Also, watch out for this phenomenon: after not eating meat for some time (a month should suffice), other food (especially vegetables) start to taste differently - start to taste better. It's quite possible you might never go back to eating meat again.
My month as a vegetarian
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Re: My month as a vegetarian
#12Good for you, sebastianmarr. As a vegan for 8 years now, I can tell you that there are plenty of good recipes for vegetarians, if you consciously look for them. Also, watch out for this phenomenon: after not eating meat for some time (a month should suffice), other food (especially vegetables) start to taste differently - start to taste better. It's quite possible you might never go back to eating meat again.
Re: My month as a vegetarian
#13When I was following Atkins (because I like to lift weights and we need lots of protein) I read that the Inuit are really healthy people and they only eat meat. Maybe meat is understimate and it's our western life style that cause the illnesses. Meat + bad carbs + no exercise = health problems But for sure being a vegetarian or something in the middle is healthy. As long as you continue biking and avoid fast absorbin…
Re: My month as a vegetarian
#14I've been a vegetarian for about 20 years now. I was a vegie from birth until about 2 years old, then ate meat until I was about four, then went back to being a vegie when I was force fed Liver and Onion at my parents hotel. I don't think there is any real social pressure on me to eat meat. Once in a while I get a jerk who isn't one of my friends trying to explain to me the "error of my ways". But it's pretty easy to…
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#15Re: My month as a vegetarian
#16When I was following Atkins (because I like to lift weights and we need lots of protein) I read that the Inuit are really healthy people and they only eat meat. Maybe meat is understimate and it's our western life style that cause the illnesses. Meat + bad carbs + no exercise = health problems But for sure being a vegetarian or something in the middle is healthy. As long as you continue biking and avoid fast absorbin…