Sorry but I'm prettu excited

[Kalidas]

Today it has officially been an entire year I have been a Vegetarian!

the year hasn't been perfect there have been mistakes, mess ups, and some hard days but I have done it! Lost 40'bs in the process!

Don't want to sound like I'm showing off just excited.

 

[Makaranda]

Well done

Six months for me so far!

 

[Kalidas]

Well done

Six months for me so far!

YAY! You can do it!

 

[Kalidas]

Wow *pretty* sorry for that spelling error.

 

[Jainarayan]

Congratulations.

It's been a couple of weeks for me that I've stopped eating meat. The occasional seafood slips in, but I'll probably eliminate that too.

 

[StarryNightshade]

Congrats!

I'm trying to go veggie as well. I've pretty much given up pork, beef, and I've never really liked seafood that much.

However, poultry is my Kryptonite. :thud:

 

[Valjean]

Yay!
So you're now pale, emaciated and weak?

 

[Kalidas]

Yay!
So you're now pale, emaciated and weak?

Duh lol

I had someone tell me my liver would fail without red meat lol

 

[Valjean]

Well of course -- and you'll get osteoporosis from lack of calcium and probably die of a protein deficiency.

 

[Vinayaka]

- Around 40 years here.
I have osteoporosis, diabetes, antiscurvy, antirickets, leprosy, compassion deficiency, and am basically nuts.

But its all good.

 

[Kalidas]

Well of course -- and you'll get osteoporosis from lack of calcium and probably die of a protein deficiency.

To be honest I am getting annoyed with the never ending question everyone asks Vegetarians

"What do you do about protein?" Do you have ANY idea how many plants have protein?! I normally just respond with "The same way cows get protein, what did you think they just magically manifested protein out of thin air?"

 

[Vinayaka]

LOL I made the joke to my wife that for a celebration I should eat a steak... lol. I can't imagine my new Hindu friends would be to pleased lol.

Go eat a steak if you want to. It wouldn't bother me.

 

[Valjean]

But you will, of course, be reborn as that cow...

 

[Vinayaka]

To be totally frank, Kalidas, a year is a fairly long time. My cousin went about 15 years before returning to meat. Others here have gone several years before returning. Since we (Hindus) view things in a much longer perspective, like several hundred lifetimes, then a year isn't really that long, is it?

 

[Maya3]

Good for you all YAY!

Vinayaka, you are so funny.

This vegetarian (alias me) just went running for an hour and a half in 88 degree heat, yup I too have no energy is malnutritioned and can barely walk.

Maya

 

[Fireside_Hindu]

Good for you Kalidas! And 40 pounds? That's amazing! Most people gain weight on vegetarian. (SO MUCH YUMMY RICE AND BREAD)

I am still not vegetarian. I've been off mammals for a year and a half now. (Beef, Pork, Lamb etc)

I'm proud of you!:yes:
:camp:

 

[Kalidas]

FYI I am not going to stop lol, it was a joke to my wife.

Vinayaka your post confused me one moment you said a year is a long time and next you said it wasn't I'm confused, thanks though lol.

Yeah I'm excited but I won't stop...not yet at least hopefully not ever.

Thanks Fireside!

 

[Vinayaka]

Vinayaka your post confused me one moment you said a year is a long time and next you said it wasn't I'm confused, thanks though lol.

Are you the ego/physical body of this one lifetime, or are you the soul? (Does the body have a soul, or the soul have a body?)

From the perspective of a single lifetime a year is 1/80 of that time span. (Assuming you live to the average)

But if you're a soul a single year is much shorter. I'm not sure what the average number of lifetimes is from Emanation back to Merger, but it's definitely more that 1.

So it all depends on perspective. All Hindus try (some more successfully that others) to remember they are not the body, but the soul, and even deeper than that, the Self.

 

[Kalidas]

Are you the ego/physical body of this one lifetime, or are you the soul? (Does the body have a soul, or the soul have a body?)

From the perspective of a single lifetime a year is 1/80 of that time span. (Assuming you live to the average)

But if you're a soul a single year is much shorter. I'm not sure what the average number of lifetimes is from Emanation back to Merger, but it's definitely more that 1.

So it all depends on perspective. All Hindus try (some more successfully that others) to remember they are not the body, but the soul, and even deeper than that, the Self.

Ah I see, well hey this soul is happy this body could achieve this accomplishment lol.

 

[Vinayaka]

Ah I see, well hey this soul is happy this body could achieve this accomplishment lol.

Indeed. It will be good for the soul too.