During my 21 day challenge I ate a vegan diet, which is very healthy and helped me lose weight, appreciate the nutrition in foods, and change my usual diet. My vegan diet only included plant based products and excluded all animal products. Animal products are very fatty and unhealthy, it would be better to get your proteins and antioxidants straight from the earth through organic grains and vegetables. deciding what to do for my 21 day challenge i had to do the hardest thing i could think of and since i love food going vegan was perfect. It was hard in the beginning and my body wasn't used to it so i got dizzy and tired and felt light-headed, but once i knew what i needed to eat to keep a healthy diet then my body was working with even more energy than it was before. …show more content…
My waist before was just straight with no curves, now i have a slight curve in my waist giving me a thin hourglass shape. The biggest effect it had on my body was my torso area even though i didn't work out or change any of my normal physical activities I ended up with abs and a perfectly flat stomach. I discovered that food has a huge effect on your body. Bridget coila from livestrong.com says “Vegetarian diets decrease the risk of many forms of cancer, heart disease, gallstones, kidney stones, osteoporosis and diabetes, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. People who eat no meat also tend to have lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol, and they weigh less overall than meat eaters do.” (Coila,B.(2013, September 15). Effects of being a vegetarian. Livestrong). I want my family and friends to be as healthy as they can be so i would recommend they eat more fruits and vegetables, instead of meats and fatty