leaning towards elimination of meat

[Monica]

Ah, I have so much more to say, I should walk away soon.

Oh please don't! Please stick around and say more! I loved your whole post and agree 100%!

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Anyone wishing to transition to a vegetarian diet may find this thread helpful:

Bring4th Forums Two > Health & Diet v > Vegetarianism Made E-Z (Recipes and Stuff - NO debate allowed here!)

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Then, after 29 years of being vegetarian ...

makes a <shocked face>

29 years? 29 years!!

Haha, you find that shocking? Actually it's now been 31 years. But it was 29 years of on-and-off vegan...it took 29 years to go totally vegan...or, to be more accurate: BEEgan (vegan except for organic, raw, cruelty-free honey).

You might find this even more shocking: My son is almost 25 and has never had a bite of meat in his life! He can run circles around most meat-eaters. (You can tell I'm very unabashedly proud of him!)

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Chicken, nutrition takes some planning and a bit of research. Meat is simply not necessary for health and has quite the opposite effects on the body. My transition to veganism was a little hard at first, but I knew my higher self was guiding to it. My typical diet looks like this on any given day:

Breakfast: Warm lemon water and fresh green smoothie (greens/fruit/seeds or nuts)
Snack: Two pieces of fruit for snack and/or whole wheat peanut butter and raw honey sandwich
Lunch: two pieces of fruit and a vegan burrito/brown rice pilaf/or Asian noodle dish
Snack: two more serving of fruit
Dinner: cooked veggies with some type of starchy grain or potatoes to fill me up and more fruit. (If you don't use a ton of greens in your smoothie have a big salad here [I'm not a big fan of salads so I get my greens in from my smoothies])
Snack: fruit or corn chips with salsa

95% of my food intake is organic, about 50% is raw, and it is mostly all whole foods with no processed foods, I know where most of my food comes from via local CSA type service, and I make most all dishes from scratch to avoid any HFCS, sugar, or any other pesky additives.

I eat a simple but very very tasty diet. Eat as much fruit as you'd like!

Good luck on your dietary journey!

Impressive!