Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent, that is 40 days. At the
end of this on Easter, my grandmother will make a delicious turkey dinner
which I want to eat. Don't be mad.

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

-Rogue

Rogue wrote:

Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent,

Why?

that is 40 days. At the
end of this on Easter, my grandmother will make a delicious turkey dinner
which I want to eat. Don't be mad.

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

No.

"Rogue" wrote in message
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Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent, that is 40 days.

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

No meat for 40 days? I've not had meat for over 8,000 days. Never was
tempted to go back to the turkey. I can't imagine why it would do you any
more harm than it normally would.

Deb

Rogue wrote:
Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent, that is 40 days. At the
end of this on Easter, my grandmother will make a delicious turkey dinner
which I want to eat. Don't be mad.

Why give up meat rather than some vice for Lent?

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

No.

"Rogue" wrote in message ...
Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent, that is 40 days. At the
end of this on Easter, my grandmother will make a delicious turkey dinner
which I want to eat. Don't be mad.

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

-Rogue

Why are you asking a vegetarian/vegan newsgroup if it's OK to eat meat?

"Rogue" wrote in message
...
Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent, that is 40 days. At the
end of this on Easter, my grandmother will make a delicious turkey dinner
which I want to eat. Don't be mad.

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

probably not if you only eat a small amount.



-Rogue

"MrFalafel" wrote in message
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"Rogue" wrote in message
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Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent, that is 40 days. At
the
end of this on Easter, my grandmother will make a delicious turkey
dinner
which I want to eat. Don't be mad.

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my
question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

-Rogue

Why are you asking a vegetarian/vegan newsgroup if it's OK to eat meat?

I think Rogue's question was about the physical repercussions (if any) of
going forty days with a vegetarian diet and then eating turkey.

I would think this would be the perfect place to ask such a question. After
all, people who are not vegetarians would have little or no experience with
the scenario Rogue is describing. And on the other hand, people who are veg
are more likely to have at one point eaten meat after following a lengthy
period of eating only a veg diet. Not to say every veg does so, but the
chances of finding someone who's been there, done that are higher in a
vegetarian newsgroup than, for example, a pork newsgroup.

By the way, I don't know about turkey, but I eat smoked salmon about twice a
year when I visit relatives and follow a mostly veg diet the rest of the
year. No sickness to speak of experienced here but I think it would largely
depend on the individual and the diet followed.

-Jay

jay wrote:
Why are you asking a vegetarian/vegan newsgroup if it's OK to eat meat?

I think Rogue's question was about the physical repercussions (if any) of
going forty days with a vegetarian diet and then eating turkey.

I would think this would be the perfect place to ask such a question.

Yeah, you would think so before you encountered a post from an
insufferably daft ex-patriated American like the OP ("Mr Falafel").

After
all, people who are not vegetarians would have little or no experience with
the scenario Rogue is describing. And on the other hand, people who are veg
are more likely to have at one point eaten meat after following a lengthy
period of eating only a veg diet.

Very good point, Jay. It is one which the OP hasn't considered since
he's probably too busy trying to come up with a faux accent to match his
British (mis)spelling.

Not to say every veg does so, but the
chances of finding someone who's been there, done that are higher in a
vegetarian newsgroup than, for example, a pork newsgroup.

Hmmm, are there any pork ngs?

By the way, I don't know about turkey, but I eat smoked salmon about twice a
year when I visit relatives and follow a mostly veg diet the rest of the
year. No sickness to speak of experienced here but I think it would largely
depend on the individual and the diet followed.

It will only depend on (a) food safety and (b) amount eaten, and
possibly (c) hypersensitive conscience of a weak person. Even advanced
yogis eat meat under certain circumstances. It only seems to bother
people who are very mentally weak, if not mentally ill.

I have even a better idea.

When Easter rolls around fill up your plate with dressing, mashed potatoes,
sweat potatoes, and a little of EVERYTHING else and you won't even miss the
turkey, and nobody else will notice that you aren't eating any!

SD

Shashay Doofray wrote:

I have even a better idea.

When Easter rolls around fill up your plate with ...sweat potatoes...

Ugh. No thanks.

Why just lent?

I'm currently a fish eating mostly vegetarian and vegan seems to be the
ultimate evolution in health and good thinking.

Thoughts?
"jay" wrote in message
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"MrFalafel" wrote in message
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"Rogue" wrote in message
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Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent, that is 40 days. At
the
end of this on Easter, my grandmother will make a delicious turkey
dinner
which I want to eat. Don't be mad.

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my
question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I
get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

-Rogue

Why are you asking a vegetarian/vegan newsgroup if it's OK to eat meat?

I think Rogue's question was about the physical repercussions (if any) of
going forty days with a vegetarian diet and then eating turkey.

I would think this would be the perfect place to ask such a question.
After
all, people who are not vegetarians would have little or no experience
with
the scenario Rogue is describing. And on the other hand, people who are
veg
are more likely to have at one point eaten meat after following a lengthy
period of eating only a veg diet. Not to say every veg does so, but the
chances of finding someone who's been there, done that are higher in a
vegetarian newsgroup than, for example, a pork newsgroup.

By the way, I don't know about turkey, but I eat smoked salmon about twice
a
year when I visit relatives and follow a mostly veg diet the rest of the
year. No sickness to speak of experienced here but I think it would
largely
depend on the individual and the diet followed.

-Jay

jRb top-posted:
Why just lent?

I'm currently a fish eating mostly vegetarian and vegan seems to be the
ultimate evolution in health and good thinking.

Why is it "good thinking"? I think it's silly thinking. It's a
*devolution*, a regression. The consumption of meat and fats is what led
to evolution of our brains and cognitive abilities.

Thoughts?

Maybe you're devolving into an earlier undeveloped hominid. Better stay
out of the gene pool.

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"Rogue" wrote in message
...
Hi. I am thinking of becoming vegetarian for lent, that is 40 days. At the
end of this on Easter, my grandmother will make a delicious turkey dinner
which I want to eat. Don't be mad.

Anyway, basically I am doing this for lent to test myself but my question
is, because I will go 40 days without meat (still dairy tho), will I get
sick eating the turkey at easter?

-Rogue

The only physical reason you might get sick from eating turkey is if it
wasn't prepared right.

IMO, it's a myth that vegetarians get sick from eating meat. I've been
vegetarian before, twice, and gone off of it
twice. I didn't get sick. One time I had been vegetarian for several months,
and my dad wanted me to eat some barbecue with him
that he'd made for a holiday. I ate a lot of meat that day, and it was
pretty good too.

I think if someone works themselves up about meat being filthy, disgusting,
rotting, and disease
ridden, then they may have quite a lot of psychosomatic effects if they eat
it again. Even a strong moral inhibition might
make them feel guilty and that could manifest itself as stress headaches or
something. So if you convince yourself that if you eat
meat, it will make you feel sick, you probably will be.

Otherwise, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

-Rubystars

I don't agree with that assumption. It's wrong to enslave and kill animals
for food especialy since it's not necessary.

I highly doubt eating slaved meat is what gave us our congnitive abilities.

I don't plan to reproduce regardless of your rude statement simply because
there are too many children in the world at this point in time. I believe
we need to take care of the orphans of present, and take a step back to
solve the problems of hunger, healthcare, and over population instead of
letting everyone just reproduce selfishly without giving thought to the long
term consequences.

Thoughts?

P.S. A friend told me about this newgroup and it sounded interesting. She
did warn me however that there are some rather rude individuals here that
only wish to speak what's in the mind and quickly shut down to other ideas.
I hope she was wrong.


"usual suspect" wrote in message
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jRb top-posted:
Why just lent?

I'm currently a fish eating mostly vegetarian and vegan seems to be the
ultimate evolution in health and good thinking.

Why is it "good thinking"? I think it's silly thinking. It's a
*devolution*, a regression. The consumption of meat and fats is what led
to evolution of our brains and cognitive abilities.

Thoughts?

Maybe you're devolving into an earlier undeveloped hominid. Better stay
out of the gene pool.

snip

jRb wrote:

I don't agree with that assumption. It's wrong to enslave

The animals are not enslaved.

and kill animals
for food especialy since it's not necessary.

Prove it.


I highly doubt eating slaved meat is what gave us our congnitive abilities.

I don't plan to reproduce regardless of your rude statement simply because
there are too many children in the world at this point in time. I believe
we need to take care of the orphans of present, and take a step back to
solve the problems of hunger, healthcare, and over population instead of
letting everyone just reproduce selfishly without giving thought to the long
term consequences.

Thoughts?

P.S. A friend told me about this newgroup and it sounded interesting. She
did warn me however that there are some rather rude individuals here that
only wish to speak what's in the mind and quickly shut down to other ideas.
I hope she was wrong.


"usual suspect" wrote in message
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jRb top-posted:

Why just lent?

I'm currently a fish eating mostly vegetarian and vegan seems to be the
ultimate evolution in health and good thinking.

Why is it "good thinking"? I think it's silly thinking. It's a
*devolution*, a regression. The consumption of meat and fats is what led
to evolution of our brains and cognitive abilities.


Thoughts?

Maybe you're devolving into an earlier undeveloped hominid. Better stay
out of the gene pool.

snip