Gilbakka posted:yuji22, on Valentine's Day 2012 I stopped eating chicken 'cold turkey'. One month later I stopped eating egg yolk. I had stopped eating beef since July 2005.
Now, buddy, 6 months after I stopped eating chicken in 2012 I got a stroke and spent 71 days in hospital. During that time I lost around 30 pounds in weight. Why? The kinda vegetarian foods the hospital fed me was revolting. Curried split peas whole with Basmattie rice-raisins, curried cauliflower and some tasteless small beans. One Saturday afternoon I threw up just after exiting the dining room. The next day I was afraid to eat and so I fasted. The following day the dietician put me on a scale and ordered me to eat. After some thinking, we worked out a diet of eggs, fish, tuna sandwich and fruits.
I was still losing weight after returning home. My family-relatives convinced me to return to protein-rich chicken and, my wife being Muslim, I would request a piece of beef once in a blue moon. I've picked up some weight but I'm still about 20 punds short of my pre-stroke reading.
Gil,
I eat a very balanced diet. Tofu, lentils and Soy together with flaxseed (Omega 3) is an important part of a vegan or vegetarian diet. We use less spices and cook both West Indian and Indian style of meals
One of my neighbours is Indian and they love our West Indian style of foods. One of my white neighbours look forward to our Indian style of foods. My son's best friend parents are Jamaican and they come over often to join us for dinner, they are amazed at our vegan/vegetarian meals and their daughter is now 100 percent vegetarian. She took all of the receipts from my wife and now shows off her "Indian" style of cooking to her friends.
My daughter taught her how to wear a sari and she dresses up and attends functions at our Iskcon temple for religious occasions wearing a sari or Gopi skirts. I now tell everyone that I have two daughters and two sons.
Never had fish, meats or eggs and I am still going strong at 51. My entire family including children are the same and are very healthy.
As part of our religious requirement, we also do not use onions, garlics, coffee, tea or alcohol. We use mainly ginger tea.
My family doctor told me that she is amazed at how well I am doing health wise. Heart disease is genetic on my fathers side of the family and it scares me a lot but my cholesterol and blood pressure are excellent.
It all depends on each individual. I do not promote my lifestyle to anyone, it is just that I was born this way.