Could you give up Meat?

Cardinalsfan145

Completely for the rest of your life And go to a whole foods plant based diet? Which means no meat dairy oils etc. could you? Seriously

CyberEd312

Absolutely and Unequivocally the answer would be a Responding NO!!!!! :noway:

anemoneprose

no way, NO WAY

well yeah, if i had to, but i'd be super sad

anemoneprose

and 'had to' means some kind of world disaster has occurred (i do not know how to bleed a cow)

and by 'sad' i mean perma-hangry

Achrya

Nope. Nopenopenope

ihateyoga

Not completely. I became pesctarian ( People who eat vegetables and fish) a year ago. I feel:happy: a lot healthier and stronger.

leaaa92

Not sure about "for the rest of my life," but I'm trying a vegan diet at the moment.

I feel healthy so far! If I ever need more protein, I add in some protein powder.

Soccermavrick

Nope!!! And I have no interest on ever trying. I would rather give up the Veggies.

YoBecca

I was vegetarian for 8 years, and my partner was vegan for 3 of them - so pretty much have done. I'd never go back. Not that I hated life as a vegetarian, but I feel like my diet is far better at fueling my active life now (I eat eggs/fish/poultry/moderate dairy, but not beef or pork) than it was without meat. I'd rather eat locally, minimally processed food than give up any single food group - for me and the environment.

RhineDHP

If I had to, I guess I could manage. But man would it be such a sad day. I'm not much of a turkey, beef or chicken eater, but pork....

GLORIOUS PORK PRODUCTS :sad:

lebaker310

Bacon=everything.

Madame_Goldbricker

I was vegetarian for 8 years, and my partner was vegan for 3 of them - so pretty much have done. I'd never go back. Not that I hated life as a vegetarian, but I feel like my diet is far better at fueling my active life now (I eat eggs/fish/poultry/moderate dairy, but not beef or pork) than it was without meat. I'd rather eat locally, minimally processed food than give up any single food group - for me and the environment.

I was also a vegetarian for 5 years in my teens. First time I ate meat again it was such a strange taste experience. I now eat bacon, but not pork chops, fish, eggs, only white meat from poultry, & I can't stand the rind/fat on meat now.

Mainebikerchick

No, definitely not and I really wouldn't even want to!

samedame

No way. I mean, unless it was completely a life or death situation, as in "you will die if you eat meat"

DymonNdaRgh40

:laugh:

Sorry, that was my first reaction.

If I had to, then yes but only for that reason.

MercenaryNoetic26

Lol, hell no! I tried and did for a while... no idea how I did it. Never doing that again. :noway:

Tatonka_usn

I eat eggs/fish/poultry/moderate dairy, but not beef or pork.

Same here. I gave up red meat/pork 17+ years ago (don't miss them a bit), but couldn't live without poultry and seafood....

ndj1979

no

1PatientBear

I don't understand the question.


Oh, and bacon.

unicornpickles12

I've been a vegetarian for 2 years, and I've never felt better.

diolpah

I technically *could*, but I'd sooner put a bullet in my face.

Factory_Reset

I shudder at the thought of never having meat in my mouth again.

no thanks

I'm a meat lover for life!

ndj1979

why anyone would give up steak, bacon, chicken, etc, I will never know, nor wish to understand...

Stage14

Could I? Probably. Would I willingly? Nope.

SarahRosewriter

I don't think I could go vegan. However, since moving in with my boyfriend, who is vegetarian, I eat vegetarian at home (my choice--he's fine with whatever I want). I eat more shrimp than meat when we eat out, but will eat whatever sounds good (and reasonably healthy). I have found I enjoy eating vegetarian at home--no dealing with greasy meats, wondering "is this chicken still good??", etc. I can't imagine never eating seafood again, though. You don't have to eat meat to be an athlete, however. My friend, Tim Van Orden, the Running Raw Guy, eats nothing but a raw vegan diet and is an award-winning extreme athlete--at the age of 44! For inspiration, check him out on runningraw.com. He's amazing.

whierd

I shudder at the thought of never having meat in my mouth again.

no thanks

I'm a meat lover for life!

ewrob

7 months ago I started getting bad chest pains even when just sitting stationary. Managing more than a moderate walk for a few minutes was impossible. I knew that sooner, rather than later, my lifestyle would kill me.

I went vegan. Today I've lost just under 120 pounds, the chest pains are distant history and I am pursuing athletic goals today that I wouldn't have dreamed of only a few months ago. I couldn't ever imagine living the old lifestyle again.

I'm not saying that my path is the only one to healthful living, but those of you that are saying such a strong no, that strikes me as odd. I loved meat and dairy as much as anyone. Nearly all of my food choices were made only to satisfy a craving. You could do it if you wanted to. How can you say no if you haven't even tried it? Have you ever even considered what foods you would be eating?

Meat by itself generally isn't what makes the meal anyway, at least it wasn't for me, as someone who was never big on steak. I still regularly eat burgers and fries, and they're still just as delicious, just with less saturated fat, calories and no cholesterol. For me it's all about the seasonings and sauces, meat provided texture more than anything.

tnevy4

I really think I could. I am in fact trying it right now, and it does not seem that bad. All the products available today make it that much easier.

ndj1979

7 months ago I started getting bad chest pains even when just sitting stationary. Managing more than a moderate walk for a few minutes was impossible. I knew that sooner, rather than later, my lifestyle would kill me.

I went vegan. Today I've lost just under 120 pounds, the chest pains are distant history and I am pursuing athletic goals today that I wouldn't have dreamed of only a few months ago. I couldn't ever imagine living the old lifestyle again.

I'm not saying that my path is the only one to healthful living, but those of you that are saying such a strong no, that strikes me as odd. I loved meat and dairy as much as anyone. Nearly all of my food choices were made only to satisfy a craving. You could do it if you wanted to. How can you say no if you haven't even tried it? Have you ever even considered what foods you would be eating?

Meat by itself generally isn't what makes the meal anyway, at least it wasn't for me, as someone who was never big on steak. I still regularly eat burgers and fries, and they're still just as delicious, just with less saturated fat, calories and no cholesterol. For me it's all about the seasonings and sauces, meat provided texture more than anything.

you went vegan but you still eat burgers?

Wildflower0106

No

AngelsFan91106

Nope. And I like vegetables and tofu. I also happily eat out at vegetarian and vegan restaurants on occasion when veggie friends requests such meals. But what I love to eat is meat. Preferably red, and rare.