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> During the week when I need to be sharp I avoid it completely

Does eating meat makes you lazy? Could it be 'quantity'?

It doesn't make me lazy but I clearly feel different. The quantity makes some difference but still no matter how small the portions are the feeling is not the same as if I had no meat. I feel that being 100% vegan isn't healthy but I recommend to everyone to try go vegan for a couple of days and not take the current feeling for granted.

> I feel that being 100% vegan isn't healthy

The American Dietetic Association disagrees: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19562864

Plant-based diets and veganism are often conflated.

"Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose." (https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism)

Good on you for carving out a couple of days a week for plants, it all helps. FWIW, I've been 100% whole food plant-based since 2003 and have enjoyed a very healthy life with lots of physically demanding activity. I'm not even dead yet. Win!

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