I may have to be vegetarian now
March 6th, 2008
Just finished Skinny Bitch in a single evening. It’s not a book for people who can’t handle the (vulgar, funny) truth. Those chicks are mean. They called me a moron, a fat slob, and other stuff I can’t repeat that made me burst out laughing.
When my husband came home from school last night — my eyes shining with new vegan fervor — I asked if we could try the 30-day menu in the book. (God bless him for tolerating my bandwagon-jumping.) You know, to try it out, see how we feel, lose weight, assure ourselves it can be done. As I was reading to him from the menu, he mentioned fish. I shook my head. “No fish?” he asked incredulously. A minute later, he mentioned yogurt. I shook my head again. “No yogurt?” he asked, even more incredulously, because yogurt = Turkishness. But he agreed to try, if only for 30 days. Yusuf mentioned he is very impressed with Rusty, a vegan for quite some time now.
Here’s a great article on how the choice to be vegetarian has always existed inside Islam. Some scholars, like freelance monotheist Karen Armstrong, say vegetarianism may be the ideal Islamic diet. Another Mystic Saint article cites the other one, and has other good references. I’m telling you, folks, this is why I love this religion: a path of moderation to God, sensible answers to every question.
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March 6th, 2008 at 17:53
greetings of peace!
great to meet you here. thanks so much for linking the post.
my best wishes for your 30 days menu.
i recently did a fasting for few days. i adopted eat once in 24 hour kind of islamic fast, no water, no food. it was pretty good and i lost weight real fast.
often in islamic fasting we too much in predawn meal preparing for the day which kills the whole spirit of fasting.
i can recommend fasting for both bodily detoxification as well as spiritual nourishment. the health benefit of fasting is really tremendous as more and more medical doctors are realizing it.
peace!
March 6th, 2008 at 19:56
I recommend the following site if you are looking for fun recipes to try: http://www.theppk.com/recipes/
It’s called the Post Punk Kitchen, they even have episodes of their tv show you can watch. It was (is?) on public television in NYC and they are funny. And all their food is delicious. They also have several cookbooks. However, these are not ‘healthy’ recipes necessarily.
Enjoy the month, I bet you’ll enjoy it just fine. Eating out can be challenging, but I think Rusty has a page on his wiki of vegan places to eat. I’m sure he’d email you the link.
March 13th, 2008 at 21:09
Whoops…I won’t mention us getting together for koftas then.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:46
If you ever need any help or advice on vegetarian/vegan stuff, let me know. I’ve learned a lot in two years.
The link that Allyson mentioned above can be found here:
http://www.bactroid.net/~fuzzcat/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Options_In_Gainesville
The cookbooks that Allyson mentioned above are:
Vegan with a Vengeance
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
I recommend all of them. Isa really, really knows how to cook.