I don't want being a vegan to be my life, it's just the way I eat. At home I can pull it off, but on the road I'm sure I consume a certain amount of animal products. These are things I've been learning more recently. I've slowed down eating refined sugar, and it's helped me feel a lot better after skating. I'm not sore, my joints don't ache.
Sugar has a lot to do with arthritis, it's a pretty powerful drug.
And you'll probably start feeling better after a week. I sure did. I was smoking pretty heavy, and that made me feel pretty negative. I've got a bit of a temper, and smoking made my fuse really short. I've blown up a few times, and it's gotten me in trouble.