"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Jack Black said:
Thinking of going vegetarianish for Lent! :eek: What you reckon folks, month is a long time, could I manage it?! :rolleyes::oops::D:thumbsup:
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Why not give it a try? Just make sure you're getting enough protein from other sources. My recommendation is to develop a taste for things like tofu and lentils, etc, rather than trying to eat "faux meat" made by highly processing otherwise tasty and healthy ingredients.

If nothing else, it'll make you appreciate your food when you go back to being an omnivore.
 
Jack Black said:
Thinking of going vegetarianish for Lent! :eek: What you reckon folks, month is a long time, could I manage it?! :rolleyes::oops::D:thumbsup:
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Ramadan starts in late March this year, so I will be off food entirely from pre-dawn until sundown for a month.

Seems like it would be a fairly healthy routine, but my wife makes all the types of special holiday foods she remembers from back home, and of course by the end of the day I’m pretty hungry so… :rolleyes:

I think the only thing that keeps me from gaining weight each year is the fear of having an overstuffed belly during night prayers.
r8shell said:
Why not give it a try? Just make sure you're getting enough protein from other sources. My recommendation is to develop a taste for things like tofu and lentils, etc, rather than trying to eat "faux meat" made by highly processing otherwise tasty and healthy ingredients.
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My advice to Jack or anyone trying to go off meat without sacrificing taste would be to track down the Ethiopian community in your area. The Ethiopian Orthodox have a pretty rigorous fasting schedule, and the vegetarian dishes they have developed are pretty tasty, all without tofu or faux meat.
 
Jack Black said:
Thinking of going vegetarianish for Lent! :eek: What you reckon folks, month is a long time, could I manage it?! :rolleyes::oops::D:thumbsup:
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You can do it,
The pie industry will be in ruins.
I reckon baked bean production will> 100%.
I don't eat meat everyday, had a health scare couple of years ago. I was always reasonably healthy & exercised regular & had to cut back a bit on what I could do, so made some diet changes. For me to give up it's licorice all sorts or chocolate, sit down at the end of the day have a coffee & snack. I have pretty much given up caffine & try not to snack, if I do raw nuts are the go too. I must admit been slack the past few weeks with my birthday & the wife's but back on track.
Good luck.
Your theme song for the month?
 
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5K Qs said:
Jack, when I met my wife, she ate no meat (although she ate cheese, eggs, milk, and other dairy products). And when we married, I ate no meat at home for several years, probably at least 5 years; I think when our daughter was old enough to start eating real food, my wife started worrying about whether it was healthy for our daughter to grow up with no meat, so she "changed the rules" and we began having poultry and fish at home. And I really had no difficulty going without meat. We seemed to get plenty of protein via lentils, beans, tofu, and so on, as well as eggs and dairy. There are actually some pretty good "fake meats", although I can't remember anymore what they were. But I considered myself a "social carnivore" – no meat at home, but if we visited folks who served meat, I'd eat it, or if we went to a restaurant, I'd order meat. But those occasions were probably only a couple of times each month.

I think you can do it!

- GT
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That's very interesting Gary, thank you :) When I stopped smoking a long time ago, I worked in a garage, where smoking wasn't allowed on the shop floor, and I remember thinking that might have given me a slight advantage. My ex-girlfriend was vegetarian, which limited my meat consumption when we were together, so perhaps it'll help. We'll see! :rolleyes: :D ;) :thumbsup:
waynorth said:
Yes!!! Especially with positive feedback from us Porch-dwellers!!!
Go for it Jack!! You will be glad you did!!! :thumbsup:
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Thanks Charlie, I appreciate the support folks :) Maybe I'll even lose some weight :D :thumbsup:
r8shell said:
Why not give it a try? Just make sure you're getting enough protein from other sources. My recommendation is to develop a taste for things like tofu and lentils, etc, rather than trying to eat "faux meat" made by highly processing otherwise tasty and healthy ingredients.

If nothing else, it'll make you appreciate your food when you go back to being an omnivore.
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Good advice Rachel, thanks :) I do like tofu and lentils, though I don't have them very often. I should have planned this a bit better really! :D :thumbsup:
Just Tom. said:
Ramadan starts in late March this year, so I will be off food entirely from pre-dawn until sundown for a month.
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Now that's a sacrifice Tom :thumbsup:
Just Tom. said:
Seems like it would be a fairly healthy routine, but my wife makes all the types of special holiday foods she remembers from back home, and of course by the end of the day I’m pretty hungry so… :rolleyes:

I think the only thing that keeps me from gaining weight each year is the fear of having an overstuffed belly during night prayers.

My advice to Jack or anyone trying to go off meat without sacrificing taste would be to track down the Ethiopian community in your area. The Ethiopian Orthodox have a pretty rigorous fasting schedule, and the vegetarian dishes they have developed are pretty tasty, all without tofu or faux meat.
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Thanks for the advice my friend :) :thumbsup:
screened porch said:
Vegetarianish? How could you fail?
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LOL! :D We're not all as hard-core as you buddy :) So, no meat or fish, eggs, or cheese for the next 40 days :eek: :thumbsup:
mitch13 said:
You can do it,
The pie industry will be in ruins.
I reckon baked bean production will> 100%.
I don't eat meat everyday, had a health scare couple of years ago. I was always reasonably healthy & exercised regular & had to cut back a bit on what I could do, so made some diet changes. For me to give up it's licorice all sorts or chocolate, sit down at the end of the day have a coffee & snack. I have pretty much given up caffine & try not to snack, if I do raw nuts are the go too. I must admit been slack the past few weeks with my birthday & the wife's but back on track.
Good luck.
Your theme song for the month?
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Thanks mate! :D Good for you on making those diet changes, and thanks for the tune, I remember hearing Dire Straits play for free, at a beer festival, just before their first single came out :D :thumbsup:
knarfeng said:
My wife is vegetarian and it seems to suit her. But she's careful to design meals with all the required nutrients.
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That's interesting Frank, more widespread than I imagined :) :thumbsup:
meako said:
You are what you eat...so its been said....following that logic beef is made of vegetation...Funny thing is I was thinking of making up another quest for you JB...this could be it. Good Luck with it.
Cheers.
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Thanks Jon...no more quests please! :eek: 🤣 :thumbsup:

I have to say I'm a bit nervous, but I will stick to my word, and am grateful for all the advice and support. Starting off, with breakfast, was pretty easy, as this is what I have for breakfast most days of the year anyway :D I just realised, giving up bread would have been a hard one for me, maybe next year! :rolleyes: ;) :D :thumbsup:

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Remember, we have just one life. If you eat good products; i.e. no GMO, local non treated meat and vegetables, animals fed with natural products (grass instead of fish flours, etc.), no useless (except for the chemist industry) antibiotic and veterinary treatments,not necessarily organic, there's no reason to abuse yourself with silly month of frustration.
We have more and more people in overweight since the introduction of worldwide firms and among those in overweight, the proportion of people making yearly diets is much higher than in other populations because nature is not idiot. If you stop eating at usual hours, your body uses his reserves, then reconstructs them in larger scale in prevision of the next diet days...
Quality is the name of the game. Sorry if it hurts, but dry january, and the like is just masochistic b......t. 😂😂😂
 
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Right :thumbsup: There's this 'tipaton tammikuu' crap here- it's alliterative in Finnish- literally Dropless January whereby crypto alcoholics go on the wagon for a month with a certain self-righteousness. Problem being, come 1st February they compensate for their loss of intake and deprivation by redoubling their efforts:rolleyes: Back to square one. Where people have religious or deep cultural attachments they might well have to give up something, if not where's the purpose if it's not permanent ?
 
Jolipapa said:
Remember, we have just one life. If you eat good products; i.e. no GMO, local non treated meat and vegetables, animals fed with natural products (grass instead of fish flours, etc.), no useless (except for the chemist industry) antibiotic and veterinary treatments,not necessarily organic, there's no reason to abuse yourself with silly month of frustration.
We have more and more people in overweight since the introduction of worldwide firms and among those in overweight, the proportion of people making yearly diets is much higher than in other populations because nature is not idiot. If you stop eating at usual hours, your body uses his reserves, then reconstructs them in larger scale in prevision of the next diet days...
Quality is the name of the game. Sorry if it hurts, but dry january, and the like is just masochistic b......t. 😂😂😂
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Sounds like a healthy diet Alain :thumbsup:
 
Just Tom. said:
Ramadan starts in late March this year, so I will be off food entirely from pre-dawn until sundown for a month.

Seems like it would be a fairly healthy routine, but my wife makes all the types of special holiday foods she remembers from back home, and of course by the end of the day I’m pretty hungry so… :rolleyes:

I think the only thing that keeps me from gaining weight each year is the fear of having an overstuffed belly during night prayers.
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That does sound like a challenge!
I've been "intermittent fasting" for almost a year now, but of course that's very different. I can set my own flexible schedule, and drink as much water and black coffee as I want. I can happily suffer through many deprivations, if I have my caffeine.
 
r8shell said:
That does sound like a challenge!
I've been "intermittent fasting" for almost a year now, but of course that's very different. I can set my own flexible schedule, and drink as much water and black coffee as I want. I can happily suffer through many deprivations, if I have my caffeine.
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I have a mate who does that 😊 I gave up coffee for several years, but I do enjoy it, and limit myself to one or two strong cups a day 👍

Veg pho for lunch 😊

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r8shell said:
That does sound like a challenge!
I've been "intermittent fasting" for almost a year now, but of course that's very different. I can set my own flexible schedule, and drink as much water and black coffee as I want. I can happily suffer through many deprivations, if I have my caffeine.
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It’s really not too bad unless you have to work outdoors or something. Also, the lunar calendar is not perfectly in synch with the solar one, so for the next several years it will occur during a period when there is less daytime than in prior years.

Honestly, intermittent fasting sounds harder to me, because I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have the motivation to keep it up. I am active and try to eat FAIRLY well, but I am no role model when it comes to diet. I do have one advantage in that my carry-out/junk food options are limited to halal, or kosher, or fish, or vegetarian - which means I eat mostly food from home.
 
Jack Black said:
I have a mate who does that 😊 I gave up coffee for several years, but I do enjoy it, and limit myself to one or two strong cups a day 👍

Veg pho for lunch 😊

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Wow, that looks really good!
Just Tom. said:
It’s really not too bad unless you have to work outdoors or something. Also, the lunar calendar is not perfectly in synch with the solar one, so for the next several years it will occur during a period when there is less daytime than in prior years.

Honestly, intermittent fasting sounds harder to me, because I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have the motivation to keep it up. I am active and try to eat FAIRLY well, but I am no role model when it comes to diet. I do have one advantage in that my carry-out/junk food options are limited to halal, or kosher, or fish, or vegetarian - which means I eat mostly food from home.
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Your purely lunar calendar is interesting, in that your holidays gradually shift seasons. The Hebrew calendar is lunisolar, with a leap month, so Yom Kippur is always in Autumn. I'd have a harder time with a 24 hour dry fast, if it took place in the hottest part of summer!

I started doing the intermittent fasting sort of by accident during the pandemic. Wearing a mask all day really cut down on mindless snacking. ;) Once I got into the routine of letting myself feel real hunger between meals, I tend to crave healthier food.
 
There’s so much info. out there today, it can be confusing at best.
My middle daughter loves Noom, I don’t have a smart phone, so I’m out of luck there.
GOLO is what I use. These are not fad programs, but lifestyle approaches.
Of course GOLO has its products to hawk, but there’s a wealth of planning and strategic info. not just for weight loss.
The recipes alone are invaluable to me. They Include carnivore thru vegan.
It‘s free too.
 
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