taking the meatless plunge...

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man i never thought i would say that…

let me just start this by saying, before everyone starts screaming to take away my man card, that i have eaten pretty much whatever i wanted for the last 27 years. i have had the best cuts of steak cooked by the best cook i have ever met (my dad, who owned a steak house in hamburg for 25 years, it was actually called “the steak house”, it is now murphys if youre familiar with the village of hamburg) and i have worked at one of the best sub places in the area "(john and marys) for the last 8 years.

i literally would eat a stinger once a week, a chicken finger sub once a week, a royal once a week (capicola and sausage ugghh so good) at least 5 wings a day, ect ect. there was nothing i loved more then when the cook pulled off a huge pile of applewood bacon nice hot sizzling bacon, my pick of 5 lbs of the shit to make a turkey club with

today is day 4. im going strong. i usually would go to mighty almost every monday night and get a deluxe, a super mighty, and a mighty hardshell. tonight, i got a veggie burrito, a deluxe with no meat, and a bean hardshell. i have to say, it still was awesome (i really love mighty)

moes yesterday was tough. i used to always get a joey with both ground beef and chicken. i opted for both kind of beans instead. had tofu on the side, just to try it. it was fucking gross. idk if it was bc how it was prepared, but i hated it.

i made a pretty awesome pizza at work the other day - olive oil, garlic, parm, oregano, motz, portabella mushrooms, onions, spinich, asiago. it was fucking awesome, didnt miss meat at all

overall, i feel great. i have a feeling that it will only get better. i still smoke (although not too often, about 2 packs a week), i still drink too much, but i feel much more energetic, and its only been 4 days. if i didnt feel so good, it would be really, really hard to keep going. i also started taking a multivitamin, so that may have somethign to do with it. i eat a good amount of mixed nuts at least once a day as well

if my gf caves first, i get to boost my civic (the rule was no new parts till we have a house lol) if i cave, she gets to buy a new couch. i love this couch. its ugly, but so comfy

any other non-meat eaters on here? any suggestions for good sites for recipes? your non-meat eating experiences? point me in the right direction! tell me what you think, hate on me, call me a faggot, ect ect

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:tup: to making a healthy decision. I really need to make a serious change in my diet but I think I’m too damn lazy to make it happen just yet. Plus I need to gain weight while eating healthy as well.

I’m hungry for steak right now, though. Mmmmmm.

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SHUT UPPPPPPPPPP

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lol. I’ll settle for bacon.

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:fu:

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dude congrats.

ive been eating this stuff for awhile. the only meats i indulge in is self prepared grilled chicken or deli turkey for packing my lunch for work…

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meatless bacon? lol juat?

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if done right its delicious

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IM not veg, tho i have friends who are veg. they say that once youve been veg for so long, and you try bto eat meat it makes you very sick.

not my thing, tho i have started to like turkey burger haha

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Edit- I will just be nice here…but I assure you all meat is not what makes you feel lousy, unless you have an allergy/extraordinary condition.

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i never claimed that it made me feel lousy.
i am just not a big red meat person. steak is super gross to me.
like i said in my post i mainly stick to lean meats (chicken or turkey) but after dating a vegan for 4 years ive grown to really like the taste of the fake stuff better.

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For many if you want to feel better and less lethargic stay away from the gluten or sugary carbs.
Sugar spikes your insulin like a drug and causes a crash…just like a drug. Creates a cycle of fix and crash.
Gluten is as it sounds…glue like. It binds you up and will make most feel bloated and lethargic.

Look into a CKD diet IMO. Never felt better than when I don’t have insulin crashes or bloated binding going on inside my intestines. :wink:

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Dawn had this meatless chili stuff that was gross looking, but actually kicked ass. :tup: to going veggie, one one of the few lifestyle changes I see myself doing in the future.

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Or you could just eat a balanced normal diet and be fine…but either way :lol:

I know a few people who smoke/drink/don’t sleep enough who tried to go this route because eatting meat was making them feel bad :lol:

However if this works for you :tup:

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this is silly if you’re doing it for health reasons.

i totally understand reducing meat consumption either by the amount of times you eat it or the portions sizes you eat, especially red meat, but cutting it entirely is a total fggt decision.

i cut my red meat from several times a week to once or twice… substituting with pork and more pasta / sushi etc. and i lost 5 lbs pretty quick actually.

the only reference point i have is a guy i used to live with in university who was a n award winning vegan body builder / thai boxer… all he ever ate was avacado and a few other things. It was 100x weirded than newman… i lost touch with him for a few years and we got together a couple times the year before last.

he had given it up. veganism started to have poor effects health effects on his body and he started to get ill a lot and lose weight. He had to re-introduce some meat into his diet to stay fit.

there are reason to not do and ‘to’ do a lot of the same things… moderation is key… i still eat too much meat but going full veg just doesnt make any sense.

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exactly… its not the meat… unless you’re eating too much of it

---------- Post added at 07:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:49 AM ----------

exactly… its not the meat… unless you’re eating too much of it

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+1 to everything Bing said.

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^werd.

Focus on eating fresh whole foods in their natural state. (i.e. vegetables, fruits, MEATS, etc…) and you will feel tons better within a week. No fried foods, no frozen dinners, only whole wheat breads. BUT, i veiw this as a temporary lifestyle change until one of you breaks…than both of you will be back to your old habits. GL.

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I agree that a balanced diet is the way to go, but that doesn’t work for everyone.

Personally, I prefer to go on diets where the majority of my intake IS meat. Starch,sugar and processed grains are the enemy.

Good luck, I hope it works out for you.

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Your body will want/need meat protein, you just won’t get them from other protein sources

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You smoke, drink “too much,” and eliminating MEAT was your health conscious decision?

Ugh, well… good luck. At least it is a start I guess.