So I have recently gone vegan for a health related issue. It's working GREAT for what I wanted it to do and I've been very good about sticking to it, this is from a person who used to eat a LOT of meat and almost no vegetables.
Problem is that lately (about 4 months into it), I don't have as much energy as I used to; and I never had a ton of energy to start with (Ive always run out of steam before my friends).
I sleep more and do not feel refreshed when I wake up.
I'm so tired lately that when I get home I don't feel like doing anything!
I am bonking on relatively short and easy rides, some of which can be traced to my lack of time on the saddle lately - but that's only been a few weeks, not enough to make me suck as bad as I did this weekend.
I've just started searching for and found a few good books with recipes for vegans; however the books are not specifically geared towards active people (although I just realized I should search for athlete and vegan). So I figured Id see what some fellow monkeys do.
Anyone have any good suggested reading/sites that can help me out? After this weekend I realized that I really need to start taking this new diet a little more seriously!
Problem is that lately (about 4 months into it), I don't have as much energy as I used to; and I never had a ton of energy to start with (Ive always run out of steam before my friends).
I sleep more and do not feel refreshed when I wake up.
I'm so tired lately that when I get home I don't feel like doing anything!
I am bonking on relatively short and easy rides, some of which can be traced to my lack of time on the saddle lately - but that's only been a few weeks, not enough to make me suck as bad as I did this weekend.
I've just started searching for and found a few good books with recipes for vegans; however the books are not specifically geared towards active people (although I just realized I should search for athlete and vegan). So I figured Id see what some fellow monkeys do.
Anyone have any good suggested reading/sites that can help me out? After this weekend I realized that I really need to start taking this new diet a little more seriously!