Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

nadine_mn

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27. give yourself permission to eat meat once and awhile - doesn't mean you have to

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Fri May 18, 2012, 05:29 AM

May 2012

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I know that sounds wrong to say in this group but hang on, let me explain. I think the all or nothing attitude when you are first starting to eliminate meat can make you feel deprived, which makes meat more craveable (you know that whole wanting what you can't have).

If you give yourself permission to have a steak for example once in awhile, then maybe it removes that pressure to go all in and you can focus on trying new things.

I was raised a vegetarian and then started to eat meat once in highschool (to rebel my mom - ha) but now I am working on going back to being a vegetarian. Its a lot easier for me because I never really liked meat. Except bacon.

I am married to a carnivore so this will be a slow transition. One thing that is also helping - we are making a commitment to eat locally raised, grass-fed, humanely raised meat. Then we noticed that is crazy expensive - makes the choice of grabbing a Boca Burger a lot easier.

I agree with the previous poster - the cravings will go away.

On edit... I just want be clear that I am not advocating eating meat, I am merely suggesting a sort of weaning off with the ultimate goal of going meatless. Almost like quitting smoking...not going cold turkey (no pun) right off the bat to give your body time to adjust and that will help with cravings.

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I'm trying to reduce how much meat I eat. One problem: meat cravings. [View all] Odin2005 Apr 2012 OP

don't use "substitutes" just ditch all that stuff.... msongs Apr 2012 #1

I have one and I do that already, thanks for the suggestion, though! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #5

That sounds pretty good dark forest Dec 2012 #34

Getting off sugar is much harder for me. I recently joined the Type 2 club and...... yourout Apr 2012 #2

I tend towards hypoglycemia, so I have the opposite problem. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #6

I do too. LeftyMom Apr 2012 #22

I used to be a vegetarian and don't eat much meat now (drs. orders). Cleita Apr 2012 #3

High-fiber food is very filling for, but it sometimes gives me a stomachache... Odin2005 Apr 2012 #9

I went on the Atkins diet a few years ago, ate a lot of meat. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2012 #4

Try this... man4allcats Apr 2012 #7

Try eating the meals you're used marybourg Apr 2012 #8

When you find the answer to this, please share! I have always been a meat eater, but teddy51 Apr 2012 #10

If you are serious, see my post below. Big Blue Marble Apr 2012 #12

Thank you, as of this moment I am going to swear off of meat. I am tired of being a teddy51 Apr 2012 #13

Yes, the meat analogues work. Big Blue Marble Apr 2012 #11

Tofurky sandwich slices are insane. Codeine Apr 2012 #17

My favorite comfort meal is an open faced Tofurky sandwich CrispyQ Apr 2012 #18

The cravings can be managed with meat analogues. Geoff R. Casavant Apr 2012 #14

I like the Boca burgers spicy chicken and all-american burger Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #15

Nothing wrong with meat analogues. Codeine Apr 2012 #16

Just Seconding msongs suggestion YankeyMCC Apr 2012 #19

I agree with both you and msongs. deucemagnet Apr 2012 #23

Good to hear, friend. flvegan Apr 2012 #20

and bacon - no good substiute for bacon nadine_mn May 2012 #26

grain-made sausage is excellent wordpix Jun 2012 #28

Field Roast grain meat! We tried the smoked apple sage - it is really good nadine_mn Jun 2012 #30

Umami--the fifth taste ginnyinWI Apr 2012 #21

Interesting! nt Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #39

They go away. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #24

I have been a vegetarian for the past 15 years RebelOne Apr 2012 #25

give yourself permission to eat meat once and awhile - doesn't mean you have to nadine_mn May 2012 #27

your idea of the expensive grass-fed meat is good on a number of fronts wordpix Jun 2012 #29

Try eating fish instead of meat. Fish are less sentient. meti57b Oct 2012 #31

"Fish are less sentient" Ummm...what? flvegan Oct 2012 #32

That's. . . stupid. nt Codeine Oct 2012 #33

Fish are less sentient?! obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #36

Meat is slightly addictive, just like sugar, chocolate, caffeine, and cheese. ginnyinWI Dec 2012 #35

Crisp the meat analogs is you eat those obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #37

Sadly, I've been eating meat again lately. Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #38