Vegetarians & Vegans Support Group
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Some family members are planning a party. They were discussing what they would have to eat. Hotdogs, hamburgers, pork chops. And dont forget all the processed side items. After 10 minutes of babbling, they look at me and say what will you eat? I dont know genius, what will I eat? Thats what I wanted to say. But, obviously by now I am use to it. At this point its comical. They said, well, well have lettucelike Im a damn rabbit. Havent heard that one before ugh
As I said, I am use to it. What amazes me is that people often ask me how I stay thin or comment on how healthy I look. They want to know HOW I do it. When they learn my eating lifestyle they claim they could NEVER do it. Ok, well, stay over weight and unhealthy. Fine by me. You ask how I do it Drives me crazy when people think they can take a magic pill or go on a diet for 30 days and get where they need to be. It exhausts me trying to educate people that this is NOT a temporary thing, its not a diet. Its a way of life. You must get your head right before your body has a chance. I cant figure out why people abuse their body. You only get one. You cant have a body transplant. Take care of this one. Then I get, gotta die someway, might as well die happy. Well, if you are obsessing about your weight, you are not happy.
Anywayjust venting.
As I said, I am use to it. What amazes me is that people often ask me how I stay thin or comment on how healthy I look. They want to know HOW I do it. When they learn my eating lifestyle they claim they could NEVER do it. Ok, well, stay over weight and unhealthy. Fine by me. You ask how I do it Drives me crazy when people think they can take a magic pill or go on a diet for 30 days and get where they need to be. It exhausts me trying to educate people that this is NOT a temporary thing, its not a diet. Its a way of life. You must get your head right before your body has a chance. I cant figure out why people abuse their body. You only get one. You cant have a body transplant. Take care of this one. Then I get, gotta die someway, might as well die happy. Well, if you are obsessing about your weight, you are not happy.
Anywayjust venting.
On another note, I would also like to lose some weight and haven't really seen a change since I started full vegan about a month ago. Is that normal? I'm still getting used to this kind of eating and sometimes have stuff with oil in it. I also might be eating to much starchy items (like grains, potatoes, etc). Can you share some of your typical meals a day? I'd like to compare to what I'm currently eating.
Here's one that I always here: Vegan diets are lacking in nutrients.
And here's a snappy comeback that I stop myself from actually saying: Oh yeah, it's lacking in the "nutrients" that cause obesity, heart disease, diabetes etc.
A lot of people at my workplace are looking into magical solutions to lose weight (machines, pills and whatnot). It's crazy! They can just leave animals off their plate as a start!
What I think is funny is that most meat-eaters think of a vegetarian dinner as the same as their dinner, just with the meat removed. Like we have plates with big empty spots in them... just a small side of vegetables and a baked potato. Funny.
My favorite is "can't you just pick it off?" UG.