I am tempted to go no dairy for a month or so and see if it matters to me. (I love my grilled cheese and pizza, but not so much that I can't avoid them if I really try.) I admit that I dig in at bread... that's my "out of my cold dead hands" food. I did have to give up green tea for a while, and although that sucked, I made it. That said, I'm glad I can have it again.
High protein was terrible for me. Ugh. I'm right there with you on the HATED IT.
I am all for people experimenting with eliminating foods to see what effect it has on the body. Science-mind, and all that. Particularly dairy because it's Really Not Good for people to consume it (nevermind how not good it is for the dairy cows). And I'm biased against dairy for my own reasons.
Bread = flour, yeast, water, oil, salt, at a minimum. Addictions can be to the yeast and/or to the type(s) of flour used. I can't do wheat bread, but I can do spelt, etc. I have lived without bread. I prefer life with bread. Things seem to go better for me with bread. *grins* And after experimenting with several different brands/local bakeries, I've finally found a non-wheat bread that feels and tastes like BREAD, as opposed to cardboard or brick.
Do you find that you're consuming more dairy than before you went veg?
Before I got pregnant, I had the sort of metabolism that made it very difficult for me to gain weight (opposite to the problem most people have, I know this). The only thing I was able to reliably gain weight on? Dairy. Other people find that they lose weight when they ditch the dairy, so it may be something to consider/keep in mind.
I'm eating meat 2-3 times a week now rather than constantly, but I'm sorry to report that I haven't felt any of the positives that many people talk about (more energy, waking up easier, etc). Oh well. I'll continue eating less meat simply because it is objectively better (even if I don't subjectively *feel* better) and it's more sustainable.
I have yet to feel these benefits myself, and I'm down to eating meat maybe once or twice a month. But then I didn't really do this for the fitness, mostly just the sustainability.
I didn't feel much different either. I CRAVED meat when I stopped. I did veg for a year, and now I stay away from pork and beef 99% of the time. And dairy. Dairy = bad in my tummy.
how's your iron intake? or, rather, how was it when you stopped eating meat? I usually find that cravings stem from a missing nutrient found in what we're craving, which could be filled adequately enough by some other source (but not always).
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High protein was terrible for me. Ugh. I'm right there with you on the HATED IT.
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Bread = flour, yeast, water, oil, salt, at a minimum. Addictions can be to the yeast and/or to the type(s) of flour used. I can't do wheat bread, but I can do spelt, etc. I have lived without bread. I prefer life with bread. Things seem to go better for me with bread. *grins* And after experimenting with several different brands/local bakeries, I've finally found a non-wheat bread that feels and tastes like BREAD, as opposed to cardboard or brick.
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Before I got pregnant, I had the sort of metabolism that made it very difficult for me to gain weight (opposite to the problem most people have, I know this). The only thing I was able to reliably gain weight on? Dairy. Other people find that they lose weight when they ditch the dairy, so it may be something to consider/keep in mind.
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