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Originally Posted by tippyclubb
Tom and I hope to gain weight and ready to give up our vegetable diet. We have been eating healthy for many years and I'm sick of it. It's time for some french fries ,cheese burgers, ice cream and chocolate cake. Our goal was to stay alive long enough to retire and now we're going to enjoy food. Done with the broccoli unless it has cheese or butter on it.
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So sorry to hear that Tippy. Have you read "the China Study" and "Whole" by Campbell?
Trust me… I do "get it"… about what you're "giving up". IF you've read these two books, you know the truth! I'm watching both of my parents die due to their dietary choices (High blood pressure, A-fib, morbid obesity, diabetes, macular degeneration, stents, quadruple-bypass, etc…) and have the added joy of watching my in-laws experience the same thing. These disease are NOT a normal part of aging. They are due to poor dietary choices!
Remember… vibrant health well into your 90"s is NORMAL! What we have in America and most western cultures is a sick society.
Just a reminder that dietary choices are not just about quantity of life, but quality. My (retired MD father) is 100 lbs overweight, eats whatever he "desires", can barely walk 10 feet and has to stop due to shortness of breath, even AFTER a pacemaker, refuses a scooter because he's not one of those "fat guys riding a scooter"…???
Is this what you want?
Personally, I feel FANTASTIC living a "nearly-Vegan" lifestyle… but each to his own.
We all make choices. I embrace your right to make choices, especially concerning your own life. Perhaps a modification of your diet, versus a full-blown throw in the towel I'm gunna eat whatever I wish?
At any rate, peace to you!