 Hello everyone welcome to another video very excited to make this video because today is Friday November the 1st. It's my six-year vegan anniversary. So as a tradition. I usually make a Vegan anniversary video and I wanted to talk about my vegan transformation I want to talk about how I'm going six years vegan has my health deteriorated has my physical health deteriorated and my feeling like Foggy or sick or absolutely not just finished a workout got the white singlet still on And thought I'd do a little bit of training just to show you what physical shape I'm in obviously the lighting is pretty good I've got a good pump on but this I've been and I'm in the best physical shape of my life right now six years vegan I want to show you the contrast this is me in about 2012 while I was on house arrest obese Depressed I was taking probably about six or seven types of medication addicted to drugs and alcohol eating meat Every morning bacon eggs cheese omelettes You name it. I was a biggest meat dairy and egg eater Obviously, I was obese because of it and I had to take drugs and alcohol just to deal with my own physical Shape I was in I had no energy. I was very violent as well I'm not saying that I was violent because I was eating meat But it's strange that when I went vegan my violence has started to dissipate from my consciousness I'm a much more compassionate human being I want to tell you how I got there So long story short. I was arrested for carrying a firearm in gangs. I had to defend myself a lot of you know my story I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible But I was on house arrest put on house arrest for 18 months got fat eating meat dairy and eggs and all that Saturated fat cholesterol because I was so obese. I mean I was 250 pounds So I was 115 kilograms clinically morbidly obese. I had enough of how I felt So I was looking for a diet to lose weight come across, you know low carb this You know wasn't really into that Found a raw foodist named Dan McDonald. He was the life regenerator. He wasn't a vegan He was just promoted this raw food diet. What it did though is It got me involved with fruits and vegetables. So plant foods raw foods I was doing juices and you know, I lost a bunch of weight But what it did is it gave me this mental clarity eating more fruits and vegetables I was eating only fruits and vegetables for a while there dropped I'd say 15 kilograms straight away. So that's probably about 30 pounds immediately and I felt never felt better in my entire life So this sort of planted the seed in my mind about you know fruits and vegetables being good for weight loss Good for mental clarity giving me loads of energy. I wasn't a vegan yet. It wasn't a vegan I kept watching Dan's videos and what it did is like my consciousness started to open up to my more compassionate side Dan was talking a little bit about karma when you cause suffering to an animal Or you consume that suffering it manifests as disease in your body. It's sort of I sort of believed in karma I'd seen it in the game world So it planted this nut another seed of like oh, I'm eating these animals who'd suffered and it made a lot of sense to me I actually got six months in prison for my firearm that I was awaiting while I was on house arrest went to prison Predominantly in prison. I was eating fruits and vegetables soon as I got out of high security and I could you know Medium security I could buy my own food I was buying so 90% I was eating raw fruits and vegetables and the other 10% I was still eating chicken breasts and skin milk powder because I was training I thought I need protein need protein got out of jail I was talking to my mom about her smoking addiction. Stop smoking. Stop smoking She said well look at yourself sort of thing Yeah, there's a lot of vices people have that don't change I looked at myself and I was like, you know Why don't I go vegan? I know it's wrong to cause suffering to animals. I'm a hypocrite here. Boom Went full vegan the next day fat Well first I did a little Google search made sure you could build muscle as a vegan sing all the vegan bodybuilders And I thought well, this is fine since I've been vegan. I've been doing Athletic feats on my bike. I was doing, you know massive 300k bike rides. I could do a lot I was boxing weight training, you know, I didn't have any problems performing Athletically what happened is when I went full-time activist. I started to you know, stop training I didn't train for like I don't know 18 months two years nearly and My health sort of dropped down. I was eating a bit more junk food about 18 months ago. I started training again heavyweight training Eating predominantly whole foods a but probably about 90% of my diet whole foods just made a smoothie here It's got flax seeds berries Flax for amigas and I've got some spinach in there. Mmm a bit of protein powder Got my B12 spray So has my health deteriorated not at all. I feel better than ever vegan for the animals six years I'm the best physical shape in my life. I ran a marathon not too long ago Without training at all had no running training just to see if I could test myself see if the diet was up to it You know, see if I had the mental physical strength to do it, you know I got through the marathon even with a bit of knee problems a week later or 10 days later I did an ultra marathon 50 kilometers My you know haven't deteriorated my I feel you know nice and healed my knees probably still a little bit sore But as you would be training building muscle. What's the problem? What's the problem? What's going on with people that are their health is deteriorating? You know, I think they're doing they might be doing something wrong the science is on our side The Academy of Nutrition Dietetics peer-reviewed statement backed by 117 studies check it out if you haven't checked it out I'm on the side of evidence and science and and my own personal story as well So who I was before this, you know, I was on medications for all these mental, you know Health issues and 250 pounds. I'm now about 160 pounds. I've lost 90 pounds kept it off 73 kilograms now So 40 about 40 kilograms, you know, I'm not on any medications I've dealt with my PTSD from being in the violent world that I was in Mentally physically emotionally spiritually in the best shape I've ever been in so Six years vegan. I should start, you know, where's this protein deficiency? I should start deteriorating by now. I should have all these health issues My hair should be falling out not at all not at all committed. I'm committed. I'm making sure I'm getting all my nutrients I'm hitting my vitamin D B12 Amiga's Full nutrient spectrum Very easy. I eat lots of oat bran full of fiber and selenium and all these minerals Going fine. I have my treats every now and then I keep the animals at the forefront of my focus I'm an animal rights activist full-time. You know, I see the suffering I see the science going on in the health arena There is nothing that's going to sway me from, you know, consuming a whole foods plant-based diet predominantly and for the animals I think what happened with me is I started consuming a lot more plant foods I started to feel a lot better and I started to open up my mind to compassion I was wasn't stuffing as much blood and guts and violence down into my, you know Bows and my stomach wasn't a graveyard for these animals and you know, it just opened me up Like my mind felt clearer my mind felt clear. I could make better decisions. I got sober, you know It led me into my sobriety. It was amazing Everything sort of come about from consuming more plant foods. It was You know, that's just my anecdote my own story But it really did transform everything for me just eating healthier, you know, less violence less Cholesterol less of the junk and more plant foods and it led led me into where I am now So I couldn't be more grateful for being a vegan being against the exploitation and harm of animals being a vegans Got nothing to do with your health, but it's just a bonus. Isn't it? It's just a bonus. I'm in good physical shape I feel good. I can be you know in great condition to defend the animals six-year vegan deterioration not You know six-year vegan transformation more like it and I plan on going for another 60 years as long as I'm alive You know, the science is on our side There's nothing swaying me to get back on the eggs or get back on the bacon absolute nonsense or conspiracy theories I hope this video inspires you I come from, you know, clinically obese morbidly obese mental health issues Depressed, you know, I was one burger away from a bloody heart attack at 25, you know, it wasn't you know, I wasn't good I was exuding all this violence. I was ingesting violence and I was exuding violence I was a violent gang member and you know, I could snap in any minute now I'm very, you know, cool calm collected, you know, I do get a bit fiery sometimes defending animals from being abused all the time, but for the most part I'm 95% better than where I was and Here's to you know, my next vegan anniversary. How long have you guys been vegan in the comment section? I feel very happy about where I've come and where I'm gonna go with this. I hope you know, you are all inspired to stay on This lifestyle. It's very good for emotionally and ethically better for the environment Obviously, isn't it amazing that a diet that is good for the animals is also good for your health And it also loves the planet earth back as well. So Thank you all for all your support over these years I wonder what I can get achieved in the next six years as a vegan see what sort of change we can create Make sure you keep yourself in good physical shape It's not very hard keep eat a wide variety of whole foods Make sure you're supplementing with your B12 get your amigas in lots of greens lots of starch Get in the gym get active get sunshine good lifestyle Do something with purpose in your life stay focused on the victims and I'm sure you'll get another six years vegan or Another lifetime vegan into you just like I will. All right. I'll see you on the next video. Peace mmm Geosir