Medi-Studies info for Vegetarians and Vegans

The new Halfsies project is underway at restaurants across America, in which people can ask for half a serving of a meal at participating restaurants and have the cost of the other half donated to charity. Of course, it’s always a good time to talk about food, food addictions, obesity, self-love and self-loathing. I’ll be honest, I have a food addiction, but I’ve been able to get it under control through a whole battery of strategies, because that’s what it takes to defeat the silent addiction of over eating. Weight watchers was definitely part of the program. I went for a year or so, and it made me much more aware of what I eat, when I eat and why I eat. It led to our going vegetarian more than five years ago. It’s not a moral decision to be vegetarian, although when I’m feeling particularly self-righteous, I will say, “no thank you, I don’t eat anything with a face.” Burgers look great to me, they smell great, and I know I’d faint from the enjoyment of eating one…the thing is, we have too many choices of what to eat in this society, so deciding to go vegetarian was one of those self-imposed limits…it’s like I eat this, but I don’t eat that..limiting myself to vegetable sources has given me some sense of control, and I did lose about 15 pounds that hasn’t come back in a half decade. Being a food addict is not unlike being an alcoholic, once you are one, you are always one and you must be vigilant about staying with what works, otherwise you will lose all your gains and your good health. Sorry to have to break the bad news, but it’s time to wake up to this very serious problem that afflicts us, time to wake up and do something about it. Hey, I like that. Time to declare what I’ll do about my food addictions. I’ll drink twice as much water as I usually do. How about you? Are you ready to take a stand against obesity? I’m W J O’Reilly and that’s definitely something to think about.

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Oscar-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan explains how he reversed serious health threats by going vegetarian.

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Hi Guys! I need some support in making this huge life decision. Any support or advice will be greatly appreciated. I will be taking on this adventure for a month and sharing my journey. If all goes well – I plan on cutting out all red meat and chicken products from my diet.

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I’m going to my friends house for a party sleepover but her family are not vegetarians and I don’t mind but I dont want to eat meat, I’m a new vegetarian and worried that my meat cravings may come back. I dont want to be a nuisance and am quite shy, should I just say I can bring my own food or just please help!!

Part of being vegetarian is remembering your etiquette. Let your friend know that you are vegetarian, ask her what she will serve, eg pizza, and offer to bring your own snacks or order 1/2 cheese/veggie on one pizza. I let my hosts know that I am vegetarian, ask what they may be serving, and offer to bring a dish to share.

I realize you’re shy, but it’s better than bringing your own food without saying anything. Sharing food and eating together is a big part of many cultures around the world, so it would be a bit more awkward to not share the food.

You will be surprised how accepting your friends are of your being vegetarian, and how they’ll want to help out with foods you can eat.

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17, and about 143 lbs. I want to lose weight, but I also would like to try being a vegetarian just to see how it is. I would like to know how I should ease into it? Is it hard? I actually am a pasta lover, I only eat meat when someone cooks it for dinner, or its leftovers, besides that I do not cook, nor eat meat. I need a coach, and maybe a list of things I should eat instead of meat. Thanks(:

most people already eat some vegetarian meal.
I bet you often have cereal and milk for breakfast and that is a lacto-vegetarian breakfast.
EVer have mac and cheese for lunch?
Another lacto vegetarian meal.
Skip meat for a couple of meals a day and in the mean time, research some good vegetarian protein recipes.

Helping animals is a black-and-white issue for media sensation Courtney Stodden, who shares easy ways to save lives, including adopting a companion animal and refusing to eat anything with a face!

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I don’t eat a lot of meat at the moment, but next year I’m going overseas to mid-Asia in a ger where they eat LOTS and LOTS of meat. I’m not a preaching vegetarian and I’m not going to say no, because meat is their way of life, but.. will it be really bad for my health to go from hardly eating meat, to suddenly having it every day almost 3x a day? (They eat friggin’ sheeps heads for breakfast!)
( I have to eat meat once/twice a week at the moment – for my growing body)

Sorry but I just had to comment on this:

"um…most Asians live a largely vegetarian lifestyle."
Gers are form Mongolia and around there, they are herders and eat almost entirely meat.
"Meat there is incredibly expensive because it isn’t subsidized like in the West."
Once again, people who live in Gers are herders and eat almost entirely milk and meat. Research before you talk.
"If you want to eat meat, do so, but don’t say it’s because you’re headed to a place where people’s diet is even MORE plant-based than where you live now- that’s pretty stupid"
Same: they eat MORE meat there. Did you even read the question or do any research?

To answer your question:

Anyway, you might feel a bit sick after a short time but your body will soon adapt to the meaty diet. People can live fine like that, the people there are proof. You just might have a unpleasant adapting period is all.