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| peasandrice
Joined: 12/29/10 Posts: 77 |
Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 5:28 PM I was curious if anyone else in experiencing this... I've been a lot happier in the last week. I've had a really rough year and have been depressed most of the time, but even beyond that I have always tended to be sensitive and moody (being honest here, lol). I always felt like I was thinking through a fog... but it's totally gone. It's really weird, awesome, but weird. I had a bad dairy allergy when I was a kid that I out grew as a teen. I'm starting to wonder if I never out grew it at all, only my symptoms changed? I don't know if that sounds crazy or not. Maybe I'm just feeling good about this lifestyle, I dunno. So how is everyone else feeling? |
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lisag81
 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 64 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 6:20 PM I've also noticed my mood has improved a lot. I think there could be a couple of factors for this, but mostly I feel really good about doing this for myself. I feel less bloated and am sleeping better. I also really like the foods, so I'm not feeling deprived or like I'm on a "diet" or anything. I think that's a big part of it for me. In the past I've gone on so many fad diets where I felt like I was really restricting myself...and I'd just set myself up for a binge. I'm not feeling that way at all with this way of eating. I eat pretty much eat what I want with some modifications to stay vegan. Overall I just feel really good! Check out my blog as I do the 21-Day Vegan Kickstart! http://vegamorphosis.blogspot.com
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| marge
Joined: 09/08/10 Location: Seattle Posts: 217 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 6:24 PM I've been on this since the March kickstart 2010, for me, getting rid of dairy was a hugh eye opener! |
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| veggies4me
Joined: 01/05/11 Posts: 172 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 8:48 PM I feel so much better! I am more bubbly and I talk a mile a minute and I'm from New Jersey! (everyone has noticed this they can just tell I've made a big change). I'm not sluggish anymore |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2087 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Friday, January 14, 2011 at 8:41 AM veggies4me wrote: I feel so much better! I am more bubbly and I talk a mile a minute and I'm from New Jersey! (everyone has noticed this they can just tell I've made a big change). I'm not sluggish anymore  I'm from NJ and someone who doesn't talk a mile a minute would definitely be an anomaly!--Deb R |
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| Katherine Lawrence
Joined: 01/12/11 Posts: 24 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Friday, January 14, 2011 at 11:06 AM Hi peasandrice, Yes, this is actually pretty common and a hidden secret of changing to a low-fat, high fiber diet! I experienced this in a dramatic way 5 years ago when I changed my diet. There are a few reasons for this: 1. Most of us on the typical American diet have an excess of hormones and these can affect our moods. Fiber (found in all plant foods) helps to remove excess hormones. So, by eating vegan, you're getting more fiber and helping to remove those excess hormones. My husband actually told me I was " a lot less crazy than I used to be" - it was funny at the time, but very eye-opening for me. 2. Having a healthy and functioning digestive system will also improve your mood and help you feel lighter. Having lots of fiber and water will help boost the digestive system and keep it healthy. 3. Dairy products and high-fat foods (like most meats) stimulate production of hormones in the body. These can not only increase our cancer risk, but also negatively affect our moods.
I hope this helps! Thanks, Katherine Lawrence Katherine Lawrence |
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| shancock
Joined: 01/03/11 Posts: 16 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Friday, January 14, 2011 at 12:51 PM Whenever I go vegan, I always feel better: physically, mentally, spiritually, etc. I cannot figure out why in the past it's always been temporary--the longest I've gone vegan for is four months. I would really like to make it permanent this time. I've been a strict vegetarian for twenty years and have never relapsed, but I always do when I go completely vegan. I think part of it is that I feel as though I put people out enough when they invite me over and have to make something special because I'm vegetarian. I think if I told people I was vegan, they would never invite me over again! I started the Kickstart a couple of days early, so by the end of today, I'll have been on it for two weeks. However, we're going out to a friend's house for dinner tomorrow evening, and I know they will have made an elaborate vegetarian meal for us, but I'm sure it will have cheese in it, and I'll have to eat it. I was really hoping to go the full three weeks without any dairy. Oh well! |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2087 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Friday, January 14, 2011 at 1:03 PM If it hasn't been cooked yet, you still have time to call and ask if perhaps the cheese (if they intended cheese) could be on the side. Lots of things work great with cheese added at the table (either shredded or as sauce). Obviously, if it's intrinsic to the dish (like cheese ravioli) that wouldn't be doable. But, the way I figure it, if I just this week found out that I was lactose intolerant, I'd tell them as far in advance as I could and offer to bring something myself to make up for the 'short notice'. --Deb R |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2087 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Friday, January 14, 2011 at 1:07 PM Actually, now that I think of it, I've been on the hostess end of a similar situation. We were doing a "guess who's coming to dinner" social event with our church congregation. As hosts, we knew the number of people but not which people. Part of the coordination includes cuing the host in to any dietary restrictions (celiac, lactose intolerance, etc). We knew that at least one of the group is vegetarian (which is probably why we got the group we did), so we made a lovely veggie lasagna - fresh homemade whole wheat pasta, ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, tomato sauce and herbs from our garden (basil, oregano, thyme), spinach and mushrooms in the filling. Yummy! And acceptably vegetarian (but not vegan, this was pre-vegan). When they arrived, we found out that one of the guests had not mentioned that he is lactose intolerant. Doh! If we'd known, we'd have done something different. As it was, we had leftover veg chili in the fridge so we heated that up for him and he loved it. --Deb R |
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| Kayll
Joined: 01/15/11 Posts: 5 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 10:38 AM My mood has been a lot better, too. I've been an overweight vegetarian for about 10 years. Last year I did lapse and start eating meat again for various reasons: During my "meat experimentation" time, I put on a lot of extra weight, felt horrible throughout the experience, and made an even bigger mistake: telling my mother in law I was eating a little bit of meat again. She got so excited and spiraled into this "why you need protein" speech and "how much healthier I'll be now" rant. That completely turned me off and I blurted out "nevermind! I'm not eating meat! I know a lot more about healthy eating than you do! I can't do this! Forget I said anything!!" It wasn't the nicest way to respond - I admit that - especially being a fat vegetarian not following her own advice. Yet in a way, it was good because when I heard myself talking, I realized I did believe in all the benefits of not eating meat. And isn't it about time I really followed what I believe and start taking care of myself? For years I never applied the health benefits (I ate too much vegetarian junk food ala pizza & ice cream). It's time now to treat myself right. Now that I'm doing the vegan kick start I'm losing weight and feeling so much better. But now my mother-in-law keeps pushing meat dishes when we come over to visit. Or "will she eat this?" keeps coming up. So I wish I never told her anything. |
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| VeginSTX
Joined: 01/08/11 Posts: 9 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 2:56 PM So glad this thread started because I was going to ask the same question. I feel lighter and livelier. My sleep is sounder and I just feel more energetic. My thinking also seems clearer and I feel as though I'm more productive. Great side effects! |
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| peasandrice
Joined: 12/29/10 Posts: 77 |
RE: Sudden improvement in moods? Posted Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 12:17 PM I'm glad to see others are having the same effect! Katherine: I was watching some of your videos earlier in the week, you do a very good job at explaining things for those of us that are new at this. shancock: I had a similar situation happen a few days ago. Someone that didn't know about my diet change went out of her way to make me my own mini casserole that was lacto-vegetarian. I was the only one eating it so it would have been obvious if I didn't have any. I didn't want to hurt her feelings so I went ahead and had some. I explained to her that I had noticed I seemed to be having an issue with dairy so I was in the process of weaning it from m diet, but I wanted to use up what I had in my house. Which is a bit of a fib, but I figured it would set it up for no dairy next time without making her feel bad (she's a really nice person too). I had no idea there was going to be food there, or else I would have tried to make arrangements ahead of time. One added benefit of feeling better without dairy is that I can honestly say I have an "adverse reaction" to it, which will make it easier to explain why I can't eat it. I may have had a bad reaction to other animal products, but I've been lacto-veg for so long I don't remember. It could also be the high fat though, because I did eat fairly high fat before this change. |
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