Pete's Program for a 10 week transition to veg*ism

June 4, 2004

We all know folks who claim to be " in transition " to a vegetarian lifestyle, a

transition that appears to have no end. And it's true that not everyone can

just go cold turkey, like I did. Well, I'd like to propose for comment the

following program for a transition to vegetarianism or veganism so simple and

hassle free that most folks with any motivation at all should be able to succeed

in only ten weeks. I have no idea if anyone has ever tried anything like this,

although it seems likely that I'm not the first to dream it up. But, for what

it's worth, here's how it works:

There are 21 meals in a week. In the first week of the program make two meals

vegetarian or vegan ( " veg*n " ). For example, Sunday dinner and Wednesday

breakfast. During the second week, those two meals will remain veg*n and two

more meals will be added. (For example, Sunday dinner and Wednesday breakfast

would remain veg*n and Monday lunch as well as Tuesday dinner would be added).

During the third week, those four meals will remain veg*n and two more veg*n

meals would be added. The process would continue until the tenth week during

which the last three meals would become veg*n and the transition would be

complete.

Here are some additional guidelines and comments:

*All snacks, which are likely to be veggie anyway, are to be veg*n from the

beginning of the program.

*If you slip and don't add a meal one week or even subtract one by going back to

a meat meal, that's OK. Don't give up or start all over again. Just pick up

the program where you left off and keep going. The worst that will happen is

that you'll succeed later than 10 weeks, but you can still succeed.

*The point of phasing in a new veg*n lifestyle is to allow time to learn to

substitute foods so that you can transition without a sense of loss. Successful

substitution (like having veggie burgers instead of cow burgers or meatless

spaghetti sauce instead of meat sauce) is a key to a successful transition.

*Enjoy the new foods you eat. Get into the tastes that you never noticed before

because your culture-driven taste for meat overpowered all else.

*Remember that real success is not achieved until you have successfully lived a

veg*n lifestyle for a full year following the end of the transition period.

When that day comes, a celebration is certainly in order.

June 5, 2004

Hi

Easiest transition to veganism is to see " peaceable kingdom " .

Anyone that hasn't seen is it welcome to come over to my little house in

South SF to see it (and meet me, a new vegan!) any Frid / Sat / Sun

night or afternoon!! Just let me know :-)

I'm not a " great cook " so bring your own munchies or raid my refer.

Julie

Julie A. Dull

Cell 650-219-9896

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an apple would eat the bunny and play with the apple. " - Albert

Einstein, 1879-1955

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as equals. "

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Pete [plcohon]

Friday, June 04, 2004 1:55 PM

Veggie Jews; ; South Bay Veggies

Pete's Program for a 10 week transition to veg*ism

We all know folks who claim to be " in transition " to a vegetarian

lifestyle, a transition that appears to have no end. And it's true that

not everyone can just go cold turkey, like I did. Well, I'd like to

propose for comment the following program for a transition to

vegetarianism or veganism so simple and hassle free that most folks with

any motivation at all should be able to succeed in only ten weeks. I

have no idea if anyone has ever tried anything like this, although it

seems likely that I'm not the first to dream it up. But, for what it's

worth, here's how it works:

There are 21 meals in a week. In the first week of the program make two

meals vegetarian or vegan ( " veg*n " ). For example, Sunday dinner and

Wednesday breakfast. During the second week, those two meals will

remain veg*n and two more meals will be added. (For example, Sunday

dinner and Wednesday breakfast would remain veg*n and Monday lunch as

well as Tuesday dinner would be added). During the third week, those

four meals will remain veg*n and two more veg*n meals would be added.

The process would continue until the tenth week during which the last

three meals would become veg*n and the transition would be complete.

Here are some additional guidelines and comments:

*All snacks, which are likely to be veggie anyway, are to be veg*n from

the beginning of the program.

*If you slip and don't add a meal one week or even subtract one by going

back to a meat meal, that's OK. Don't give up or start all over again.

Just pick up the program where you left off and keep going. The worst

that will happen is that you'll succeed later than 10 weeks, but you can

still succeed.

*The point of phasing in a new veg*n lifestyle is to allow time to learn

to substitute foods so that you can transition without a sense of loss.

Successful substitution (like having veggie burgers instead of cow

burgers or meatless spaghetti sauce instead of meat sauce) is a key to a

successful transition.

*Enjoy the new foods you eat. Get into the tastes that you never

noticed before because your culture-driven taste for meat overpowered

all else.

*Remember that real success is not achieved until you have successfully

lived a veg*n lifestyle for a full year following the end of the

transition period. When that day comes, a celebration is certainly in

order.

June 5, 2004

p.s. I will, oth, provide the wine / beer!

Julie A. Dull

Cell 650-219-9896

*********************************************************************

" If humans were true carnivores, a child left in a room with a bunny and

an apple would eat the bunny and play with the apple. " - Albert

Einstein, 1879-1955

*********************************************************************

" I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us

as equals. "

- Sir Winston Churchill

**********************************************************************

Free Farm Animals from Cruelty, Cannibalism, Confinement and Drugs:

http://www.factoryfarming.com/gallery.htm

The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be

indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. " -----George

Bernard Shaw

*******************************************************************

Support the National Resource Defense Council

http://www.nrdc.org <http://www.nrdc.org/>

Julie Dull [dullcats]

Friday, June 04, 2004 5:38 PM

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