In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

- I lost 110 lb within a year (without counting calories) mostly on all-meat (low-carbs) diets. PLEASE! Don't shoot me yet!

I'll shoot only a hug!

Many people do indeed lose weight on a low-carb diet.

When I first became a vegetarian, and did a lot of cleansing, I got very thin. (I wasn't overweight to begin with, except maybe 5-10 pounds at most.)

Years later, when I was having health problems and tried eating meat again for a couple of years, I did the low-carb diet for 3 weeks. I lost 12 lbs. but my digestion got plugged up and I started having arthritis! Then I craved carbs on the rebound and gained it back.

Many people lose weight on the low-carb, high-meat diet, but I question the health effects long-term.

People lose weight on the vegetarian diet too, especially raw vegan. Apparently there are different mechanisms for affecting weight loss and metabolism.

- I studied for 2 years, at about 30 to 60 hours a week, human metabolism and advanced nutrition (as a hobby, not in a university). Reading research papers directly first hand. Simply because I found that the (dis)information out there on these subjects, in other words the science of nutrition and human metabolism, is the most flimsy field of science. This gets quite clear when you take the time to learn it all from the sources.

There is a mountain of research and opinions by so-called 'experts' and much of it conflicts. Experts don't all agree, and it gets even more complicated because there are so many other factors in the equation, such as spiritual and emotional states, genetic predispositions, environment, etc.

In my understanding, the most comprehensive study regarding meat consumption is The China Study, the one mentioned the above Huffington Post article. It was a huge study and of course factored in all those other issues, leaving a very clear result.

- Overeating is currently what seems to be my last great challenge (catalyst) in this incarnation.

Hmmm...This is just an idea, but have you ever considered "overeating" rich, decadent raw vegan desserts?

https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&h...F474AWZIeA (in case this link doesn't work, I just went to google.com/images and did a search for rich decadent raw vegan dessert.)

Reportedly, many people who've had overeating challenges, have learned to enjoy food again, and eat freely, as much as they want to, and still not only lose weight, but enjoy a state of health more vibrant than they've ever imagined, by going raw vegan. Supposedly the pounds just melt off, very rapidly, and they can eat as much as they want. It just has to do with what they eat. (Just passing on the idea.)

I've experienced a taste of this, and I know Pickle and his wife live it. I'm making progress in that direction, but I'm not quite there yet. For me, it seems to be a matter of finding that balance between choice and flow. Choice directs flow!

- I am now ABSOLUTELY beyond any shadow of a doubt CONVINCED that this catalyst is metaphysical (a pre-incarnational bias I chose for this life) and is currently being energized by negative entities. It's pretty much the only buttons they can still push. The problem is that I still have not found what needs acceptance and balancing in this case. :-/

Yeah, I can relate!

SO now I am ready to join the discussions in this thread !

OK cool! Welcome to the party!

Let's see if you'll get me off of meat.

Is that an invitation or a challenge?

Looks like a fun place.

Depends on whom you ask! :-/