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07-08-2008, 05:22 AM | #1 |
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I think the vegetarian lifestyle is unhealthy
I've observed that vegens and vegetarians tend to be overweight. Also, if you go in their restaurants and bakeries there is an obsession with desserts--there is a huge selection, they are front and center, and the portions are huge. I think vegens and vegetarians compensate by loading up on carbs and sweets--not refined sugar, mind you, cane juice (as if it mattered).
Food for thought, anyway. Flame away.
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07-08-2008, 05:39 AM | #3 |
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My wife was a vegetarian when we first married and she had been for seven years. She gradually became a carnivore and lost a bit of weight in the process. I think it was the reduction of carbs.
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07-08-2008, 12:40 PM | #4 |
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Interesting. I was a vegetarian for 6 years. I quit after I got pregnant with my son and really craved a burger. Once I lost all the baby weight, I maintained a weight approximately 5 pounds less than when I was a veg. But I always figured it had more to do with leaving the workforce and being at home where no one brings me donuts and no one keeps jars of candy on their desk.
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07-08-2008, 01:45 PM | #6 | |
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I've tried to cook one veg meal a week, and I have a hard time coming up with a good variety. I have more success with incorporating a little meat, and filling the rest of the plate with veggies, grains, and legumes. |
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07-08-2008, 02:51 PM | #7 |
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I call them twinkie-terians.
They are fat and they eat junk food. I was almost a vegetarian during college. I didn't buy meat very often. |
07-08-2008, 08:05 PM | #8 |
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My wife makes a good lentil soup. I can post the recipe if you're interested.
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07-08-2008, 09:19 PM | #9 |
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We buy prepared meals delivered for 4-5 nights a week. Two or three of them are vegetarian. The lady really knows how to cook simple stuff well, so it's good, even though I normally prefer meat.
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