bickster Posted June 2, 2018 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: 1,500,000,000 cows say hi! The world turned vegetarian says hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, bickster said: The world turned vegetarian says hi yes, but that was the point I was making about 'rice' there's going to be methane, we can eat the rice or we can eat the cows, something somewhere is gonna be farting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2018 3 hours ago, LondonLax said: I think the main reason vegans lose weight is because they struggle to find anything worth eating.* *Just a joke vegans, don't come after me! Joking apart, one of my ex work colleagues was vegan, and she piled the weight on. Basically, she ate a load of chips and sugary stuff (which kind of supports your theory). She actually lost weight when she went back to being omnivorous. Going back to my earlier argument, it only really works if you actually do like that kind of food. If you don't, it's just an exercise in self-flagellation for guilt trip reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2018 3 hours ago, chrisp65 said: what the world would look like if everyone in China and India and Africa all decided that they also wanted to eat 25 kilo's of chicken per capita per year. There is evidence that this is exactly what is happening in many developing countries; meat eating is seen as a proud badge of newfound middle class status. I am reminded of something Legov pointed out in the religion thread ages ago, about Christianity being the hip, trendy religion in Malaysia, while Buddhism is seen as stodgy and old hat. Whereas, the exact reverse is true in the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 2, 2018 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2018 4 hours ago, mjmooney said: Then again, there's the Atkins Diet. I'm not advocating it (no bread or chips with my steak? **** off!), but it's not as simple as saying meat = obesity and veganism = weight loss. I don’t think anybody is saying that to be fair. People are just pointing out that going veggie/vegan has helped THEM be more healthy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 5 hours ago, mjmooney said: Then again, there's the Atkins Diet. I'm not advocating it (no bread or chips with my steak? **** off!), but it's not as simple as saying meat = obesity and veganism = weight loss. Not for all, but for me it was. I tried every diet under the sun, so much exercise, eating good portions, nothing dropped. Within 2 months of dropping meat my energy levels were high and j was losing weight. So it might not work for all, but it did for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 22 minutes ago, Dick said: Not for all, but for me it was. I tried every diet under the sun, so much exercise, eating good portions, nothing dropped. Within 2 months of dropping meat my energy levels were high and j was losing weight. So it might not work for all, but it did for me. Have you checked that you are actually not a goat? Maybe you are a goat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 We have a monthly vegan market in Nottingham. Had a cracking seitan burger for lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 So, the news I take away from that, is it appears semen is ok for vegans to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Seitan is vile. I'd rather eat decent food made out of veggies than meat substitutes tbh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 15 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: So, the news I take away from that, is it appears semen is ok for vegans to eat. Where did you think we got our protein from? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Seitan is vile. I'd rather eat decent food made out of veggies than meat substitutes tbh I've tried to make it at home a couple of times and it's always been shit. These people know what they're doing though, I was pretty impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2018 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: Joking apart, one of my ex work colleagues was vegan, and she piled the weight on. Basically, she ate a load of chips and sugary stuff (which kind of supports your theory). She actually lost weight when she went back to being omnivorous. You make a good point Mike in that it's easy to become a 'junk food vegan.' These days there are many meat alternative and vegan replacement foods on the market. However most of them are packed with the so called 'tropical oils' like canola and palm oil which are essentially empty calories. Personally it's a challenge to not eat these convenient pre-packaged foods and to find the time to prepare fresh healthy meals. It's always a time factor living and working in a city. Palm oil plantations in South East Asia have also destroyed the natural habitat of lots of wildlife including the endangered orangutan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: You make a good point Mike in that it's easy to become a 'junk food vegan.' These days there are many meat alternative and vegan replacement foods on the market. However most of them are packed with the so called 'tropical oils' like canola and palm oil which are essentially empty calories. Personally it's a challenge to not eat these convenient pre-packaged foods and to find the time to prepare fresh healthy meals. It's always a time factor living and working in a city. Palm oil plantations in South East Asia have also destroyed the natural habitat of lots of wildlife including the endangered orangutan. So what your saying is people don’t eat meat for ethical reasons and then eat something made from Palm oil instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: So what your saying is people don’t eat meat for ethical reasons and then eat something made from Palm oil instead May as well just have an orangutan burger! Edited June 2, 2018 by TheAuthority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 2 hours ago, lapal_fan said: Have you checked that you are actually not a goat? Maybe you are a goat. Might explain why I keep getting told off for eating clothes from my neighbours washing line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, TheAuthority said: You make a good point Mike in that it's easy to become a 'junk food vegan.' These days there are many meat alternative and vegan replacement foods on the market. However most of them are packed with the so called 'tropical oils' like canola and palm oil which are essentially empty calories. Personally it's a challenge to not eat these convenient pre-packaged foods and to find the time to prepare fresh healthy meals. It's always a time factor living and working in a city. Palm oil plantations in South East Asia have also destroyed the natural habitat of lots of wildlife including the endangered orangutan. I make everything fresh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 3 hours ago, TheAuthority said: May as well just have an orangutan burger! Mmmmmmm Orangutan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Mmmmmmm Orangutan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 3, 2018 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 3, 2018 10 hours ago, TheAuthority said: You make a good point Mike in that it's easy to become a 'junk food vegan.' These days there are many meat alternative and vegan replacement foods on the market. However most of them are packed with the so called 'tropical oils' like canola and palm oil which are essentially empty calories. Personally it's a challenge to not eat these convenient pre-packaged foods and to find the time to prepare fresh healthy meals. It's always a time factor living and working in a city. Palm oil plantations in South East Asia have also destroyed the natural habitat of lots of wildlife including the endangered orangutan. It’s a good point. A girl at work is a new vegan and she basically just eats potato because she can’t really be bothered to cook a proper meal when she gets home. I’ve literally asked her if she thinks her new veganism has made her more unhealthy and she happily admits it has. But the principle of it means more to her. As I said earlier, you can have an unhealthy diet no matter what your persuasion is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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