I don't care. I'm ****ing her. They're not.

You should give it a whirl.

I've got to tell you, I feel really clean...harmonious from an interior body perspective.

I'd give it a two or three week window minimum though so that you become adjusted to the change.

I'm not that big on tofu. I'm trying to keep the processed foods to a minimum. That's the one problem that people hit when thinking vegan - it's only salads and tofu. There's a lot of shit out there to eat.

Whole grains, legumes, tubers give you a ton of protein and amino acids.

Lentils, as an example, have 30% of their calories from protein. (Green is highest.)

Grains/seeds like hemp, amaranth, quinoa, etc. are all fabulous.

Use them as a base for stuffing squash, mushrooms, steamed bok choy, cabbage, char, etc. leaves, etc.

There's so much shit to play around with and the real opportunity to get really creative with your food.

Companies involved in producing better quality grains and the like, such as Bob's Red Mill has done a really good job putting some recipes up for their extensive product line: http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes.php

Meat substitutes like tempeh and seitan are excellent substitutes for chicken and the like. (I do a seitan chicken enchilada that people couldn't tell the difference.)

There is a vegan sandwich shop here in town that makes a "pulled pork" vegan BBQ sandwich using Jackfruit. I went there recently with a co-worker who competes in BBQ competitions and he was totally blown away. He now wants to write a vegan BBQ book with me he was so impressed. http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/54/..._photos/348048

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I made a vegan Eggs Benedict the other morning with tofu and almond milk that was really freaking good.

So much stuff out there...you'll die of old age before you eat all the vegan/whole food/raw food options available to you.

It's the guys who just eat salads and tofu and end up looking like emaciated skeletons that give the whole vegan thing a bad name. It's actually pretty darn easy to eat really, really well as a vegan.

Oh, and these are vegan too:

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I do the same. I often spend a full 30 minutes doing squats and bench press alone. I usually don't spend more than 10 minutes on any other individual lift.

6-1, been sitting between 235-237 for about 2 weeks now. I've been going up slowly, about a pound a week. Maybe a tad more depending on what type of ice cream my wife throws in the freezer lol.

Not mad at all. This does not bother me.

Did some douche really say we'd take hummus over a good steak ROFL my lord vegans are psycho ROFL

Says the dude that said kettlebells are just for girls...

I read and post on Chiefsplanet between sets all the time... also send emails and do financial shit with my wife's business. Take calls as well... I'm a busy dude, and I have to multitask.

I can see where you guys are coming from. The people I see, though, are the ones on the weight machines that are in the cardio area, not in the free weight room. I can see getting on your phones between heavy sets. I still can't see talking on the phone, though. Especially while you're running on a treadmill. I guess it's just that I'm out of shape, but there's no way I could run and talk at the same time. There are times I can't even run and breathe at the same time! Although, that's vastly improving. :)

I actually like watching the few couples at my gym who serve as training partners. One couple in particular. You can tell that she knows when he's reached "that point" when she's spotting him. They work together like a well-oiled machine. I know you all must know the other type of couples I'm talking about. Or maybe you're just too involved in your set (or in the middle of texting or writing an email :p) to notice.

And having tits in your face is extra motivation to push more weight than having some duds sack next to your head on bench.

I actually find that to be quite motivating. :)

I lost my bench buddy to a shoulder injury so my wife just spotted me for the first time this week. She was super nervous hanging out in bench town.

She did what I needed and helped me finish the last rep or two.

How tall are you?
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I "still can't see" running on a treadmill. I can't imagine a more miserable, worthless thing to do. Look at the people who spend all of their time on the treadmills. They are not the people I want to be.

When I was working through a back injury, my physical therapist told me to stay away from them because the "pulling" takes the hammies out of the process and creates a muscle imbalance. He said they are awful for most sedentary people as they are usually very quad dominant from sitting all day. My gym has a track so I can do sprints on that or I can go outside. I won't run on a treadmill.