cravings

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no, I never did! LOL, but I ate some when I was pregnant, LOL. I wanted to eat a lot but told myself no

 

-

Nicole

Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:47 PM

Re: cravings

eeewww! have you ever aten raw dough before getting pregnant? That's pretty strange!Nicole , "PuterWitch" <puterwitch@c...> wrote:> I craved raw dough, like Pillsbury croissant dough )> - > Nicole > > Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:18 PM> Re: cravings> > > Hi pregnant woman! i new here and I'm jumping in...I was a pregnant > vegetarian, and I just loved all the comments you get from people. I > was pregnant with my second, still breastfeeding my first, and > vegetarian:) So don't believe a word of what they say!!! Both my kids > weighed 7lbs 13oz, nice healthy babies:) > > I do recommend taking flax seed or eating something with the Omega > 3/6/9 ratio. This is good for the babies brain, and I read that it > helps them figure out night and day easier. My son sleep through the > night the first one at the hospital, and my daughter had no problems > either. If I find where I read it I'll post it.> > Good Luck ladies! I craved buttercream icing with my first, and YUCK!! > Chuck E Cheese pizzas with my second. > > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

I've always been a sugar maniac and used to go to my Gran's and grab her huge jar or maraschino cherries and sit under the house and eat the whole thing.......LOL Talk about red dye. (;-OPuterWitch <puterwitch wrote:

 

no, I never did! LOL, but I ate some when I was pregnant, LOL. I wanted to eat a lot but told myself no

 

-

Nicole

Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:47 PM

Re: cravings

eeewww! have you ever aten raw dough before getting pregnant? That's pretty strange!Nicole , "PuterWitch" <puterwitch@c...> wrote:> I craved raw dough, like Pillsbury croissant dough )> - > Nicole > > Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:18 PM> Re: cravings> > > Hi pregnant woman! i new here and I'm jumping in...I was a pregnant > vegetarian, and I just loved all the comments you get from people. I > was pregnant with my second, still breastfeeding my

first, and > vegetarian:) So don't believe a word of what they say!!! Both my kids > weighed 7lbs 13oz, nice healthy babies:) > > I do recommend taking flax seed or eating something with the Omega > 3/6/9 ratio. This is good for the babies brain, and I read that it > helps them figure out night and day easier. My son sleep through the > night the first one at the hospital, and my daughter had no problems > either. If I find where I read it I'll post it.> > Good Luck ladies! I craved buttercream icing with my first, and YUCK!! > Chuck E Cheese pizzas with my second. > > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

Eeewwwww. I know you didn't have much control on your cravings but

that's just gross. But I've heard that is a common craving along with

dirt.

 

Denise

 

, " PuterWitch "

<puterwitch@c...> wrote:

> I craved raw dough, like Pillsbury croissant dough )

> -

> Nicole

[Guest guest]

even laundry starch is surprisingly common!!!

 

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organic_homestead

Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:53 PM

Re: cravings

Eeewwwww. I know you didn't have much control on your cravings butthat's just gross. But I've heard that is a common craving along withdirt.Denise , "PuterWitch"<puterwitch@c...> wrote:> I craved raw dough, like Pillsbury croissant dough )> - > Nicole

[Guest guest]

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/general/4444.html

 

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PuterWitch

Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:10 PM

Re: Re: cravings

 

even laundry starch is surprisingly common!!!

 

-

organic_homestead

Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:53 PM

Re: cravings

Eeewwwww. I know you didn't have much control on your cravings butthat's just gross. But I've heard that is a common craving along withdirt.Denise , "PuterWitch"<puterwitch@c...> wrote:> I craved raw dough, like Pillsbury croissant dough )> - > Nicole

[Guest guest]

Good girl;)

 

Nicole

 

, " PuterWitch "

<puterwitch@c...> wrote:

> no, I never did! LOL, but I ate some when I was pregnant, LOL. I

wanted to eat a lot but told myself no

> -

> Nicole

>

> Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:47 PM

> Re: cravings

>

>

> eeewww! have you ever aten raw dough before getting pregnant?

> That's pretty strange!

> Nicole

>

>

> , " PuterWitch "

> <puterwitch@c...> wrote:

> > I craved raw dough, like Pillsbury croissant dough )

> > -

> > Nicole

> >

> > Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:18 PM

> > Re: cravings

> >

> >

> > Hi pregnant woman! i new here and I'm jumping in...I was a

> pregnant

> > vegetarian, and I just loved all the comments you get from

> people. I

> > was pregnant with my second, still breastfeeding my first,

and

> > vegetarian:) So don't believe a word of what they say!!!

Both

> my kids

> > weighed 7lbs 13oz, nice healthy babies:)

> >

> > I do recommend taking flax seed or eating something with the

> Omega

> > 3/6/9 ratio. This is good for the babies brain, and I read

that

> it

> > helps them figure out night and day easier. My son sleep

through

> the

> > night the first one at the hospital, and my daughter had no

> problems

> > either. If I find where I read it I'll post it.

> >

> > Good Luck ladies! I craved buttercream icing with my first,

and

> YUCK!!

> > Chuck E Cheese pizzas with my second.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I was so bad with sugar during my pregnancies, I gained sooo much

weight 75lbs w/ first and like 47lbs w/ second. I learned my lesson

a little bit.

Nicole

 

, purplepassion

<thelilacflower> wrote:

> I've always been a sugar maniac and used to go to my Gran's and

grab her huge jar or maraschino cherries and sit under the house and

eat the whole thing.......LOL Talk about red dye. (;-O

>

> PuterWitch <puterwitch@c...> wrote:no, I never did! LOL, but I ate

some when I was pregnant, LOL. I wanted to eat a lot but told myself

no

> -

> Nicole

>

> Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:47 PM

> Re: cravings

>

>

> eeewww! have you ever aten raw dough before getting pregnant?

> That's pretty strange!

> Nicole

>

>

> , " PuterWitch "

> <puterwitch@c...> wrote:

> > I craved raw dough, like Pillsbury croissant dough )

> > -

> > Nicole

> >

> > Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:18 PM

> > Re: cravings

> >

> >

> > Hi pregnant woman! i new here and I'm jumping in...I was a

> pregnant

> > vegetarian, and I just loved all the comments you get from

> people. I

> > was pregnant with my second, still breastfeeding my first, and

> > vegetarian:) So don't believe a word of what they say!!! Both

> my kids

> > weighed 7lbs 13oz, nice healthy babies:)

> >

> > I do recommend taking flax seed or eating something with the

> Omega

> > 3/6/9 ratio. This is good for the babies brain, and I read

that

> it

> > helps them figure out night and day easier. My son sleep

through

> the

> > night the first one at the hospital, and my daughter had no

> problems

> > either. If I find where I read it I'll post it.

> >

> > Good Luck ladies! I craved buttercream icing with my first,

and

> YUCK!!

> > Chuck E Cheese pizzas with my second.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

What a great link. Ugh, I can't image I would ever crave aubergine!

 

I found a funny article written by a man about his experience during

the pregnancy and birth. It was quite funny.

 

, " PuterWitch "

<puterwitch@c...> wrote:

> http://www.babycentre.co.uk/general/4444.html

[Guest guest]

Laura

 

Funny you should bring this up. YES, I have had cravings - hadn't thought

about the cycle timing - but I think it runs about 1/2 way through the

cycle. I have the same repulsion to the thought of eating meat. PROTEIN

helps me. The meat craving happened to me last week and so I whipped up a

batch of (almost) sugar free chocolate tofu pudding and then I was just

fine. I ate the equivalent if 1/2 a box of tofu though - that was in

addition to the protein I had that day - not instead of...Good question, I

am interested in the answers!

 

PS: pudding recipe is on my blog: www.vegan-vittles.blogspot.com

 

Beth

 

On 3/5/07, Laura <redmountaindragon wrote:

>

> Hello - this is for those of you who have recently become vegetarians

> because it just won't

> relate to those of you raised vegetarian.

>

> We became vegetarians in October of 2006. So, I haven't had meat in over a

> year, and I was a

> big meat eater, having been raised that a meal isn't a meal unless it has

> meat. The past

> several months I have been having extreme cravings that run congruent to

> my cycle. Once a

> month, I get this craving to have a huge Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich. And I

> know all the

> cruelty the animals suffer and the horrendous things that go into the

> animals used for food,

> but the cravings are so strong I have to not go out for fear I will

> succumb to my cravings and

> drive through Arby's to get my fix.

>

> Has anyone else ever had these cravings? It really reinforces my idea that

> food can be an

> addiction and why many people simply will not give up their meat. People

> know an alchohal

> or drug addiction is bad, but yet they do it until they can get help, if

> they seek it. But the

> meat addiction is socially acceptable, so people don't feel the need to

> break from it.

>

> I'd love to hear others' opinions.

>

> Laura in Missouri

>

>

>

 

 

 

--

Blessings,

Beth

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I used to get cravings, but there are usually " substitutes " for what I crave

for. There is mock roast beef slices you can buy.. maybe you could make your own

version at home?

 

 

 

 

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Laura <redmountaindragon

 

Monday, March 5, 2007 4:32:07 PM

Cravings

 

Hello - this is for those of you who have recently become vegetarians because it

just won't

relate to those of you raised vegetarian.

 

We became vegetarians in October of 2006. So, I haven't had meat in over a year,

and I was a

big meat eater, having been raised that a meal isn't a meal unless it has meat.

The past

several months I have been having extreme cravings that run congruent to my

cycle. Once a

month, I get this craving to have a huge Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich. And I know

all the

cruelty the animals suffer and the horrendous things that go into the animals

used for food,

but the cravings are so strong I have to not go out for fear I will succumb to

my cravings and

drive through Arby's to get my fix.

 

Has anyone else ever had these cravings? It really reinforces my idea that food

can be an

addiction and why many people simply will not give up their meat. People know an

alchohal

or drug addiction is bad, but yet they do it until they can get help, if they

seek it. But the

meat addiction is socially acceptable, so people don't feel the need to break

from it.

 

I'd love to hear others' opinions.

 

Laura in Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For me, the hardest time is when I am rushed and it is just easier to fall back

on old habits (ie, grabbing a hamburger in the drive thru or whatever). I really

had a hard time this weekend because the newness was wearing off and I was

getting tired of being so inconvenienced. I got through by remembering WHY I

became veg in the first place. Going back over those websites (meat.org) and

re-reading all the reasons (like in Vegetarian for Dummies) really helped. I

kept making the right choice, and when the craving past, I was SO glad I did.

 

Meat substitutes during that time would be great. Just to get you past those

cravings.

 

Now, sugar I am having a much harder time with! Suggestions for sugar would be

nice!

 

 

Laura <redmountaindragon wrote:

Hello - this is for those of you who have recently become vegetarians

because it just won't

relate to those of you raised vegetarian.

 

We became vegetarians in October of 2006. So, I haven't had meat in over a year,

and I was a

big meat eater, having been raised that a meal isn't a meal unless it has meat.

The past

several months I have been having extreme cravings that run congruent to my

cycle. Once a

month, I get this craving to have a huge Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich. And I know

all the

cruelty the animals suffer and the horrendous things that go into the animals

used for food,

but the cravings are so strong I have to not go out for fear I will succumb to

my cravings and

drive through Arby's to get my fix.

 

Has anyone else ever had these cravings? It really reinforces my idea that food

can be an

addiction and why many people simply will not give up their meat. People know an

alchohal

or drug addiction is bad, but yet they do it until they can get help, if they

seek it. But the

meat addiction is socially acceptable, so people don't feel the need to break

from it.

 

I'd love to hear others' opinions.

 

Laura in Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I craved Big Macs after I became a vegetarian. I wanted one so bad!!! But I

never gave in because I taught myself to look at meat and see a cow hung by its

legs and bleeding. Gross, huh? It worked because I never, ever gave in. After a

while I didn't even look at a Big Mac as food anymore... much less something I'd

want to eat!! I think if I saw a Big Mac in person today I'd throw up. Looking

at meat makes me sick. I used to be a big time meat eater too... same as you, a

meal wasn't a meal without a big slab of meat. I was not even 13 when I became a

vegetarian and my family was not exactly thrilled at my choice!! I ate very

little other than canned vegetables and ramen noodles for several years till my

mom finally realized that I wasn't going to outgrow my choice. Try a portabella

philly cheese steak sandwich. I made those and they're REALLY good, and they

might just fix your craving. If you want the recipe I can find it for you.

 

Laura <redmountaindragon wrote:

Hello - this is for those of you who have recently become vegetarians because it

just won't

relate to those of you raised vegetarian.

 

We became vegetarians in October of 2006. So, I haven't had meat in over a

year, and I was a

big meat eater, having been raised that a meal isn't a meal unless it has meat.

The past

several months I have been having extreme cravings that run congruent to my

cycle. Once a

month, I get this craving to have a huge Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich. And I know

all the

cruelty the animals suffer and the horrendous things that go into the animals

used for food,

but the cravings are so strong I have to not go out for fear I will succumb to

my cravings and

drive through Arby's to get my fix.

 

Has anyone else ever had these cravings? It really reinforces my idea that food

can be an

addiction and why many people simply will not give up their meat. People know

an alchohal

or drug addiction is bad, but yet they do it until they can get help, if they

seek it. But the

meat addiction is socially acceptable, so people don't feel the need to break

from it.

 

I'd love to hear others' opinions.

 

Laura in Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

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i struggled with cravings mainly when i was pregnant. i really wanted

comfort food because i could not imagine keeping anything else down and i

was so miserable. i wanted steak and potatoes, fried chicken, my

grandmother's peel-free mashed potatoes with giblet gravy and cream, my

stepmother's corned beef and cabbage...the most disgusting, fat-laden stuff

you can imagine. i totally gave in to those cravings with my first

pregnancy (i was just an omni, trying to be vegetarian, when i got pregnant

with my first), and i ended up eating nothing but fast food for the majority

of my third trimester. it was really bad. you know " super-size me " ? i

basically did that for 3 months - and i was pregnant. ba-a-a-a-a-ad idea.

i always say i'm surprised my son wasn't born with 2 heads. with my second

pregnancy, i craved those things mainly in the first trimester. i wanted

all the same stuff - burgers and fries, taco bell tacos... thank goodness

for meat substitutes. usually i won't touch the stuff because it's so

processed, but i ate a ton of it for this past pregnancy - cheese

substitutes, ground beef, tofurkey slices... i even gave in in the last

trimester and ate some of that morningstar farms crap made with eggs and

dairy, because i was going to kill someone if i didn't eat some buffalo

wings. and i ate cheese in the last month too, because the ONLY thing i

could imagine eating was cheese with grapes. just that combination, nothing

else. i had some and got really sick. my stomach wasn't used to it after

almost 2 years whole-foods organic vegan. so that was that. honestly, i

think this is a GREAT time to be veg because there are so many substitutes

for your every addictive craving (except, evidently, anything that is even

remotely like corned beef).

 

i completely agree that it is an addiction. i recently made friends with a

woman who is hitting me up for all kinds of natural-lifestyle information.

i referred her to " food revolution " and it's really opening her eyes. she

called me the other day and said that she would really like to make an

attempt to go vegan, but she doesn't know where to begin. i talked to her

for quite a while about our diet and the standard things we eat. she is so

excited. but i did give her a warning. i told her that for most of her

life, she has been ingesting massive amounts of chemicals, and her body in

many ways is dependent on those chemicals. so for the first few weeks,

assuming she takes the full plunge into veganism, she is likely to feel

REALLY crappy while her body detoxes. i used that term, too, because i

believe whole-heartedly that that is just what happens - your body has to

come down off of antibiotics, steroids, hormones, pesticides, the whole

lot. when i went vegan it felt very much like detoxing. i was irritable, i

had to go to the bathroom all the time, some really weird stuff happened to

my bowels (sorry for TMI), i got crappy sleep and i craved gross foods like

mad. then i got over this three-week hump, saw all of my health problems

very suddenly dissipate, got an extreme surge of energy that lasts to this

day, my mood balanced out, my cycle normalized, all of that. so yes, it IS

an addiction. and just like everyone who has ever come down from alcohol or

drugs or sugar knows, once an addict, always an addict. from time to time,

you'll have cravings. it's normal, and it will pass.

 

good luck and congrats on making such a change!

 

chandelle'

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

do you think that going through an herbal detox program can help any of that?

 

chandelle' <earthmother213 wrote: i struggled with cravings

mainly when i was pregnant. i really wanted

comfort food because i could not imagine keeping anything else down and i

was so miserable. i wanted steak and potatoes, fried chicken, my

grandmother's peel-free mashed potatoes with giblet gravy and cream, my

stepmother's corned beef and cabbage...the most disgusting, fat-laden stuff

you can imagine. i totally gave in to those cravings with my first

pregnancy (i was just an omni, trying to be vegetarian, when i got pregnant

with my first), and i ended up eating nothing but fast food for the majority

of my third trimester. it was really bad. you know " super-size me " ? i

basically did that for 3 months - and i was pregnant. ba-a-a-a-a-ad idea.

i always say i'm surprised my son wasn't born with 2 heads. with my second

pregnancy, i craved those things mainly in the first trimester. i wanted

all the same stuff - burgers and fries, taco bell tacos... thank goodness

for meat substitutes. usually i won't touch the stuff because it's so

processed, but i ate a ton of it for this past pregnancy - cheese

substitutes, ground beef, tofurkey slices... i even gave in in the last

trimester and ate some of that morningstar farms crap made with eggs and

dairy, because i was going to kill someone if i didn't eat some buffalo

wings. and i ate cheese in the last month too, because the ONLY thing i

could imagine eating was cheese with grapes. just that combination, nothing

else. i had some and got really sick. my stomach wasn't used to it after

almost 2 years whole-foods organic vegan. so that was that. honestly, i

think this is a GREAT time to be veg because there are so many substitutes

for your every addictive craving (except, evidently, anything that is even

remotely like corned beef).

 

i completely agree that it is an addiction. i recently made friends with a

woman who is hitting me up for all kinds of natural-lifestyle information.

i referred her to " food revolution " and it's really opening her eyes. she

called me the other day and said that she would really like to make an

attempt to go vegan, but she doesn't know where to begin. i talked to her

for quite a while about our diet and the standard things we eat. she is so

excited. but i did give her a warning. i told her that for most of her

life, she has been ingesting massive amounts of chemicals, and her body in

many ways is dependent on those chemicals. so for the first few weeks,

assuming she takes the full plunge into veganism, she is likely to feel

REALLY crappy while her body detoxes. i used that term, too, because i

believe whole-heartedly that that is just what happens - your body has to

come down off of antibiotics, steroids, hormones, pesticides, the whole

lot. when i went vegan it felt very much like detoxing. i was irritable, i

had to go to the bathroom all the time, some really weird stuff happened to

my bowels (sorry for TMI), i got crappy sleep and i craved gross foods like

mad. then i got over this three-week hump, saw all of my health problems

very suddenly dissipate, got an extreme surge of energy that lasts to this

day, my mood balanced out, my cycle normalized, all of that. so yes, it IS

an addiction. and just like everyone who has ever come down from alcohol or

drugs or sugar knows, once an addict, always an addict. from time to time,

you'll have cravings. it's normal, and it will pass.

 

good luck and congrats on making such a change!

 

chandelle'

 

 

[Guest guest]

When I became vegetarian 16 years ago, as a teenager, I used to order 'meatless

big macs.' They looked at me like I was crazy but they made 'em and they tasted

good! I don't contribute to McDonald's anymore but it might be a thought to help

those cravings.

good luck.

Amy

Geneva, Switerland

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

i didn't really know much about detox at the time but i am considering doing

one for sugar in the near future...i'm sure it would be very helpful for

veggie detox also!

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I did that a few times!!! Hehe. It just made the craving for the " real thing "

worse though... crazy addiction, I know!!! I'm like you now though, we don't go

to McDonald's for anything at all. Icky place!!!

 

Silly thing, this comes to mind every time I think of McDonald's. My sister and

ex-boyfriend worked at McDonald's whenever we were all in high school. They were

such idiots!! People would come to the drive-thru and they'd say, " McHello. "

 

Amy Merwin <amymerwin wrote: When I

became vegetarian 16 years ago, as a teenager, I used to order 'meatless big

macs.' They looked at me like I was crazy but they made 'em and they tasted

good! I don't contribute to McDonald's anymore but it might be a thought to help

those cravings.

good luck.

Amy

Geneva, Switerland

 

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[Guest guest]

there's always taco bell- a bean burrito with fiesta salsa instead of cheese is

a fine vegan quick fix!

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L Friend<mountain_laurel1183

< >

Monday, March 05, 2007 8:03 PM

Re: Cravings

 

 

For me, the hardest time is when I am rushed and it is just easier to fall

back on old habits (ie, grabbing a hamburger in the drive thru or whatever). I

really had a hard time this weekend because the newness was wearing off and I

was getting tired of being so inconvenienced. I got through by remembering WHY I

became veg in the first place. Going back over those websites (meat.org) and

re-reading all the reasons (like in Vegetarian for Dummies) really helped. I

kept making the right choice, and when the craving past, I was SO glad I did.

 

Meat substitutes during that time would be great. Just to get you past those

cravings.

 

Now, sugar I am having a much harder time with! Suggestions for sugar would be

nice!

 

 

Laura

<redmountaindragon<redmountaindragon\

> wrote:

Hello - this is for those of you who have recently become vegetarians because

it just won't

relate to those of you raised vegetarian.

 

We became vegetarians in October of 2006. So, I haven't had meat in over a

year, and I was a

big meat eater, having been raised that a meal isn't a meal unless it has

meat. The past

several months I have been having extreme cravings that run congruent to my

cycle. Once a

month, I get this craving to have a huge Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich. And I

know all the

cruelty the animals suffer and the horrendous things that go into the animals

used for food,

but the cravings are so strong I have to not go out for fear I will succumb to

my cravings and

drive through Arby's to get my fix.

 

Has anyone else ever had these cravings? It really reinforces my idea that

food can be an

addiction and why many people simply will not give up their meat. People know

an alchohal

or drug addiction is bad, but yet they do it until they can get help, if they

seek it. But the

meat addiction is socially acceptable, so people don't feel the need to break

from it.

 

I'd love to hear others' opinions.

 

Laura in Missouri

 

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yeah, I get subs from Subway on especially busy traveling days when I have to

eat multiple meals away from home. it works just fine for me as a treat.

 

Lisa Schroeder <awoogala wrote: there's always taco bell- a

bean burrito with fiesta salsa instead of cheese is a fine vegan quick fix!

-

L Friend<mountain_laurel1183

< >

Monday, March 05, 2007 8:03 PM

Re: Cravings

 

For me, the hardest time is when I am rushed and it is just easier to fall back

on old habits (ie, grabbing a hamburger in the drive thru or whatever). I really

had a hard time this weekend because the newness was wearing off and I was

getting tired of being so inconvenienced. I got through by remembering WHY I

became veg in the first place. Going back over those websites (meat.org) and

re-reading all the reasons (like in Vegetarian for Dummies) really helped. I

kept making the right choice, and when the craving past, I was SO glad I did.

 

Meat substitutes during that time would be great. Just to get you past those

cravings.

 

Now, sugar I am having a much harder time with! Suggestions for sugar would be

nice!

 

Laura

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Hello - this is for those of you who have recently become vegetarians because it

just won't

relate to those of you raised vegetarian.

 

We became vegetarians in October of 2006. So, I haven't had meat in over a year,

and I was a

big meat eater, having been raised that a meal isn't a meal unless it has meat.

The past

several months I have been having extreme cravings that run congruent to my

cycle. Once a

month, I get this craving to have a huge Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich. And I know

all the

cruelty the animals suffer and the horrendous things that go into the animals

used for food,

but the cravings are so strong I have to not go out for fear I will succumb to

my cravings and

drive through Arby's to get my fix.

 

Has anyone else ever had these cravings? It really reinforces my idea that food

can be an

addiction and why many people simply will not give up their meat. People know an

alchohal

or drug addiction is bad, but yet they do it until they can get help, if they

seek it. But the

meat addiction is socially acceptable, so people don't feel the need to break

from it.

 

I'd love to hear others' opinions.

 

Laura in Missouri

 

 

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Scott, congratulations, great observations. RE the nail biting ... you are no longer leaching calcium from your system, therefore you no longer are willing to eat yourself alive in order to try to get some calcium. Also, you may have made some corresponding emotional shift(s) related to self-abuse, moving instead toward self-care. Or something of similar ilk.

 

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I was really skeptical that I would get cravings for cooked and sweet foods, but wow, I am getting them big time. I should have read "12 Steps to Raw Foods" before I decided to go on the diet; and not at the same time. The book mentions too may foods and is triggering my brain to think about them. I have not given in though; and I don't plan to. The addiction chapter is really good though.I am definitely feeling happier, and more energetic since I have been on this diet. My memory seems to be improving too. Some strange things are happening. For example, I have always been a compulsive nail biter, I have never made an attempt to stop. For some reason I have stopped without any conscious effort, or thoughts of doing so. My nails are grown and look much better than when chewed.....lol It is nice because I can easily peel the skins off almonds before I eat them.

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Scott, congratulations, great observations. RE the nail biting ... you are no longer leaching calcium from your system, therefore you no longer are willing to eat yourself alive in order to try to get some calcium. Also, you may have made some corresponding emotional shift(s) related to self-abuse, moving instead toward self-care. Or something of similar ilk.

 

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And barbequed rice

probably sounds strange to some of you, I'll bet!! It would sound weird to

my husband so I won't tell him what I ate today!

 

 

 

its good on noodles too.

 

 

 

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I've been craving bar-b-que & was feeling a little sorry for myself. Then I

realized that it wasn't so much the meat that I was wanting. It was the

hickory smoked sauce,lol! I cooked a pot of rice today & ate it with

the hickory flavored sauce. It satisfied my craving! And barbequed rice

probably sounds strange to some of you, I'll bet!! It would sound weird to

my husband so I won't tell him what I ate today!

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