Could you give up Meat?

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  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    Beat the meat.
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  • littlebudgie
    littlebudgie Posts: 279 Member
    Could I? Yes. Would I do it without medical cause? Nope. Partly because I love meat and animal byproducts, but also because my partner has a ridiculous number of food allergies and intolerances (including many of the best plant-based sources of proteins). To make things easier, I simply avoid those foods when we're eating/cooking together. Trying to combine that with a wholly plant-based diet would just be ridiculously restrictive.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Why would I give up some of my favorite foods? Absolutely not.
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Sure, like if there was a law or something. But why?
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Absolutely and Unequivocally the answer would be a Responding NO!!!!! :noway:

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    THIS

    I LOVE CHEESE WAY TOO MUCH! ...

    I don't eat much meat (maybe a few times a month if that), but give it up for the rest of my life ... Um, NO!

    And, oils? ... NOPE ... I Love olive oil way too much, and my new favorite is toasted walnut oil ... It makes a super delicious dressing when mixed with balsamic ...

    I think the OP meant animal based oils, like butter or lard. We need fats to survive.
  • mammamaurer
    mammamaurer Posts: 418 Member
    no bacon???? i would rather die :flowerforyou:
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    Life would not be complete without a bit of meat in my mouth from time to time.
  • BonnieandClyde29
    BonnieandClyde29 Posts: 1,026 Member
    NEVERRRRR!!!!!!!!!
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    I probably could if I had to........................

    ...............................................but seriously I wouldn't want to
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Given a compelling enough reason, (like, say the imminent death of my family or global nuclear war), anyone could quit anything for as long as necessary.

    Having said that, I have no desire to give up meat and meat products.
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    easily. 20 years ago. never going back.
  • JuliMagenta
    JuliMagenta Posts: 79 Member
    I was a vegetarian for 3 years. It's possible, but I actually missed the meat one day. That's when I decided to stop being a vegetarian.
    So yes, I would be able to give up meat, but I don't want to.
  • elsdonward
    elsdonward Posts: 81 Member
    In defense of the starch based diet - I believe that it is the secret to longetivity, and it cures cardiovascular problems caused by cholesterol, added hormones, bovine viruses, ingestion of antibiotics, other food additives and so on.

    I did this diet for eight months because I saw the proof. It also means that you lose weight naturally and if you are ill with and diabetes or cardiovascular ailments it is the only way to cure you without surgery. So please do not be against this. You may need it some day before long especially if you are consuming the rich western diet. There is lots of evidence out there so do not take my word for it - but do not try and bring it down because it is proven
  • SkinnyWannabeGal
    SkinnyWannabeGal Posts: 143 Member
    :noway:

    HELL TO THE NO!!!
  • Nimnyn
    Nimnyn Posts: 69 Member
    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

    I've been a vegetarian, I can honestly say that I felt worse doing that than just eating meat and very low carbs
  • Joyyfull4u
    Joyyfull4u Posts: 33 Member
    No. Not I
  • kimlynn919
    kimlynn919 Posts: 316 Member
    lol
  • RonW956
    RonW956 Posts: 105 Member
    I never was much of a meat eater to begin with so switching to 100% vegan to me was really no big deal. I think in order to enjoy being a vegetarian is to be a bit more creative in the kitchen... After drinking nothing but water & going vegan I dropped over 30 pounds, my cholesterol dropped to 148. Now when I smell someone cooking meat outside it has a "heavy greasy" feel to it. Nope, I dont miss meat at all....
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Hell no!

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  • redladywitch
    redladywitch Posts: 799 Member
    No.
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    I've been vegetarian for most of my life, but I think that becoming 100% vegan would be difficult.
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,855 Member
    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.
    I actually tried to. In fact, even now, I eat only about 3-6 ounces of meat in a month. I find that if I go without meat long enough, I develop a deep craving for it. I get plenty of protein without meat, but there must be something that I'm missing when I go without. I know this is not true of everyone, since there are a lot of vegans and vegetarians. A little meat goes a long way with me, but I do need a little.
  • floop1207
    floop1207 Posts: 194 Member
    yes. i did. over 25 yrs ago.
  • Sandigesha
    Sandigesha Posts: 226 Member
    I could, if i knew exactly how to get enough protein and other stuff from something, that tastes good. But im too used to regular bodybuilding diet. In parts of day when i dont eat meat, i use whey.
  • iechick
    iechick Posts: 352 Member
    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

    Yes. I already eat a mostly whole foods, plant based diet (I now eat meat/dairy a couple times a week). I did a full whole foods, plant based diet for a while and enjoyed it, but after researching the heck out of it, I don't think a totally meat/dairy free diet is optimal for good health and that's why I added back in small amounts of animal products again. But, I don't particularly enjoy eating them. As for oils there's some controversy about added ones in the whole foods, plant based eating community. Some of the doctors who are at the forefront of this way of eating recommend totally eliminating them, while others recommend limiting them to small amounts. I personally do not add extra oils to my foods.
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    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


    Of course :smile:
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Haha hell no!
  • socrates02
    socrates02 Posts: 143 Member
    Yes, but I love chicken I don't care how it's cooked, but other then that I dont really dont like meat while my stomach doesn't.
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    I never was much of a meat eater to begin with so switching to 100% vegan to me was really no big deal. I think in order to enjoy being a vegetarian is to be a bit more creative in the kitchen... After drinking nothing but water & going vegan I dropped over 30 pounds, my cholesterol dropped to 148. Now when I smell someone cooking meat outside it has a "heavy greasy" feel to it. Nope, I dont miss meat at all....


    Same here, makes me nauseous.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I can do anything if I put my mind to it, but why on Earth would I want to give up meat?

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