What do you like about being a vegetarian? (soy, breakfast, dinners)
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That's a good thread that plaidmom posted. A short answer from myself, besides what I wrote in that other thread, is "everything."
What is really interesting is learning about very young people who make the decision to not eat flesh. I wish I had done that earlier in my life, but we all learn things differently. Is this simple curiosity, or are you thinking about becoming a vegetarian?
i used to be a vegetarian/vegan for 8 months and i got bored of it, even though i was introduced to all kinds of healthy food, the idea of going to toilet more often was making me sick and i was losing a lot of weight fast since i exercise on a daily basis. Even with the help of whole grains,legumes and other veggie protein it still wasn't enough protein.
since i started eating white meat and fish i have noticed a lot of change in my physical strength. i know you will mention about soy protein, but to be honest soy isn't good for you if you an athlete and you want to depend on it. Too much soy increases estrogen hormone. i still eat some vegetarian meals on my resting days. vegetarianism is good but it also has some negatives as i have mentioned above
i used to be a vegetarian/vegan for 8 months and i got bored of it, even though i was introduced to all kinds of healthy food, the idea of going to toilet more often was making me sick and i was losing a lot of weight fast since i exercise on a daily basis. Even with the help of whole grains,legumes and other veggie protein it still wasn't enough protein.
since i started eating white meat and fish i have noticed a lot of change in my physical strength. i know you will mention about soy protein, but to be honest soy isn't good for you if you an athlete and you want to depend on it. Too much soy increases estrogen hormone. i still eat some vegetarian meals on my resting days. vegetarianism is good but it also has some negatives as i have mentioned above
What sports do you do? Age ? Gender?
I ask because I have been a lifelong athlete (surfing and skiing as a kid, marathons[running] and bicycle racing -road and mtb--as an adult). I've competed at a fairly high level. I too exercise every day.
I've been vegetarian for well over 1/2 of my life now. I've not seen the negative effects that you have. I also know other vegetarian (pro) athletes.
I do wonder if you were simply not getting enough calories.....
i used to be a vegetarian/vegan for 8 months and i got bored of it, even though i was introduced to all kinds of healthy food, the idea of going to toilet more often was making me sick and i was losing a lot of weight fast since i exercise on a daily basis. Even with the help of whole grains,legumes and other veggie protein it still wasn't enough protein.
since i started eating white meat and fish i have noticed a lot of change in my physical strength. i know you will mention about soy protein, but to be honest soy isn't good for you if you an athlete and you want to depend on it. Too much soy increases estrogen hormone. i still eat some vegetarian meals on my resting days. vegetarianism is good but it also has some negatives as i have mentioned above
So much to respond to here but not enough time.
I will say that hemp is an excellent source of protein. Personally, I use the hemp seeds and hemp protein powder. I learned of hemp from Brendan Brazier. He has been a professional athlete since 1998. Oh yeah, and he eats a 100% plant based diet.
I like everything about being a vegetarian, better for the environment, since less water is needed to produce plant food, rather than using grain to fatten up live-stock, no animal waste polluting etc. Eating lower on the food chain is a good thing.
I like the fact that I am contributing as little as possible to the suffering of other living creatures. That is my main goal. I LOVE the food!!! I would much rather eat a vegetarian meal than any meat dish. I'd never go back.
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The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. ~Henry David Thoreau
Knowing that I'm not eating anything that requires 16 pounds of grain to produce one pound of it (meat)
Knowing massive amounts of water are being saved (since the livestock industry uses more water than any other industry).
Knowing that no growth hormones, antibiotics, chemicals, saturated fat, cholesterol, and casein are going into my body.
Knowing mercury and other hard metals aren't entering my body (fish)
Knowing that some poor animal did not need to like cooped up in a pen for its whole life, then get skinned alive and chopped up so I could eat it. Nobody needs to die so I can have dinner.
Knowing that 4-5 days worth of meat are not decaying in my intestines, releasing toxins into my body and causing cancer, etc
Feeling great and looking 5-10 years younger than omnivores my age
No feeling bloated after eating and still having plenty of energy for good, long workouts
Never getting sick and not carrying any excess weight on my body
You know, for me becoming a vegetarian was a decision to improve my health, and heal a heart condition. I come from a family where breakfast was always biscuits, sausage gravy and eggs, and lots of our vegetables were fried (fried zucchini, fried eggplant, fried okra, fried potatoes). My arteries are clogging as I write this. My SAD (standard american diet) food choices improved as I got older, and I found that veggies tasted great without breading and grease. I was fit and healthy most of my 20s to mid 40s, then the middle age spread hit, the activity level fell and I started having high cholesterol, high blood pressure, pre-diabetes and a heart problem. That is when the choice to change my diet was made.
I've been eating like this for three years. At first my family made comments at holiday dinners like "let's shave some tree bark off for John". It never bothered me that I ate salads while they feasted on pig, cow, elk, deer, chicken and turkey....untill recently. I read some comments about people choosing this way of eating because of their concerns for animals. That's wasn't what got me into this, but I have to say I've become very aware of the way we, as a culture, treat the least among us. Just because we can hold animals in captivity under horrible conditions, and kill them in the most convenient way for the captors, does it make it right? I don't think so.
Okay, off my soap box.
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