21Feb13 | About low-fat plant-based diet

I was watching What the Health by Kip Andersen and came up with some conclusions.

Prior to my plant-based diet 2-month experiment last June I thought pbd has all the answers. And that all types of body goals are reachable with its help.

And then I started working out. For me, my goals are simple:

1. Be healthy

2. Put on weight

I started struggling because I was in constant search for new options. I didn’t mind dedicating some time in the kitchen and dedicating time doing the math. But after sometime I realized I needed balance and that a 100% pbd is not sustainable for long-term. After all my aim for the pbd experiment was to come up with a sustainable formula I can stick with.

Watching “What the Health”, I liked the parts concerned with big food corporations & pharmaceutical companies dictating the choices we do for what enters our systems on daily basis. I however disagree that pbd is capable of healing/helping all types of bodies. Sure the body has a power to heal itself if given the chance, but I can’t expect pbd to help me reach 3000+ calories daily for example. That’s why I prefer following an 80% low-fat whole-food plant-based diet.

Breaking this down:

1. “80%” gives me some room to consume some eggs/tuna/protein powder 2-3 times per week.

2. “Low-fat” restricts consuming plant-based fried food, or any other form of fat as much as possible.

3. “Whole-food” states that the majority of your calories come from whole unprocessed food with no added-sugar or artificial flavors.