I'm a huge fan of Dr. McDougall, and have been for years. I actually consider myself a bit of a groupie, both to him and to other doctors and activists who espouse the health benefits of a vegan diet. Of course, that might imply that I've followed a vegan diet longer than a few days, and unfortunately I haven't. I think the longest I've done is a week.
There are many reasons for this failure to launch, but the simplest is that I'm a hugely picky eater who has historically loathed most veggies. I've tried to work on this, and over the last couple years have greatly increased my taste for and intake of some veggies. I still have a long way to go though.
I'm here mostly to see if I can learn things that will help me make this adjustment for life. My husband is only 33 years old and already suffers from high blood pressure. I'm pretty frightened by that. I want him to live a long time, and I know that won't happen if we don't make some changes. My health is okay at the moment, but I'm about 40 pounds overweight and would like to change that before it becomes an issue down the road.
I think what I meant by "hesitant" in the subject line is that I'm really afraid I can't do this. I don't mean to be pessimistic, but I'm VERY addicted to certain ways of eating. I've managed one giant step on my road to veganism; I gave up dairy over a year ago. Past that though, I feel stuck. I'm worried that we won't be able to make this change. I guess all I can do is try!
I do think my tastes will change over time. They certainly did with the letting go of dairy (I also let go of about 10 pounds without even trying when I made that change...).
