old flat out don't eat like that. So how can we make this work!?

That's where you come in. I'm calling on you to tell me how YOU eat. I need to be able to identify where we are going wrong. So, I'm recommending each and every one of you to keep a food journal for 1 full week. Yep, even during the holiday season. Write down each and every thing that goes in your mouth. Send it to asmith@fgnutrition.com and I'll get back to you ASAP.

Sam, sorry I didnt get to fully answer your request, but its coming.