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charlieshore
charlieshore

Although having been around slaughter houses most of my young life, due to my fathers work, it was about three years ago, when I was seventy that  I decided that I could no longer eat meat. I embarked on a vegetarian diet.

I am blessed with a wonderful wife, full of virtues, who readily studied a new form of cooking and prepared meatless meals for me.  The first thing that happened was that my appetite changed and I almost lost that gready hunger I used to get which led to "the munchies."  I lost two stones in weight and although I do sometimes "fall off the wagon" due to a sweet tooth, I find it easier to climb aboard again.

My objection to eating meat was the thought of the killing process and seeing lorry loads of young lambs on their way to the abbatoir and thier dear little faces looking at me through the slats of the lorry. (I love creatures of all sorts) My BP remains low at around 125/68. I think in my part of the country I would be known as a "Wuff" but my mind is so much is so much easier now that I am not part of it.   

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  • dambudzo
    dambudzo charlieshore

    Posted

    well done to you for finding a way of eating that clearly suits you better. and is usually better from a resources and an environmental point of view!

    in fact, vegetarianism can be extremely healthy. it should not be seen as negative eg lack of meat (a usual meal minus an ingredient), but as a positive eg a way of eating plant products. in the UK it is perfectly possible to eat a well balanced diet on the basis of plant products, which provides all the necessary nutrients.

    interesting about the loss of 'munchies' - have you also reduced your sugar intake?

    hope that you continue feeling good!

    • charlieshore
      charlieshore dambudzo

      Posted

      Yes sugar intake down. Having lost weight I do allow myself to have a fling occasionally but find it easier to loose the few pounds gained. I decided on a weight which I should never go abobe and religiously keep to it.

         

  • fredyy1
    fredyy1 charlieshore

    Posted

    I am planning to be a vegetarian, and I was inspired by experience. Now I know that this will really promote good health. Thanks so much charlie
  • charlieshore
    charlieshore

    Posted

    My main reason for giiving up meat was the abject suffering the animals suffer to provide meat. The health aspect is a great bonus,  

     

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