Food and fatness

[kalimyre]

So I watched Super Size Me, and wow, that was a scary movie. For anyone who hasn't heard of it, the basic premise is that this guy eats nothing but McDonalds food, three meals a day, for a month. It's crazy how horrible it turns out to be for his health. And I mean, of course most people don't eat all their meals there but after watching that

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[indybaggins]

I've been a vegetarian for almost seven years now... I don't eat any animal, so also no seafood/fish.

For me it wasn't hard at all. It's just about changing your eating habits really, as soon as you haven't had meat for a couple months your body doesn't recognise it as "food" anymore. At least mine doesn't. I don't long for it at all, although I do have periods where all of a sudden I'll really long for eggs or chips or cheese, which I assume just has to do with craving fat.

You have to eat more and more often when you're a vegetarian as well, which is why some people feel like it doesn't work for them the first couple months.

Also, life-long vegetarians live on average ten years longer... *laughs*

Both ethically as health-wise, I would never go back to eating meat. I feel so much better now. Your skin will be clearer, your hair less greasy, you'll have more energy and you'll be able to eat more... Not to mention your immune system working better, cholesterol going down, the fact that you're not participating in animal cruelty...

I know it's pretty hard to start with, but from my point of view there really is no reason not to try and eat healthier, not just for you but for everyone. But I'm biased like whoa ;)

[kalimyre]

I'm not sure I could make the jump to full vegan--there's a level where you're allowed dairy products, but no meats, right? Although I must admit I felt good today after lunch, it was all vegetarian, no meat or dairy, and I didn't feel all loaded down and tired. I was able to work out and do my homework and still not feel hungry.

I think my husband would really not go for the vegetarian thing, though. I guess there's a certain resistance based mostly on laziness (junk food is so much easier, it's all prepackaged and quick) and also the taste preferences of a lifetime.

...are chips not allowed? Really? They're made with potatoes, and you can get the kind cooked with sunflower oil or something, seems like that'd be okay.