FAT = MEAT ?? Ha, ha, I don't think so! I am 52 years old and have never eaten meat, fowl, fish or even tasted them. I religiously check every item I purchase for vegetable shortening, vegetable mono & diglycerides. I don't do hard cheese because of renin, no jello, no marshmallows, the list is endless. My high weight was 486 in Feb 1993. I maintain between 390-405 and have done so for the past four years. The one thing I found recently is that my protein intake is low, however, with my doctors blessing, I now eat a Pure Protein Bar every morning. I feel better now and it also curbs my craving for candy. Eating habits are the cause of my weight and until I change and correct them, it will make no difference if I choose to eat meat or leave it from my diet. Just my two cents worth -- from experience

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