Lazybonesjones Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Day 15. I have been eating meat for years, but I used to be a vegan/vegetarian from age 9-22 (so 10 years ago). Vegetarian when I was young and couldn't control my own food, vegan when I was able to make and buy my own. I read Charlotte's Web when I was 9 and that's what did it to me. Anyways, at 22 my dr told me that I shouldn't eat very much soy as its not good for people with endocrine problems, which I have. Being too lazy to figure out protein other than the pre made veggie ground round and pepperoni, I began to eat meat again. Chicken and fish only for a few years, then I added in pork and beef and now I eat it all. And I do like it, when I get really hungry/hangry my brain says "MEAT". But recently, even before I started this Whole30, meat started to kind of gross me out. Just the idea of it put me off a bit. Then it went away and I was excited for my Whole30, but I woke up today and looked at this beautiful breakfast casserole I made with eggs, butternut squash, onion, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach and this really good turkey sausage and it turns my stomach. The Portuguese soup I made looks disgusting, the chorizo chili looks awful. The idea of even plain scrambled eggs is getting to me. Help! How do I get over this? All vegetable meals don't fit in the template and I don't want to break my Whole30 with chickpeas or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Try not to overthink meat in general and fish in particular. I can work myself up over zoodles. I don't like them but others here really enjoy zoodles. If I go into detail about zoodles, I might start thinking about other vegetables in the same way. I don't want my thinking to rub off on my hunger. Honor your hunger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrybird Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm the same way sometimes - I was vegetarian for many years, even vegan for a while, and meat just *gets* to me sometimes. I notice the meat you have on hand is all spiced, processed meat. Even good quality turkey sausage can have a different, fatty mouth-feel, depending on the ingredients, and of course chorizo does. Maybe try something milder in flavor, like some poached chicken or a piece of white fish? If you don't have other things available on hand right now, try prepping the food anyway (heat it up, get it on a plate, settle in at your table) and starting with small bites. Sometimes I find that once I actually have taken a few small bites of something and chewing thoroughly, hunger takes over. For a lot of us who aren't used to this way of eating, breakfast in particular is *really* hard. It took me a solid week before I was eating to the template at breakfast, personally, and I was still often a bit scant on protein during that meal throughout my Whole30. Give yourself some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted January 18, 2016 Administrators Share Posted January 18, 2016 Check out this article, you might find some tips here to help: http://whole9life.com/2013/02/eating-meat-a-primer-for-the-meat-challenged-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazybonesjones Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Thanks for the suggestions. I find spiced meat better than plainer meat, but I think if I get hungry enough I'll eat anything. Which can work for lunch or dinner but breakfast can be an issue. I'll check out that article, thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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