going vegetarian in 2013

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  • littlelily613
    littlelily613 Posts: 769 Member
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    I have been veggie for a year and a half, but have been off and on since I was 16. I tried to be vegan, but right now I am lacto-ovo. I only eat free-range eggs, and, although I don't drink milk straight, I have a hard time giving up cheese (though I try to avoid rennet at all costs). I do crave meat occasionally, but I find it is only when I am eating unhealthily, which is actually very easy to do when you are a vegetarian (there is lots of meatless junk out there). Meat tends to repulse me when I do eat it, but I would say I get cravings when I am low on protein. When I am not eating healthy I have a tendency to overdo the carbs, and go seriously low on protein. Bad I know. Right now I am eating more protein, and meat cravings are gone. Be sure to get complete proteins in your diet.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
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    I was a vegetarian for the past 20 years. Now I eat meat very occasionally, if it's been pasture raised. I will also eat tuna here and there (only my home canned, bought off the dock tuna). My husband grew up veggie and is still a vegetarian. One of my boys is veggie and the other one will eat pasture raised meat here and there. So, my cooking is completely veggie. I am the only overweight one in the family, everyone else is quite healthy and we all eat a well balanced diet.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    Wow, that equates to a whole lot of dead people.....Hmm

    No dear, that equates to unhealthy people.

    Ah, you!. No it does not sweetie.
  • fattypattybinger
    fattypattybinger Posts: 337
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    I don't mean to be mean so please excuse me but I don't feel there is something as almost Vegeterian. I would just say I go meatless when I can.
  • vegetablesandcupcakes
    vegetablesandcupcakes Posts: 12
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    I turned vegetarian for 2012 and still doing good. :)
  • Sweet_Pea0107
    Sweet_Pea0107 Posts: 90
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    nope. I tried it when I was 16, was deathly skinny, and grew out of the whole "moral" objection to eating meat.

    Perhaps you didn't intend to be insulting, but you were, nonetheless. Are you trying to start a flame war?


    How was that insulting?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    There is no such thing as a healthy ovo-laco vegetarian. Oh look, my opinion again.

    With all due respect, your opinion is absurd.


    Hi, I really don't want to discuss something off-topic. However, since people feel the need to comment on it, here we go.

    Empirical evidence of how eggs do in your salads (when you buy them):
    http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_005_2012_Release/index.asp
    http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_007_2012_Release/index.asp
    http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_006_2012_Release/index.asp
    http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_003_2012_Release/index.asp

    Pretty much, you get Listeria contamination.

    Here is a Canadian doctor who wants to prevent strokes, due to egg consumption:
    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whose-health-unaffected-by-eggs/

    Which has more dietary cholesterol, where does the egg stand?
    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-cholesterol-is-a-no-brainer/
    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/egg-cholesterol-in-the-diet/

    I'm only going to give one link for milk, unless there is more "your opinion is invalid" response.

    http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-sources-of-pcb-chemical-pollutants/

    Going for my run!

    Oh for the love of Pete. Whatever. Enjoy your run.

    You got that.

    nurttionfacts.org is founded by Dr Michael Greger, who is a vegan. There are no studies, just video blogs on the links provided.

    With regard to the listeria recalls. How does a couple of recalls of salads relate to there not being a healthy lacto ovo vegetarian? I don't eat cobb salad, or any salad with eggs in it, so I must be ok then. Its a little silly - there have been recalls of spinach before.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16340654?

    "dietary recommendations aimed at restricting egg consumption should not be generalized to include all individuals. We need to acknowledge that diverse healthy populations experience no risk in developing coronary heart disease by increasing their intake of cholesterol but, in contrast, they may have multiple beneficial effects by the inclusion of eggs in their regular diet."
  • shirley_beans
    shirley_beans Posts: 65 Member
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    Feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like to see my diary for ideas. I've been mostly veggie since June, with the exception of two or three times that I gave in to a bite from someone else's plate. Both times it happened I realized I wasn't missing anything. Sometimes the brain just tricks you into thinking you do. I'm going 100% in 2013 :)
  • candibar91
    candibar91 Posts: 1 Member
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    I went vegetarian in May 2012. I love it and have not really had the urge for meat since. Feel free to add me as a friend!
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,690 Member
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    Go for it, but be sure you carefully research a balanced diet - consider taking a marine algae supplement for the long chain omega-3s to replace those found in oily fish.

    I wasn't aware there was an alternative to that! Are those supplements expensive? I might have to look for them as I've been worried about omega 3s for awhile now.

    You can get omega 3s form a variety of sources, including chia seeds, flax seed, and hemp seed. The algae supplements give you a specific type of fatty acid that you can't get from other plants, but that your body can make on its own if you are getting enough of other fatty acids. I took V-pure for a while. Yes, they are expensive. I didn't see any change in how I felt, so since they aren't essential I decided my money was better spent elsewhere. I encourage you to try them if you are interested, but they aren't essential.
  • clemsonsaint
    clemsonsaint Posts: 53
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    I am trying it for 2013. Feel free to add me as a friend.
  • smallstarshining
    smallstarshining Posts: 16
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    I'm attempting veganism, but I expect a few slip ups (oops) ;-) I do have a vegetarian lifestyle, though!
  • badzoe
    badzoe Posts: 132 Member
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    I became a vegetarian 27 years ago. I don't remember what meat taste like, so I don't miss it, although for a few years I did miss tuna fish sandwiches and cheese steak sandwiches. I don't like milk or eggs, so I rarely eat them. I do tend to put cheese on everything, so I would really be hard pressed to go vegan.
  • reallifealien
    reallifealien Posts: 128 Member
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    i've already been vegetarian for a while. i'm trying to go vegan for 2013 :D
  • ASPhantom
    ASPhantom Posts: 637 Member
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    I just completed my first day EVER.
    It wasn't bad or hard. It was different.

    Check out my Food Diary to see how I did.

    I think it was ok. Input would be great!
  • aloha_val731
    aloha_val731 Posts: 7
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    I haven't gone completely vegetarian yet, only seafood and eggs-- but I must admit, it's pretty hard to get all my daily protein intake, although I love how I feel and don't miss any of the other meats at all. Any tips for getting protein??
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,460 Member
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    I started eating vegetarian about 6 months ago, and with a few exceptions where I was traveling or eating food made by someone else, it has gone very well. I can't say I am missing anything and I feel great. Hope it works out for you!
  • EvilDave14
    EvilDave14 Posts: 111 Member
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    I haven't gone completely vegetarian yet, only seafood and eggs-- but I must admit, it's pretty hard to get all my daily protein intake, although I love how I feel and don't miss any of the other meats at all. Any tips for getting protein??

    Soya is great for protein.
  • spisea
    spisea Posts: 41 Member
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  • spisea
    spisea Posts: 41 Member
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    I haven't gone completely vegetarian yet, only seafood and eggs-- but I must admit, it's pretty hard to get all my daily protein intake, although I love how I feel and don't miss any of the other meats at all. Any tips for getting protein??

    Dark leafy greens have protein and very few calories, so that's yet another reason why they are important. Sprinkling nutritional yeast on everything ups the protein value. Frankly, I'm curious about what you consider too little protein and what you are eating. Its pretty impossible to end up with too little protein if your diet is healthy. Protein is everywhere. Fruit, veggies, grains, beans, nuts; they all have plenty of protein. MFP is actually a pretty good way of learning that. It shows protein goals, and while some people choose to go higher, you can be sure that you're not deficient if you stick with their goal.

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