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Thanks, Nay. Really in this environment what do we have other than our "name"?

Runlola, were the movies spiritual, uplifting, religious, or a mix of those?

[That is how much what you eat matters to me]

Well, let me put it this way...
That is how much what you eat matters to me. .001%. Otherwise I think of you as a human being. Not a meat eater, not a vegetarian. It's not something that matters to me. I will not judge people based on what they eat. It's a concept I find too absurd.

Also, I never consumed much meat. And yes I did try to ween myself off with help from knowledgable vegetarians. Just believe me when I say It didn't work. You also missed a very huge point I made. I'm allergic to supplemental vitamin B12. So, what option does that leave me since it only occurs naturally in one thing? I have to eat meat.

I get very sick when I eat anything enriched with B12. Try to understand...it's also hard for me to make sure everything I eat doesn't contain certain things. I know the pain in the butt it is to avoid certain ingredients. I also have celiac disease and must do my very best to avoid gluten (guess how many things gluten is in ). I'm also highly lactose intolerant and allergic to half the vegetables in existence. I KNOW what a strict, altered diet is like. I know it so well that I've stopped eating out and when I eat at someones house, I just eat what I can. I'm not going to complain to people because I have a different diet.

I'm also a type 1 diabetic, and must count carbs religiously, and purchase items based on that. Understand that I must eat food like taking medicine. If I was to alter my diet one more time...I'd probably go insane.  :sad3:

And sometimes I do quite enjoy meat above all else. Because it's the one carbfree thing I can eat without having to inject insulin.

I'm actually exhausted with dieting and watching everything I eat. It's such a pain that I'm ready to go anorexic... :sad3:

I was not trying to "recruit" you, so I hope you didn't take it that way.    I understand. I read labels. I know that it is hard to avoid gluten, and many other things.

Mine really has no significance. I just picked it many years ago when it might have had some meaning but it doesn't now and I am too lazy to care about changing it.

I saw an ad for it in a magazine. I am not sure about it. My initial thought was it is probably independent, never heard of before films, which could be good or not.

That is why I cook most of my own food. That way I know what is in it.

<---------------- That is me.

I guess if I ever change my avatar then this post will not be accurate, but for today:

<---------------- That is me.

Still suffering, just not so severly now, hmm?   :violin:

I need a hug.  :sniff:  :hug:

Sounds like some good reasons.

Any special considerations for protein supplement?

You can get everything you need from plants. Beans, grains, nuts, seaweed, seeds, soy products, and plenty of vegetables have protein. It is a misconception that only meat contains protein.

I'm curious as to why some people won't eat meat.

Is it for religious reasons? Do you feel that the slaughter of animals is cruel and unjust? Maybe you feel that meat isn't healthy? Or maybe a combination of all of these reasons.

I'm not trying to be a smart butt or anything, just trying to understand.

For me it started one weekend I had all to myself. I would do yoga before lunch. When it was time to eat lunch I did not feel like eating anything heavy like meat so I would just eat a nice salad. I think I did not eat any meat that weekend and after wards I felt great. So I slowly started eating lighter, meaning more fruits and vegetables, so that I could do yoga in the evenings after work. I just could not do yoga after eating a heavy, meat meal.

After that I started looking into diet and health. With a family history of high blood pressure and diabetes I wanted to do something to reduce my risk. After doing some searching on the net it seemed to be agreed by actual doctors and researchers that a vegetarian diet with exercise is the best lifestyle to help prevent these things. After that I started seriously going vegetarian. I had a book, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health by Dr. Andrew Weil, sitting on my bookshelf for ages that I had never opened. I started reading it and he, a medical doctor, actually promotes a vegetarian diet (though he does suggest eating fish if one wants) while cutting out a lot of fat and unhealthy additives most products have in them. I have been following his advice for the most part, minus the fish and add flax seeds for omega acids.

So it all started for exercise and health reasons, but now that I have been refraining from eating animals it feels spiritually right for me as well. I feel closer to animals and nature on a spiritual level. It just feels right and natural.

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:crybaby:  Poor poor pitiful me.

I am not saying it is impossible to be vegetarian or vegan. Today, in many places it is much easier then just a few years ago. Also, thankfully, some restaurants do have vegetarian, and if you are really lucky vegan, dishes. But one or two dishes compared to the entire selection? And some places don't have anything without meat. I don't really care. I won't go to them. And that is not the point. Everything is catered to meat. Like with work lunches, there is no one vegetable in site. Just give me some green beans or corn and I would be happy. It is little things you notice.


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Chakras are always active. Some articles lead you to believe they are like doors that are either opened or closed. This is not true. They are like organs, in fact really they are organs that link between the physical and nonphysical. They are always working, just like your physical heart is always working. And like your heart they can be exercised so they are in better shape, and thus become stronger and work better and more efficiently. Like exercise, the best program is one that works your entire body. So it is with your chakras and entire energy system as well. If you work only your upper body muscles then your lower body will remain weaker and under developed. This is not very balanced and could cause problems. So it is with your chakras. Work all of them. You said that you do so, yet you feel your crown chakra is more active. This is common because knowing it or not we tend to work certain chakras more than others. I suggest that you concentrate working on your other chakras more. Still spend some time with your crown chakra but spend more time with your other chakras until you feel more balanced. During the day if you feel your crown is more active and it bothers you, try focusing on the lower chakras or pull energy away from the crown.

Plus, I find it curious that you will not tell your location.. It's not like I want your friggin address.  It's like you have something to hide and frankly, that makes me even more curious..  

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That probably sealed the deal right there. Now she will never tell just to torture you.  :locolaugh:

I think...your diet makes up less than .001% of who you are as a person.

I have to totally disagree with you on that point. I don't think we realize how important food is to us. Food is a big part of our lives. It is something we deal with throughout the day, every day for our entire life. Now it may not be something a lot of people think about and thus don't find that important, but think about how food effects your life. Eating is not just about keeping that pain out of your tummy. It gives us those things we need to stay alive and healthy. But it also has a social aspect. Families sit down over a cooked meal. Work places sometimes have meals for employees. Family get togethers usually include food. Who has not been on a date that involved eating? Diet is a big part of who we are. It may not matter to me or you what we each eat since we will probably never eat together, but if we did it could have atleast some influence on each of us. It would certainly effect what was cooked or where we went to eat.

Oh brother.. yes, Runlola, your life is soooo much harder than a meat eater..  

I challenge you to go one week writing down every place you go that meat is offered to you, every time you eat somewhere/thing, every time you have to deal with food. Just observe your choices. I am not even asking you to stop eating meat. I am just asking you to become aware of the situation.

it doesn't surprise me that you don't understand.
When I say it's hard, it's hard because the way the world is.
It's hard to find a vegan meal in a restaurant...
It's hard when they have parties at work & there is nothing for you to eat...
It's hard when everything is designed for meat eaters & you are left out.
you could never understand this unless you walked in a vegan's sandals...

This is so true. You really do not know how much the world caters to meat eating until you try to go without it. Suddenly many restaurants you might have enjoyed going to are no longer options. Employee appreciation lunches at work no longer include you. Might as well skip family day at work because all they are serving is meat. Those pot luck family get togethers are no longer so great for the tummy.

[healthy]

I physically cannot be a vegetarian (tried it out once).
One reason is that saturated fat is about the only thing that keeps me from dematerializing. My metabolism is ridiculous...a demanding monstrous thing. Or it hardly metabolizes, malabsorption...I'm not sure which is my problem. I have a hard maintaining a healthy weight. Well...not a hard time, but a face-stuffing junk-food-inhaling time. When I eat healthy or don't eat as much meat I start to look ghastly thin, in less that 2 weeks time.

I also seem to have an allergy of sorts to supplimental Vitamin B12. Whenever I take a multivitamin or eat anything enriched with B12 I get tremors and sometimes vomit. And those symptoms ARE like that of being moderately poisoned by cyanide...look up the components of supplimental B12 and you'll see why I have my problem.

I'm also unable to digest a vast number of vegetables...it kind of runs in the family.



I'm the bane of the militant vegetarian and vegans existence. I've really made some of them despise me just by explaining my diverse system, disproving their belief that everyone should and very well can become vegetarian. I don't believe that will happen here, though, as no one seems to have that militant attitude.

When you tried to change your diet, did you do it all at once or gradually? I have read that making the change all at once can mess with the body, especially if you ate a lot of meat. It is best to wean yourself off of meat and slowly start eating more fruits and veggies. This way your body can adjust to the change. That said, I don't really care what you eat. You do what you have to do.  

some of those guys look really good but I don't know their names.

that's all I know about it

Sometimes that is all you need to know.  

Kind of like in the Silent Hill movie.  :yikes2:

I like veggies...as long as they're surrounded by meat!

LOL  

it's hard when your parents think meat is best.

If they only knew.  

that is what it feels like sometimes!  

under many, many cold clouds & rain

Why would you want to do that?

There isn't much sun where I live, it's nice to get some heat.
You don't know how good the sun feels until you have been
without it for years.

Where have you been living, under a rock?  

I live in Tennessee.