Re: The vegans seem to be talking about us CRers

[Guest guest]

Alan Pater wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> There is so much on CR these days it seems. The vegans seem to be talking

> about us CRers also. See:

>

> http://cwpp.slq.qld.gov.au/vvsq/forum_messages.asp?Thread_ID=37 & Topic_ID=1

> <http://cwpp.slq.qld.gov.au/vvsq/forum_messages.asp?Thread_ID=37 & Topic_ID=1>

Ironic that this person does not know the CRON diet all that well. But

he does have a point a few will go on a semi-Cron diet and not know what

they are doing and hurt themselves.

positive dennis

[Guest guest]

Since I am vegan and practice CR, I obviously have to respond to

this. It is unfortunate that this person has not done more research

before writing their post.

I know there are a large number of vegans on this board, and if I

recall correctly, Walford is vegan as well. Clearly veganism

and CR can go hand in hand. Any vegan who is truly interested in

learning more about CR should be able to come to that conclusion.

I know in the book, and I believe in the files on this site, it

states that it is very difficult to practice CR if you are vegetarian

or vegan - but it does not say impossible.

For me veganism AND CR are a moral and ethical belief and I believe I

can have both without sacrificing the other.

Just my two cents FWIW...

[Guest guest]

Yes, I apologize for my laziness in using CR, of course I mean CRON,

and if I didn't I probably wouldn't be on this forum. Also as a

vegan practicing CRON, if it was just CR, I would not have enough

strength to type this message.

As for why people practice CRON, I assume we all have different

reasons. For most it is the desire to live past 100, pure and

simple. Of course this is also my reason for following a CRON way of

life, but beyond that, FOR ME, there are aspects of the program that

I truly believe have strong virtues. For example, in consuming fewer

calories, thus quantity of food, it could be argued that individuals

following CRON are using less environmental resources. Also, I

believe we have a moral obligation to ourselves to take care of our

bodies and to live the healthiest life possible.

I responded to the original post because I felt as a vegan, and a

practicing CRONie, and an admittedly habitual lurker, that I should

add in my two cents. Also, by no means did I want this to turn into

a defense of my beliefs, but your post made me feel compelled to do

so.

I agree it is time to let this thread die...