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[Guest guest]

Thanks! And I wish the same! Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

 

Sara

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I wanted to wish everybody a HAPPY THANKSGIVING

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike,

 

I would suggest to go to PETA.com and wasch some of their videos . That alone

should be enought to cure the cravings.

 

Robin

 

 

 

 

 

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" mike chaney " <xmedman90

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Friday, March 6, 2009 5:48:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Folks....My name is Mike and Im a new " convert " to the vegetarian lifestyle.I

would like recipes,tips,advice,etc.Ive also got a question:What can I do when I

get these urges to pig out on meat?...Every so often this happens to me,its like

Im a junkie suferring withdrawals.Anybody out there got any advice?...TYVM.

 

 

[Guest guest]

That works for some but not all.

Donna

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k9s4mom

 

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 22:53:55

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Re: group

 

 

 

 

Hi Mike,

 

I would suggest to go to PETA.com and wasch some of their videos . That alone

should be enought to cure the cravings.

 

Robin

 

 

 

 

 

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" mike chaney " <xmedman90

" vegetarian group "

Friday, March 6, 2009 5:48:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

group

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Folks....My name is Mike and Im a new " convert " to the vegetarian lifestyle.I

would like recipes,tips,advice,etc.Ive also got a question:What can I do when I

get these urges to pig out on meat?...Every so often this happens to me,its like

Im a junkie suferring withdrawals.Anybody out there got any advice?...TYVM.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike -  I've been there myself.  Don't keep it in the house for starters. 

Eat more beans or filling foods.  Think about which foods give you the full

feeling.  Make some black bean burgers and load them with all the usual stuff. 

Give it some time and it will pass.

 

Good luck.

 

Kellie

 

--- On Fri, 3/6/09, mike chaney <xmedman90 wrote:

 

mike chaney <xmedman90

group

 

Friday, March 6, 2009, 2:48 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Folks....My name is Mike and Im a new " convert " to the vegetarian lifestyle.I

would like recipes,tips, advice,etc. Ive also got a question:What can I do when

I get these urges to pig out on meat?...Every so often this happens to me,its

like Im a junkie suferring withdrawals. Anybody out there got any

advice?...TYVM.

 

 

[Guest guest]

TYVM Kellie....I like the Morning Star black bean burgers....yummy!!!!

 

--- On Fri, 3/6/09, Kellie <kellie_follett wrote:

 

 

Kellie <kellie_follett

Re: group

 

Friday, March 6, 2009, 5:08 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Mike -  I've been there myself.  Don't keep it in the house for starters. 

Eat more beans or filling foods.  Think about which foods give you the full

feeling.  Make some black bean burgers and load them with all the usual stuff. 

Give it some time and it will pass.

 

Good luck.

 

Kellie

 

--- On Fri, 3/6/09, mike chaney <xmedman90 > wrote:

 

mike chaney <xmedman90 >

[vegetarian_ group] group

 

Friday, March 6, 2009, 2:48 PM

 

Hi Folks....My name is Mike and Im a new " convert " to the vegetarian lifestyle.I

would like recipes,tips, advice,etc. Ive also got a question:What can I do when

I get these urges to pig out on meat?...Every so often this happens to me,its

like Im a junkie suferring withdrawals. Anybody out there got any

advice?...TYVM.

 

 

[Guest guest]

In all honesty, I think many people would benefit from " going vegetarian " in

stages - say, cutting down meat consumption to 50 percent, then 40, then 20,

until you get to none. Or until you decide, like many, many people I know, that

they can still eat meat maybe 5 percent of the time, or a couple of times a

year. This has helped many people I know deal with cravings. Others benefit from

going 100 percent immediately and never look at meat again.

 

A lot of people argue about this, but I think it's important to be gentle and

kind to yourself. I've learned the hard way about going all-out with things.

 

At any rate, just suddenly completely changing your diet can be a real shock to

the system. While you can get through it, the stress, worry, and obsessing that

some people go through trying to be " perfect " in their diet is probably causing

them more harm than a burger or piece of chicken every few weeks would.

 

Try tofu and maybe faux meat. I do like the " chicken-less " patties and nuggets,

but I really don't eat them anymore. And yeah, the videos.

 

Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

, Michelle <amemahoney wrote:

>

>

> In all honesty, I think many people would benefit from " going vegetarian " in

stages

 

 

I agree. I didn't set out to become vegetarian, just consuming less meat for

health reasons. I cooked meatless 2 nights a week. I even used chicken broth

or beef broth at first to still have that familiar flavor. Pretty soon it was 3

times a week and then meat only on weekends. After a while both of my kids and

I lost our taste for meat. That was about 15 years ago. I rarely have meat

substitutes, like veggie burgers, TVP, etc, now. I no longer feel that I must

have a meat substitute as the center of the meal. I have a much more varied

diet now. I still consume eggs and dairy but am eating less of those now. I

never buy milk and have been very happy with soy milk for 10 years or so. I am

sure that within another year or 2 that I have transitioned to a vegan diet.

 

This is what worked for me. It was no sacrifice; I just simply lost my taste

for meat. Of course now I object to a meat based diet for humanitarian reasons

as well as health. And in these times, a vegetarian diet is much less expensive

than a meat based diet.

 

Good luck. Make your diet changes at your own pace. What works for one doesn't

work for all. You will receive a lot of support from this group. And be sure

and check out the tons of recipies in the files.

 

Deb in Idaho