Originally Posted by
Koobazaur
Yes but the thing is... meat tastes yummy, cheese is delicious, cereal fills my crunchy-sugary-mushy cravings and chocolate is a little reminder that, no matter how crappy of a day you've been having, god still loves you.
Now if you are not a big foodie and honestly don't care about food and taste, then sure I can understand your logic. But for me, frankly... the health benefits simply would not be worth giving up all my favorite foods (not that I dont like fruits/veggies). I mean, I don't want to live 80 years on a diet missing out on enjoyable and yummy foods, just so that I can extend my lifespan and spend an additional twenty years of denying myself those delicious pleasure.
Lol, this diet isn't denying pleasures.
Looks like someone has never had a banana smoothie (10+ bananas blended with 8oz water). I don't know one single person who absolutely hates fruits and vegetables. And if you do, thats cool, then eat rice beans quinoa pasta, etc and keep it 80% MINIMUM calories from carbs, and 10% MAXIMUM from protein and fats. Far better than eating dead flesh. But hey, whatever you want to do. If health isn' a concern for you than do whatever makes you "feel good"