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Shred It! Challenge Week 12 Update ... 3 Months Without Meat
Today marks 3 months since I last had animal products. I actually started the "Shred It!" challenge on Sept. 3rd, but had chicken on Sept. 6th. Ever since then, I've had no animal products. The purpose of this challenge is to build muscle as a plant based eater, rather than load up my body with too much protein that other bodybuilders do.
I didn't want the health problems that other weight lifters get.. kidney or liver damage from too much protein. Robert Cheeke's book proved that all that extra protein was not needed and that muscle growth can happen with just plants.
So have I been craving the animal products since then? So far, not at all! Have I been extra hungry without the meat... can't say that I have. Have I lost weight since going vegan? Again, no. In fact I gained 10 pounds of what I hope is muscle since I started.
I don't want to post ay updated photos of my arms or chest until next week, when it will be the final week of the challenge. The photo below is actually from 3 or 4 weeks ago.
I just know I feel great eating this way and have lots of energy. I'll post more pictures next week.
About the author
Richard Hubbard was once over 350 pounds. After a doctor's physical and finding out he was pre-hypertensive, he decided to make changes and avoid medication. Over the course of a year, Rich lost the first 120 pounds of his incredible 150 pound weight loss. He ate healthy foods based on Dr. Joel Fuhrman's book "Eat To Live". He was mostly plant based, but switched to completely plant based in September of 2016. He also became a vegan in the process as his compassion for animals increased. He credits bodybuilder Robert Cheeke for influencing his decision of going vegan. Rich aspires to be a vegan bodybuilder and is planning his first half marathon this year.