How do you maintain the vegan diet?

marylewis12 · Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

Hey everyone,

I'm new to this forum and I'm having a hard time maintaining the vegan
diet. I have cravings for meat! What do you do to overcome these
cravings?

Thanks,

Mary

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Gaston · Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

marylewis12@gmail.com wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm new to this forum and I'm having a hard time maintaining the vegan
> diet. I have cravings for meat! What do you do to overcome these
> cravings?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary

Why are you following a vegan diet? Are you suffering from cognitive
dissonance?

I would think that if you were doing it for your own 'reasons' then you
would not crave meat.

Perhaps look at these:

http://www.viva.org.uk/video/index.htm

http://www.viva.org.uk/video/nimn.html

Go to the http://www.ajcn.org/ web site and type in "milk cancer" and
read some of the papers...

Gaston · Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

marylewis12@gmail.com wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm new to this forum and I'm having a hard time maintaining the vegan
> diet. I have cravings for meat! What do you do to overcome these
> cravings?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary

On reflection, I might have seemed a bit 'blunt'. If so I apologise!

A good place to start would be:

http://www.viva.org.uk/goingvegan/index.html

Good luck.

Jeßus · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 18

marylewis12@gmail.com wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm new to this forum and I'm having a hard time maintaining the vegan
> diet. I have cravings for meat! What do you do to overcome these
> cravings?

Eat some meat then. Seriously.
No one diet suits everyone, what is your prime motivation to try a Vegan
diet? Being vegan is fine, but don't let anyone tell you it is the only
legitimate option.

t.mourad · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Gaston wrote:
> marylewis12@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> I'm new to this forum and I'm having a hard time maintaining the vegan
>> diet. I have cravings for meat! What do you do to overcome these
>> cravings?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mary
>
> Why are you following a vegan diet? Are you suffering from cognitive
> dissonance?
>
> I would think that if you were doing it for your own 'reasons' then you
> would not crave meat.
>
> Perhaps look at these:
>
> http://www.viva.org.uk/video/index.htm
>
> http://www.viva.org.uk/video/nimn.html
>
> Go to the http://www.ajcn.org/ web site and type in "milk cancer" and
> read some of the papers...
>
>

Gaston · Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

t.mourad@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Gaston wrote:
>> marylewis12@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Hey everyone,
>>>
>>> I'm new to this forum and I'm having a hard time maintaining the vegan
>>> diet. I have cravings for meat! What do you do to overcome these
>>> cravings?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Mary
>>
>> Why are you following a vegan diet? Are you suffering from cognitive
>> dissonance?
>>
>> I would think that if you were doing it for your own 'reasons' then
>> you would not crave meat.
>>
>> Perhaps look at these:
>>
>> http://www.viva.org.uk/video/index.htm
>>
>> http://www.viva.org.uk/video/nimn.html
>>
>> Go to the http://www.ajcn.org/ web site and type in "milk cancer" and
>> read some of the papers...
>>
>>

I think something is missing.....

ned · Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 3

marylewis12@gmail.com wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm new to this forum and I'm having a hard time maintaining the vegan
> diet. I have cravings for meat! What do you do to overcome these
> cravings?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mary

Hi Mary,

When these cravings arise, do you find you get involved in telling yourself
a story about it, what you are missing, how it makes you miserable?
anything like that. That is getting involved with them.

You don't do anything to the cravings, just let them be. Watch them come and
they will also go. When they no longer have an emotional effect on you they
will probably fizzle out and stop. Don't feed it and it'll go away. Wink

ned.

Hermit · Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 4

I would stock up on some vegan garden burgers, original flavor.
I assume you are just starting out so the burger flavor will get you
through the hard times.
Try them with mustard, lettuce, onion, and tomato. The more you load
them up with veggies the more filling they will be and you get over the
meat taste.
Just don't get caught up in the meaty taste as they are loaded with fat
to get the meat flavor.
Good luck.
Eddie

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