I did it...

[floridaorange]

Last night for the first time in almost 5 years I ate chicken. My wife and I went to a really nice restaurant and I figured it was the right time and place, especially since the chicken was light, free range, etc. I opted for the Ceasar Salad and the chicken was real light, cut into really thin small pieces. The flavor was good but definitely different from what I had gotten used to. My stomach feels a little weird but overall I feel great. It's cool because I could use the extra calories now that I have a 4 month old boy I take care of most of the day when I'm not working.

Glad I got over it finally...not eating meat for nearly 5 years served it's purpose, but the season for that has finally ended. I plan on sticking mostly to chicken though, and maybe turkey.

[Kat]

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hehe good for you!

[Huggie Smiles]

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I had a bloody steak from the BBQ two nights ago. It was amazing!
You might want to cook it all the way thru to get used to it again - but deffo try it once more! It will light up your tatse buds

[feather]

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Why no meat? I can't live without meat.

[unkle]

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I can't live without meat.

Me either..especially here.

[foreks]

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chicken is not meat, it's poultry.

[floridaorange]

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Why no meat? I can't live without meat.

I tried it for 30 days once and liked how I felt, so I just kept going.

chicken is not meat, it's poultry.

It's meat (flesh) when you haven't had any animals in nearly 5 years. But I know what you are saying. My grandfather and uncles own a large commercial dairy/beef cattle operation in S. Florida.

[simonr]

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Try chicken in curries .. especially thai w. coconut milk and veg .. then ramp up to a nice balti.

[floridaorange]

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^great suggestion, making curry soup with garbanzo beans and broccoli now. .

[Rawrmune]

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So did your body feel much better on a vegetarian diet? I've always wondered what it's like to give up meat.

[nick007]

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Nice one FO. I am presently doing the 2 week induction of the Atkins Diet - no alchohol but plenty meat

[floridaorange]

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So did your body feel much better on a vegetarian diet? I've always wondered what it's like to give up meat.

I got sick a whole lot less... it's hard to explain how it feels, but for me I had more energy and was more alert. I don't plan on eating much meat now, maybe 1 - 2 times per week. Because yes, overall I feel better.

[Kamal]

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Why no meat? I can't live without meat.

ditto, it's hard enough quitting having a nice wine with dinner but to turn my plate into a garden abloom, well then might as well wear a saffron cloth and run away into the forest.

[Kamal]

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what about veggie induced excess flatulence? I heard being veggie bumps up your methane contribution by 10 fold.

[floridaorange]

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^some foods more than others. i just stay away from the foods that do that to me .