Most people think that being vegan is difficult and expensive. It's neither. I learned everything I needed to within the first month I was vegan, and I spend just as much money on veggies and whole grains that I would on meat and dairy.
Today is a day that I will say that being vegan is difficult. I feel weird. My heart is beating faster than usual, I'm shaky, and I feel really anxious and it can't be controlled. I know exactly why. It's because I haven't been eating enough. What seems like enough really isn't. A few weeks ago I counted my calories in one day. I didn't even make it to 1,000. Today, it's after lunch, and I haven't even hit the 500 mark. I really need to eat more!
Some say that losing weight means cutting out calories. That's true...to an extent. Not eating enough calories can actually sustain your weight or make you gain more. The key is eating the good calories. I try to follow the Superhero plan, but that's where it gets expensive and difficult. It would be even more difficult for me to get the appropriate amount of calories. Obviously, eating under 1000 calories in one day is not nearly enough for me. I should be around 1300 - 1400, which could be another meal, or a couple healthy snacks in the middle of the day.
Time to rethink my daily meals!
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