Spiritual Drifts from The River of Karma

Okay, so you’re at a point in your life where you’ve set your mind on giving the meat. Be it for your boyfriend/fiancée/husband, religion, animal love, PETA or whatever, you feel it’s time to cultivate that Green Tooth. Well, if you are then I would first like to “Congratulate” you.

You are now taking the first step towards a healthier lifestyle and Vegetarianism is the way to go; detractors be damned.

But like any “First Step” you make, make sure it’s an educated one. The last thing you want to do is jump into this with the right heart but the wrong method. The common, most used method would be to pull a “Cold Turkey” (I’m aware of the irony) and convert overnight.

Well, I have something to say about that, hence the point of the post.

This is such a wrong step because you’re body isn’t ready for the change. Going cold turkey on anything is just plain inefficient, and in this case, will leave you lethargic, tired, strong hunger pangs, and weak. (If only someone had told me all this when I first made the switch.)

Which is not the result you will want fresh into your plunge.

So as a Vegetarian myself, to avoid all the unwanted, this is my advice to you

First, decide which type of a Vegetarian you would like to be. Yes, there are more varieties other than just vegans and Vegetarians. They are:
1) Vegans – Vegetarians who don’t consume anything from animals – Milk, Honey, Eggs

2) Vegetarians – Well, Vegans who do consume anything animals (Get it?)

3) Lacto-Vegetarian – Vege’s who consume milk/dairy products but not eggs (E.g. Me)

4) Ovo-Vegetarians – Vege’s who consume eggs but not dairy products

5) Ovo-Lacto Vegetarians – Vege’s who don consume egg and dairy products. I’m not sure how they differ from standard issue Vegetarians.


Now you’ve made your decision starts the actual becoming process. It’s crucial to remember at this stage, chart your change for a 6 Months course.

It’s a bombshell, but I have an explanation, I promise.

In the switch from meat to vegetarian diet, your body will be working overtime to compensate for what is now the lack. Unless you’ve filled your daily palate with 6-7 different types of vegetables, you’ll be fine. However, chances are you’ll probably only have 3-4 the most at any 1 time. This is not really enough.

“Continuing where I left off” is a common misconception most people have about their body when turning vegetarian. You’re won’t. The physical body is now akin to unlearning (aka going back to 0), and then rebuilding itself.

Which means, the last thing you want to do is force your body to refuse a diet it wants while making it work extra hard to compensate without sufficient nutrients.

If I sound like all this is too complex, believe me it isn’t.

So what’s the best way to overcome this – Start one (full) day a week. Add one day a month for every month over 6 months. After half a year, you’ll be a vegetarian 6 days a week. At this juncture then make the move into full fledge Vegetarianism.

This way, you give your own body the time and space it needs to slowly and sequentially move away from a meat based diet. (With sufficient water and veggies to keep you going of course)

Why – because a mind that’s willing and a body that’s ready makes transition just so much easier.

And in this case, all the more healthier.


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