Why I Am No Longer Vegan

Why I am no longer Vegan
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Since I started my journey into my health and longevity, diet was something that I never considered changing. The vegan diet worked well for me until it didn't. I am currently feeling more energised and productive implementing animal products into my diet, however, I will be experimenting to see if I can optimise this further.
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[ZdeNa]

Thank you for your courage to share online and well done for admitting to yourself.
I have very similar story, I was also told I did it wrong, as all of us ex-vegans. Best of luck!

[remixisthis]

Been vegetarian for about 10 years. Vegan seems tough to pull off. If there was more compassion for people with a hybrid approach and not Vegan or nothing, we could have a better impact from the meat crazy diets most have

[naominaomi]

Left after 14 years. I was quite sick with many. symptoms for a long time, I just did not want to admit it had anything to do with my diet. I was shocked how quick several of my symptoms healed after going back to animal protein.

[DanteVelasquez]

I have been a flexitarian for years now. Most days I eat vegetarian. Once in a while I have eggs or fish (I stay away from dairy generally), and way less frequently I have meat. I noticed that cutting the meat down to rarely made me much happier on many levels and I prefer meat substitutes like seitan, tofu, tempeh, beans and TVP anyway. We absolutely have to adapt to how things change for us in order to feel in our best alignment.

[reneewelch]

I dropped meat and dairy and was able to drop all high blood pressure meds. Plant based diet saved my life.

[MustardSkaven]

Vegans are going to say "you didn't do it the right way" or "you were never a real vegan to begin with".
Just a prediction.

[GrowingGraycefully]

Thank you for this video. I've been eating a vegan diet for about 6 years. Last year I started craving things like eggs and fish, so I started slowly adding them back to my diet. I primarily eat plant based, but I feel less anxious knowing I can eat whatever I want now. I feel like I developed a bad relationship with food when I was vegan. Like you, I felt great for a long time, until I didn't. Our bodies change and I'm a firm believer that not one diet works for everyone.

[vacher]

I'm trying a keto-ish diet at the moment. I have to say I do feel clarity and less bloated.
What does your diet look like now you've introduced animal foods?

[matthewwilliams]

Hi Pete,

I know it's a hard thing to quantify but roughly how much meat are you eating? Is it multiple servings per day? Or is once serving a day, or even just a few a week sufficient?

I am facing similar issues around lethargy and I am contemplating reintroducing meat. Any feedback from you would be appreciated.

[A-ly]

You were never VEGAN, veganism is about ANIMALS rights, not about diet or about health. You were plant based like you said in the video for health reasons. Real vegan can never become ex vegan. There is no such thing as ex vegan. Someone who cares about animals, which you don't, would never ever ever ever again support animal cruelty in any shape or form. Stop spreading misinformation. There is no excuse for animal abuse.

[mohamed.maher.]

Thanks for being open and honest about your dietary choices, Pete. Do you mind if I ask whether you chose to follow a plant-based diet in the first place for health reasons or ethical reasons? I think this could have had an impact on you deciding to intoduce meat products back into your diet.

[ART_EYELAND]

A Plant based diet can be adjusted to any health condition. When people make the ethical commitment, they find solutions. Without it they find excuses. They become excusitarian.

[connerhughes]

As others have commented I dont think you were ever vegan as you never mentioned the animal cruelty that is involved in animal agriculture, you just focused on not eating them for your health. This isnt what veganism is about, its not about us, its about reducing using animals for food, entertainment or any other purpose. I dont blame you for seeking optimal health through food. It could have been due to manynother factors, water or air qulaity or even motivation andnother lifestyle factors. Its proven that whole food plant based foods are the healthier and that meat and dairy cayse 8 out of the 10 human killers including heart disease and cancer.

[OscllateWldly]

0:01 "this is the HARDEST video I've ever had to make" - if you think that's hard then what you think it is like for the animals who's flesh and secretion you like to consume? But of course even this maybe the hardest video you had to make it's not as hard as to actually care enough (for the defenceless and vulnerable)
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[adorablegodzilla]

If you are in the position to eat whatever you want, eat what you want. My ex and I had gone mostly vegetarian before the pandemic and that worked out really well as there was veggies in the stores during the food shortages, but then at some point, we just started eating meat again. I also feel the best when I don't eat carbs, so that narrows my options.

[alienatedbeing]

I quit the vegan diet around 5 years ago, would never go back to it either!

[Lb-riwr]

let me guess, didn't go vegan for ethical reasons, got some achy joints, didn't get any blood tests done to check for deficiencies, didn't get blood work done after eating animal products to prove anything actually changed, ate an egg and all his problems miraculously disappeared

[feafea]

Why you no longer follow a vegan diet.
Being vegan is another story.

[Academic_G]

Maybe it would be good to check what food you might have an inflammatory response too

[kobebryantt]

you look way much better now. Like me I feel and look so much better now then when I was a vegan for 5 years.