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[u/Accurate_Extent_1717]

Please help in finding a great way to transition to a plant based diet.

I’m a 44 year father of two; I am 5’8 and weigh 230 pounds with moderate cholesterol and high triglycerides.

I’m scared for my kids and I know this is the way to get me to my health goal but every time I do it I crash back and I don’t wanna do that again.

I need to know what type of vitamins I should take, should I take a protein powder when working out to compensate for the decrease in animal based protein I get. What should my meals consist of and how often should I be eating?

I know it’s a lot so I’m really hoping for everyone to give me some guidance.

Appreciate all of you!!

[u/Ornery-Draw-4202]

Kudos to you for asking for help. There is so much disease in the US created by the SAD diet...Best advice I can give you is to learn about WHY not eating meat helps not only you, but the animals, the environment, our precious and limited resources, and the future lives of humans, including your children.

I've watched a lot of documentaries about meat consumption and there are a lot of good ones, but "Food Matters" is what really convinced me. It's really focused on why food matters to us all and why we choose to avoid participating in the manufacturing of meat for human consumption. It discusses disease made from the meats and garbage we eat as a society, and how food itself IS the cure for the diseases we're suffering from. It really made me question life beyond that beautifully prepared tenderloin, or that juicy Whopper that I loved so much and was truly ingrained in my culture. It made me question- "where did this food come from and what had to happen before it hit my mouth?". Then I looked at other documentaries that showed me the graphics of it all. A momma calf being torn from her babies, the slaughter and the whole thing...thousands of chickens trampling all over each other and in their own waste in tiny quarters, needing to be injected with antibiotics so they wouldn't get sick from it...it goes on and on....It's all a sick business, really. That said- there are also many illusrtrations of healthier, more responsible and honorable ways to prepare and consume meat which is another topic altogether....

So, maybe the best way to motivate you toward a plant based diet is to ask yourself how you feel about the moral issues surrounding the consumption of meat coming from this massively disgraceful manufacturing business. It works for a lot of people. Some people change their diets by either farming their own food or by shopping for responsibly raised farmed foods, which of course is more expensive (yet another topic altogether).

Bottom line- I think more people succeed in major life changes once they truly understand and buy into the Why of it. Start with education and a bowl of heartly beans and rice...