Topic: VEG

[LockDown]

any other traceurs, on the forum, vegetarians or vegans perhaps? I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian I watch what I eat pretty well like protein in take, lots of nuts, and other things to give me energy.  yep don't eat meant of any kind now for like the last 2 months straight and before that I was vegetarian for about 2 years but then got lazy for awhile and started to eat fish and fowl . but back on the vegetarian diet again I feel way better not eating meats.
so back to the original question. Anybody else out there follow a Veg Diet and why?

[Gearsighted]

I was a vegetarian for about 4 years and a vegan for about a year and a half. Then I started researching diet a bit more and realized that the only reason for going to such an extreme is for moral reasons, not exactly health. I'm not saying that you can't be healthy, but it takes a bit more work, and it's not the most natural way to go about things. Anyway, more power to you, and good luck. If you need any tips as to effective ways to ensure proper nutrition, let me know and I'll give you a hand.

[LockDown]

cool at least I know who to hit up if I need nutrition advice.

[matt marshall]

wow you pulled off being a vegan and lived? jk. thats rough though, i couldnt imagine that for myself i find animals far too tasty.  and yeah being even an echo of an athlete and being vegetarian is so much work and stuff to keep track of. i commend anyone who does because to be entirely serious for eevry animal which they dont concume i can consume two or not two and a starving child cn eat one.  tis a nice thing to do, for the starving children and more importantly, me.  jk on all that last stuff, true props to ya and good luck with keepin it goin.

[Asa]

Nice Maddox quote.

Check out ww.peta.com

[Johnny Boy]

PETA---   =  People for the
                  Eating of
                  Tasty
                   Animals           

[Josh Klute]

I love meat almost as much as life .  Yet one of my best friends is a Vegetarian, I still don't understand it.  His name is SlantSixx on here, he's not on too often but I'll have to tell him that there are actually more traceur vegetarians.

[Deft]

On a serious note PETA really isn't a good organization. They believe that to own a pet is animal slavery. I know of several little old ladies who have cats and they are what helps them get through the day. PETA is also against seeing eye dogs and they too call that animal slavery.( I call it helping out a visually impaired person. I work for the blind and physically handicapped so this hits me close to home) PETA also "rescues and takes in" over 3,000 pets a year yet 2/3rds of those animal will be euthanized. So the majority of the animals the are rescuing are still getting killed.

[Josh Klute]

Hmm, interesting, How did you find out about this?  I've never even heard of peta at all, but it definitely sounds intruiging you wouldn't happen to know of a website talking about this.  I would like to know about it more before I jump to any conclusions.

[twitchkidd]

Vegetables are what a food eats.

[mkerunner]

He wasnt really asking about wether or not you are a fan of PETA. I've never actually tried a certain diet aimed at one type of food. I did try eating noodles and bread products for a month but that flopped after I basically said it wasnt helping or hurting me. I'd say veg diets and other kinds are based on personal preferance

[grrlreloaded]

I follow a vegan diet for mostly health reasons.  I find it easier to achieve/maintain a healthy weight when I don't eat any animal products.  My husband doesn't mind that he's mostly vegan these days, since there are lots of tasty recipes at my disposal.  For protein, we eat a variety of beans, nuts, and whole grains.

I'd say it's difficult to be a lazy vegan and be healthy.  In the past when I've gone vegan, I haven't spent as much time preparing meals, and therefore just ate whatever was quick (and not necessarily nutritious.)  I had no energy and started eating meat, dairy, etc again. 

However, if you have the time, patience, and ambition, a vegan diet can be very healthful.

[colin jensen]

i was a vegitarian for about 2 years. but i decided that there was no difference on how i felt so i figured it would be easier to eat meat again. i havent gone back since. but ive been thinking about it.

[Zeus]

i saw a PETA ad aimed at elementry school children last year. The title was "Your daddy is a murderer!" and it had a cartoon drawing of a man holding a fish by the head in one hand and in the other he had a butcher knife and was running it through the fish and its guts were pouring out, it almost made me throw up at 16 and it was aimed for elementry school children! I see being a vegetarian for moral reasons but i also know of alot of local families that would die (not a joke they would starve to death) if they couldn't get deer meat for the winter.

[Sat Santokh]

I'm a vegetarian for a few reasons.  1) I was born being a vegetarian because of my religion.  2) I just can't eat meat mostly because it looks nasty since I've never actually eaten it. 3) Not one of my big reasons but it is a lot better in a lot of ways in terms of environment, world hunger, and cost.  Although that would only apply if a lot of people were vegetarian.

[Kaliastrih]

What about raw foodism? I heard it's really good and I actually tried it for a short period of time, It was pretty good althought It could get a bit pricy sometimes, so I stoped.

[cait sith]

I'm not sure what the right name for it is, but I don't eat land meat or dairy. Really the only animal products I eat are free-range eggs, tuna, and salmon because the fish have insane protein and Omega-3s which are hard to find in other foods.
I'm constantly disgusted with the advertising of animal products, especially the "got milk" thing. I just want to tear down all the milk posters in the cafeteria, saying bullsh** like "milk makes your bones strong!" or "milk contributes to your height!" Tainting elementary kids with such crap, it's ridiculous!!!  Sorry to rant.

[like_a_child]

I'm constantly disgusted with the advertising of animal products, especially the "got milk" thing. I just want to tear down all the milk posters in the cafeteria, saying bullsh** like "milk makes your bones strong!"

Umm . . . milk does have calcium in it, which does improve bone density.

You can go too far with this, or so I've heard - too much calcium will make the bones rigid, brittle (osteoperosis?).

[Steven Low]

I'm constantly disgusted with the advertising of animal products, especially the "got milk" thing. I just want to tear down all the milk posters in the cafeteria, saying bullsh** like "milk makes your bones strong!"

Umm . . . milk does have calcium in it, which does improve bone density.

You can go too far with this, or so I've heard - too much calcium will make the bones rigid, brittle (osteoperosis?).

No, osteoporosis happens with the depletion of calcium from bones without adequate calcium replacement. Everything in the body goes through turnover. Your skin cells are constantly being replaced every few weeks, your organs to a slower extent; bones also undergo similar turnover. When calcium in > calcium out, your bone mineral density (BMD) increases and this usually occurs with high impact exercises like gymnastics, running, parkour, or any type of sport where you have high impacts involving the bones. However, as you get older, the number of cells that can replace the calcium lowers (hormones also play a role -- which is why more women get osteoporosis than men) so if your calcium in < calcium out is too great for a long period of time your bones will get brittle and rigid which is osteoporosis.