Vegeterians........

[jai6638]

Vegetarian here since birth.. Being Indian, have quite a lot of great dishes compared to the salads that people seem to have here in the US ( which are boring as hell.... )

 

[jman19]

I'm a vegetarian, but not militant like the psycho ones. It's just a personal choice of mine and that's that.

 

[upsciLLion]

I never prepare meat for myself out of health reasons, but I will gladly eat a burger or a steak when I go out to eat.

 

[BoomerD]

veg-i-tables ain't food...theys whut food eats...

 

[redgtxdi]

What's funny to me is that the handful of vegetarians I know...........only one is what I would consider "skinny".

I can't say I know whether he's full vegan or what type of vegetarian he is, but he's definitely thin.


The other 4 or 5 I know of are all overweight. 2 of them are from India. They are great guys and in their 20's & we get along great, but I'm definitely surprised.

 

[hans030390]

I think animals were put here to eat.

So I eat them.

 

[FoBoT]

i love ribeye steaks, i am omnivore

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: hans030390
I think animals were put here to eat.

So I eat them.

Hell yes...if they weren't meant to be eaten, they wouldn't have been made out of such tasty meat!

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: redgtxdi
What's funny to me is that the handful of vegetarians I know...........only one is what I would consider "skinny".

I can't say I know whether he's full vegan or what type of vegetarian he is, but he's definitely thin.


The other 4 or 5 I know of are all overweight. 2 of them are from India. They are great guys and in their 20's & we get along great, but I'm definitely surprised.

Actually I found it easier to be thin when I ate meat - more protein and less carbohydrates helped. I find when I eat more carbs I tend to eat more food in general.

I'm not quite sure why you think not eating meat will mean you are thinner. There is a host of junk you can eat that has no meat in it.

 

[interchange]

I became a vegetarian in '99, mostly for health reasons. It did help me lose weight.

Obviously, there are healthy and unhealthy diets in both vegetarian and meat-eating varieties. Different people have different metabolisms, food allergies, etc. There is no universal diet.

 

[prontospyder]

lacto-ovo vegetarian here.
I do it for personal, spiritual, health, and environmental reasons.

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: DestinyKnight
There's nothing wrong with killing and eating an animal to feed your family. If I were lost in the wilderness and starving to death, I'd have no problem making a meal out of whatever I could lay my hands on.

The problem with meat (and dairy) today, in my mind, is that it has taken the center stage of our daily diet and people eat it in excess to their detriment. My personal view is that meat's role in our diet should be restricted to times of famine, extreme cold or other hardships that put your life in jeopardy. Since the advent of mechanized agriculture, and the international availability of fresh fruits and vegetables and grains, I see no reason to consume meat products as I am unlikely to encounter such hardships as to warrant it's use. I have experienced first hand the negative effects a diet based on meat and dairy can do to a person's health, and eliminating those things from my daily diet has turned my health around.

I'd honestly like to know what the "negative effects a diet based on meat and dairy can do to person's health..." are.

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: athithi
I am a vegetarian by upbringing, choice and tenuous religious belief. Why do you ask? Vegetarianism is mocked a lot on ATOT because of activist vegetarians and insecure meat-eaters.

agreed.
I'm vegetarian. i like your username...LOL

 

[SlowSpyder]

I just had two burgers and went fishing yesterday. I guess that would be a 'no' then.

 

[Auryg]

Originally posted by: AmpedSilence

Originally posted by: DestinyKnight
I eat vegan, but I don't consider myself vegan as I don't agree with the politics and philosophies associated with that term by groups like PITA. ( I wear leather, vote republican, support the war in Iraq, and enjoy catch and release fly fishing among other things that don't fit the "vegan" mold).

I eat this way for my own personal health. I was raised on the Standard American Diet, and by the time I was 18 I was 5'6"pushing 250 lbs, pre-diabetic, high blood pressure, and had trouble with sleep anemia and depression.

Long story short, when I turned 23 I devised a vegan diet based upon this health code and over the course of two years I dropped 100 lbs. I no longer have high blood pressure, my blood sugar is normal, and I sleep like a baby. My freight-train snoring is gone too, and as long as I remember to incorporate lots dark leafy greens in my diet, depression is kept in check. (not being fat helps a lot in this regard too)

Yes, sometimes I find myself missing meat and dairy, but I know that for me, the only place those foods leads to is an early grave and diminished quality of life. It's just not worth it. Been there, done that. I'll stick with my carrots, thanks.

Odd, I was the opposite. I was raised vegiterain; and still prefer whenever possible, but i added chicken, turkey, and seafood to my diet (but no red meat or pork) and my weight leveled out, my body fat dropped, and so did my cholesterol. I am also no longer depressed all the time.

I suppose to each their own. If i would have stayed non-meat eating i think i would be dead right now.

Could it be that both of you just started keeping track of your health (via food and exercise) when you changed meal regimens aswell? Until then you probably weren't trying very hard to stay healthy.

 

[prontospyder]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: DestinyKnight
There's nothing wrong with killing and eating an animal to feed your family. If I were lost in the wilderness and starving to death, I'd have no problem making a meal out of whatever I could lay my hands on.

The problem with meat (and dairy) today, in my mind, is that it has taken the center stage of our daily diet and people eat it in excess to their detriment. My personal view is that meat's role in our diet should be restricted to times of famine, extreme cold or other hardships that put your life in jeopardy. Since the advent of mechanized agriculture, and the international availability of fresh fruits and vegetables and grains, I see no reason to consume meat products as I am unlikely to encounter such hardships as to warrant it's use. I have experienced first hand the negative effects a diet based on meat and dairy can do to a person's health, and eliminating those things from my daily diet has turned my health around. </end quote></div>

I'd honestly like to know what the "negative effects a diet based on meat and dairy can do to person's health..." are.

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[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: prontospyder
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: RapidSnail
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: DestinyKnight
There's nothing wrong with killing and eating an animal to feed your family. If I were lost in the wilderness and starving to death, I'd have no problem making a meal out of whatever I could lay my hands on.

The problem with meat (and dairy) today, in my mind, is that it has taken the center stage of our daily diet and people eat it in excess to their detriment. My personal view is that meat's role in our diet should be restricted to times of famine, extreme cold or other hardships that put your life in jeopardy. Since the advent of mechanized agriculture, and the international availability of fresh fruits and vegetables and grains, I see no reason to consume meat products as I am unlikely to encounter such hardships as to warrant it's use. I have experienced first hand the negative effects a diet based on meat and dairy can do to a person's health, and eliminating those things from my daily diet has turned my health around. </end quote></div>

I'd honestly like to know what the "negative effects a diet based on meat and dairy can do to person's health..." are.</end quote></div>

Link

Have a balanced diet incorporating meat - die

Eat vegetables (what food is supposed to eat) - die anyways.