text: Intro from Sisters - Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness
  #1 Postby jonzen » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:18 am
  Hello everyone, I just discovered this site a few days ago. I am excited to meet so many people who share the same concerns for the life on our planet and who wish to live a healthy lifestyle.
  I am a 55 year old artist who just started weight-training 8 months ago. I have a trainer 3 days a week, and workout on my own 2 days a week.
  One of the challenges has been to answer the guys in the gym who tell me I can't gain muscle without eating meat or taking in whey protein. But then I notice that often I am sculpting my body as a lean mass while they remain overweight.
  I'd like to connect with some of you to discus the challenges of diet and training.
  #2 Postby Last of the Sane » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:59 am
  #3 Postby Richard » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:51 am
  Hey dude, welcome to the forum. Lots of people have the same experiences with non-veg*ns with regards to questions (especially about training and diet). I want to be in better shape so that my body can speak for itself. That will be awesome.
  #4 Postby loveliberate » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:41 pm
  Hello & Welcome John!
  #5 Postby jonzen » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:07 pm
  It's really great to meet other vegans! Whoa! And I have been reading the information within the archives of this forum. This is a challenging path to walk, but to me there is no other way to live and feel right about it.
  I'd love to hear any thoughts on microwave ovens... Good or bad?
  #6 Postby finbarrio » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:36 pm
  Welcome, John! You'll have those gym guys secretly wishing they were vegan in no time!
  I have to admit that I use the microwave quite a bit (at least 3-5 times a week). I wish I had more time to not need it, but the speediness is just too darn convenient!
  #7 Postby offense74 » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:54 pm
  What kind of art do you do/perform?
  #8 Postby flanders77 » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:12 pm
  Concerning the discussions about eating/training etc.: Just tell them about successful vegan athletes (especially the daywalker) and show them these pics.
  Concerning microwaves: I think they are
  #9 Postby robert » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:57 pm
  You are our first member from Sisters but there are many Oregonians here!
  Thanks for finding us and I'm sure you'll have a great time on the forum learning and getting to know the other members.
  #10 Postby Richard » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:59 pm
  I found some info on microwaves:
  "In Comparative Study of Food Prepared Conventionally and in the Microwave Oven, published by Raum & Zelt in 1992, at 3(2): 43, it states :
  There is a tonne of info on the site I got it from:
  I have avoided Microwaves for the last year or so, after reading stuff like this online, I think why take the risk.
  #11 Postby finbarrio » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:30 pm
  Richard wrote: I found some info on microwaves:
  Dude - how can you avoid microwaves after reading that it can cause "shape morphing"?? That's a super power! Of course, you might morph into a rock, but there's a chance you could morph into the Hulk!
  #12 Postby Richard » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:37 pm
  Ah, well I don't eat food which has been cooked in a microwave, but I still get in the microwave myself now and then, to morph myself, and also to heat my poison which I use on some of my targets.
  #13 Postby jonzen » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:28 pm
  So what do you think about cell phones? Microwaves also, right?
  I don't have a cell phone now........I got rid of mine when I realized it was heating my head!
  These days I think it may be difficult to avoid microwaves.......cell phones are almost everywhere now!