01-07-2013, 06:18 AM
I wrote about my spontaneous fast here. That lasted for 3 days, and was triggered towards the middle of Dec 2012.
about a week ago (very close to new years day), I received an impulse to drop meat from my meals, at least for a while. I went along with it, thinking in might be for 2 or 3 days and then I'd go back to normal; which previously included fatty meats in every meal.
well, its been more than 7 days now, and it shows no sign of abating. I have had no cravings or inclinations to return to adding meat again, but I thought I'd share some of the meat substitutions that I made that might be of interest to others. This is not an attempt at conversion :d just a sharing of method.
I basically replaced the animal meats and fats directly with:
* canned lentils
* butter
* extra nuts, though not a very large amount
* olives
this direct substitution has been surprisingly effective. I am still able to maintain my preferred one-meal-a-day approach. And the physical energy levels and sleeping patterns have not been affected much at all.
the extra fibre content did result in a thorough emptying of the bowels in the first few days, but that has settled back to normal now.
otherwise there is not much else to report. I followed my instincts on this shift; and I thoroughly acknowledge that it is a personal choice. Where it goes from here, I'm not quite sure.
about a week ago (very close to new years day), I received an impulse to drop meat from my meals, at least for a while. I went along with it, thinking in might be for 2 or 3 days and then I'd go back to normal; which previously included fatty meats in every meal.
well, its been more than 7 days now, and it shows no sign of abating. I have had no cravings or inclinations to return to adding meat again, but I thought I'd share some of the meat substitutions that I made that might be of interest to others. This is not an attempt at conversion :d just a sharing of method.
I basically replaced the animal meats and fats directly with:
* canned lentils
* butter
* extra nuts, though not a very large amount
* olives
this direct substitution has been surprisingly effective. I am still able to maintain my preferred one-meal-a-day approach. And the physical energy levels and sleeping patterns have not been affected much at all.
the extra fibre content did result in a thorough emptying of the bowels in the first few days, but that has settled back to normal now.
otherwise there is not much else to report. I followed my instincts on this shift; and I thoroughly acknowledge that it is a personal choice. Where it goes from here, I'm not quite sure.
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