New here. I will try to keep it short.
Only 6 days ago on a complete whim with no knowledge, I decided to strictly eat only Organic Plant based whole foods.
call it an experiment of sorts as I have always been a big meet and dairy eater, although Ive always liked Veg a lot.
I tried this because since I was 21 I was diagnosed with very severe Depression and Anxiety dissorder that was clearly not situational or the cause of any trauma in my life. I am 42 now and after 20 plus years of endless medications to treat my illness, I have become treatment resistant. I even had to resort to a powerful MAOI drug just to get a litttle relief.
I am always depressed and tired and I never feel well. My Depression effects my body with awful symptoms as well as my mind, although to see me you would say, "hey that guy looks pretty fit." Anyway... I tried this plant based experiment on a complete fluke and was almost sure it would do no good... After all, I take vitamins right? Upon the 4th day I felt as if I awoke from an awful nightmare. At first I thought, no way this must be a placebo effect.
This is the 6th day of nothing but whole plant based food and nothing else. I seriously feel 60% better in every catagory. How could this be real after just 6 days? Or real at all for that matter. Nothing ever makes me feel better so why would this be having such a profound effect?
I only tried this because I figured it couldn't hurt and I have tried everything else and nothing worked so why not.
I really expected to feel very weak and lathargic from lack of protien and carbs. Much to my shock I don't even feel that hungry doing this and my energy level is higher! This goes against everything I have ever been told.
Now I am starting to think what I am feeling is real. What happened? 20 years of my life wasted and feeling like crap, endless Psychiatrist and doctors, yet not one of them ever told me to try this! I am almost pissed off about their failure to instruct me to at least try this.
I don't want to stop now! I want my life back and I will continue this diet forever if it keeps working. Problem is that I have no clue how to really do this the right way. So much I do not know and I want to know everything. How do I make meals that vary? Will my muscle mass shrink? Will I get sick from this? Is this going to get expensive, (then again the doctors are more expensive) will this have a negitive effect on my sex life? Will I crash and burn up trying to eat like this? What will happen to my body? Is this safe for the long term?
All I know is that what I feel is real and is working when nothing else has. Maybe this is just a placebo effect, but I know my body and mind. I really do feel a good deal better. So am I just imagining this or could this be a real effect?
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