# taking the meatless plunge... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 18, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444 "2011-04-18T21:20:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/1 "2011-04-18T21:20:14Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/2 "2011-04-18T21:26:34Z")
: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. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/3 "2011-04-18T21:33:23Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > I’m hungry for steak right now, though. Mmmmmm. SHUT UPPPPPPPPPP ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/4 "2011-04-18T21:33:45Z")
lol. I’ll settle for bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/5 "2011-04-18T21:46:48Z")
🖕 ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/6 "2011-04-18T21:52:36Z")
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… do yourself a favor and pick up a few of these items… ![http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-qzPFJiOqkmAb3oURf0QRILEAQ-Nx-YeyLS1dVI2Wi70nfyhv&t=1](http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-qzPFJiOqkmAb3oURf0QRILEAQ-Nx-YeyLS1dVI2Wi70nfyhv&t=1) ![http://s8.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/F7259CF9.jpg](http://s8.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/F7259CF9.jpg) ![http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JMVNCPNKL.jpg](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JMVNCPNKL.jpg) ![http://www.altmeat.com/pics/misc/boca_spicy_chickn_patties_box.jpg](http://www.altmeat.com/pics/misc/boca_spicy_chickn_patties_box.jpg) ![http://www.mattblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/morningstar-bacon-strips.jpg](http://www.mattblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/morningstar-bacon-strips.jpg) ![http://timcrockett.net/pics/morningstar.jpg](http://timcrockett.net/pics/morningstar.jpg) ![http://www.moresquashplease.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ServeImage.jpg](http://www.moresquashplease.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ServeImage.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/7 "2011-04-18T22:11:02Z")
meatless bacon? lol juat? ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/8 "2011-04-18T22:19:04Z")
if done right its delicious ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/9 "2011-04-18T23:03:56Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/10 "2011-04-19T00:28:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/11 "2011-04-19T01:00:57Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/12 "2011-04-19T04:09:25Z")
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. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/13 "2011-04-19T04:22:13Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/14 "2011-04-19T04:24:15Z")
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: ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/15 "2011-04-19T04:49:51Z")
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. ---------- Post added at 07:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:48 AM ---------- > [@LZ](#): > > 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: 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 ---------- > [@LZ](#): > > 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: exactly… its not the meat… unless you’re eating too much of it ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/16 "2011-04-19T05:12:08Z")
+1 to everything Bing said. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/17 "2011-04-19T05:27:14Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#): > > 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. ^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. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/18 "2011-04-19T05:37:59Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/19 "2011-04-19T05:47:51Z")
Your body will want/need meat protein, you just won’t get them from other protein sources ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444/20 "2011-04-19T05:53:56Z")
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. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taking-the-meatless-plunge/211444.md?page=2)