What's your diet?

[Eviander]

I have been on quite a number of diets considering my age. So far I have tried being a vegan, vegetarian, and now I'm back to eating both poultry, fish, and diary. My reasoning for going vegan at first was because of the vegan craze of intellectuals in my generation and how it is the most "primordial and organic lifestyle for the human primate". Unfortunately I soon found my energy levels and body mass drop momentously and had to rely on coffee in order to properly function. My parents then inclined me to at least go vegetarian (at this point I was reading a lot of Hindu/Buddhist philosophy on restricting your actions to not promote or indulge in anything that is connected to suffering). So I was vegetarian for a while..but I still had the same problem with being to thin..to weak..and not having enough energy. I kept reading these "gurus" who said it is pivotal for one on the spiritual path to not consume meat..but I soon decided that my suffering and lack of proper protein was to much of a loss as opposed to the suffering of some birds or fish. Anyways..I have now been reading a little about how dairy can be unhealthy for you..which doesn't surprise me (of course every research or scientific study is biased) so I do believe my next diet trial will be a non dairy diet with fish and poultry (by the way, does anyone know what this is called?).But I am interested to know what diet the users on this forum oblige to and the reasoning they do.

[Old Man Contradiction]

I eat anything but limit my foods with a high glycemic index like breads and sugars. I tried being a strict vegetarian for about 4 months, but I felt weak like I was losing muscle and gaining fat. So my honest reason for low-carb, high fat and protein is because this a really simple way for me to stay/be thin and stay strong. Most of my life my body has been thicker and weak, now I've got muscle from my internal arts training. I eat a lot of meat because I need the protein for the physical conditioning my art puts me through, financially it's not possible for me to get this protein elsewhere. I can spend a lifetime mastering my physical body, but when I turn to work on my subtle body, I may go to vegetarian + fish , low-carbohydrate.

Edited September 10, 2009 by Old Man Contradiction

[voidisyinyang]

http://biologyofkundalini.com/article.php?story=TurningItOff

 

He says no fruit even -- I've found this to be true. I'm still just doing water (and garlic until the bacteria are killed off -- they leach out of my brain when I have "O at a Ds" -- shooting electromagnetic energy into people who suck it up....

[Eviander]

http://biologyofkundalini.com/article.php?story=TurningItOff

 

He says no fruit even -- I've found this to be true. I'm still just doing water (and garlic until the bacteria are killed off -- they leach out of my brain when I have "O at a Ds" -- shooting electromagnetic energy into people who suck it up....

 

Why would you want to turn off kundalini??!

[DalTheJigsaw123]

Bumpin'

Will add my diet to this thread soon!

[Dainin]

From a health standpoint, the conclusion I've been reaching is that whether vegetarian or non-vegetarian, the one of the most important things to do is to eat foods that actually exist in nature, or as close to it as possible...vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, wild fish, grass-fed animals. I think there's some merit in a mostly raw foods diet therapeutically, but maybe not over the long-term (although some have done it). This also means no flour, sugar, refined oils, etc. Fast food is awful (even if you sit in full lotus!). You'll have to work the animal rights piece out for yourself.

 

I just watched Obama's speech...not bad, but of course no mention of preventive measures that could be taken. So much chronic disease is preventable in the first place. But I guess requesting affordable non-toxic food, water and air, and truth in labelling would make me a socialist!

 

The amount of money spent in the US on "soft drinks" and coffee is astronomical, yet they deliver virtually no useful nutrition, and are probably actually harmful...These massive addictions are not only tolerated, but laughed about ("America Runs on Dunkin"). Imagine if all that money was spent on healthful choices instead. I suspect there would be a huge drop in healthcare expenditures

[DalTheJigsaw123]

I was Vegetarian for 1 month, I couldn't do it. I did not have much energy when I did that. Now, I try to balance my meals. I eat everything, but try to keep my meals small. A hand full of food. I eat 4 or 5 times a day. I run/walk/bike and meditate to keep my body and mind flowing.

 

From a health standpoint, the conclusion I've been reaching is that whether vegetarian or non-vegetarian, the one of the most important things to do is to eat foods that actually exist in nature, or as close to it as possible...vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, wild fish, grass-fed animals. I think there's some merit in a mostly raw foods diet therapeutically, but maybe not over the long-term (although some have done it). This also means no flour, sugar, refined oils, etc. Fast food is awful (even if you sit in full lotus!). You'll have to work the animal rights piece out for yourself.

 

I just watched Obama's speech...not bad, but of course no mention of preventive measures that could be taken. So much chronic disease is preventable in the first place. But I guess requesting affordable non-toxic food, water and air, and truth in labelling would make me a socialist!

 

The amount of money spent in the US on "soft drinks" and coffee is astronomical, yet they deliver virtually no useful nutrition, and are probably actually harmful...These massive addictions are not only tolerated, but laughed about ("America Runs on Dunkin"). Imagine if all that money was spent on healthful choices instead. I suspect there would be a huge drop in healthcare expenditures

The amount of money spent in the US on "soft drinks" and coffee is astronomical, yet they deliver virtually no useful nutrition, and are probably actually harmful...These massive addictions are not only tolerated, but laughed about ("America Runs on Dunkin"). Imagine if all that money was spent on healthful choices instead. I suspect there would be a huge drop in healthcare expenditures

These are great points!

Edited October 8, 2009 by LeonBasin

[Sunya]

there is a proper way to be vegetarian and still maintain health energy levels. following an ayurvedic diet is great for that. food combining, proper nutrition, balancing your doshas. I ordered a bunch of books off amazon to learn about ayurvedic cooking. the books that were recommended to me are Ayurveda A Life of Balance and Ayurvedic Cookbook I think its pretty great idea for people who are interested in cultivation/spiritual advancement to use traditional food methods like TCM or Ayurveda to balance the body. btw i'm not a vegetarian but do limit my meat. I might go fully veg soon depending on what my body feels. I think its important not to be idealistic about diets as your body might not like that diet, we're all different. following cravings isn't the way you choose your diet, rather its listening to the body and what it wants, not what the mind wants.

[Deepbluesea]

From a health standpoint, the conclusion I've been reaching is that whether vegetarian or non-vegetarian, the one of the most important things to do is to eat foods that actually exist in nature, or as close to it as possible...vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, wild fish, grass-fed animals. I think there's some merit in a mostly raw foods diet therapeutically, but maybe not over the long-term (although some have done it). This also means no flour, sugar, refined oils, etc. Fast food is awful (even if you sit in full lotus!). You'll have to work the animal rights piece out for yourself.

 

I just watched Obama's speech...not bad, but of course no mention of preventive measures that could be taken. So much chronic disease is preventable in the first place. But I guess requesting affordable non-toxic food, water and air, and truth in labelling would make me a socialist!

 

The amount of money spent in the US on "soft drinks" and coffee is astronomical, yet they deliver virtually no useful nutrition, and are probably actually harmful...These massive addictions are not only tolerated, but laughed about ("America Runs on Dunkin"). Imagine if all that money was spent on healthful choices instead. I suspect there would be a huge drop in healthcare expenditures

 

Yep, just another case of big business putting profits above the best interests of their consumers, which is an unsustainable way to continue doing business. As a nation we are salt and sugar sluts, agribusiness knows this, pumping as much maltodextrin and high fructrose corn syrup into retailers and wholesalers from McDonalds to Sysco and Cardinal who in turn shoot it into our blood supply when we enter the franchises like smack fiends looking for a fix. I think health care should be affordable for EVERYONE, but I also think you should take care of yourself.

 

I am pretty active. All I have ever needed to maintain a good energy level and stay trim is to stay within the traditional food pyramid. I am though, at my best when I am eating 10-12 servings of fruits and vegetables a day and fish and eggs for protein. I make sure most of my grains are whole, but I think I have read that most Taoists don't eat grains at all. I'm wondering about more black beans, do black beans really give you more jing?

[~jK~]

Edited September 11, 2009 by ~jK~

[Aetherous]

The amount of money spent in the US on "soft drinks" and coffee is astronomical, yet they deliver virtually no useful nutrition, and are probably actually harmful

 

Check out this article, which has good things to say about coffee...

 

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/chlorogenic.htm

 

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My diet is basically whatever I want. I don't like to get really full, so I stop when it feels right. I eat when I'm hungry, which is usually a few hours after I last ate. I don't like to eat a lot of the same thing...it is enjoyable to have different tastes and textures, and smells. If I'm not getting enough of something, I crave it, and so I eat it. Nothing's totally off limits.

[Gerard]

Eat a variety of foods according to the seasonal changes and your Sheng Xiao (Chinese Zodiac). You'll be set for life and TCM healthy.

 

Info here:

 

http://www.tao-garden.com/5elements/5ElementsCDmenu.html

 

Drink green tea daily and also purified water.

 

Good luck.

 

 

 

Edited: missed something.

Edited September 10, 2009 by durkhrod chogori

[ZAKI]

i consider my diet to be the "normal" diet-i don't eat to much fast food and snacks...my 52.5 pack can bear witness to that hehe lol

 

wasalam

[sasblamthanb]

Eviander, try Chronobiotics... hth... all the best.

[lifeforce]

Check out this article, which has good things to say about coffee...

 

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/chlorogenic.htm

 

 

Great article. I do like a couple of cups of coffee before 10AM. After that it's green and herbal tea along with plenty of purified water of course.

Food wise I'm vegan and have been for a year and a half with no drop in energy levels. In fact I feel better than ever.

[Aetherous]

That whole website is very very informative. It's my favorite for understanding Chinese medicine. Especially great are the articles about the 5 organs, which for some reason I can't find in the articles section...so here:

 

http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/liver.htm

http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/heart.htm

http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/spleen.htm

http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/lung.htm

http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/kidney.htm