who's a vegetarian?

Question

personally im not a vegetarion,i just cant think of the fact of giving up meat.and i dont like most veggies but im interesting on why you are vegetarions.alsoi what inspried you to be one and at what age? did you guys love meat before? and has anyone ever felt tempted to eat a burger(meat inside) and has eaten it alone just because of a craving?

Answer 1

i am.

what inspired me to be one? basic thinking about what's right and wrong. Its widely known that eating meat causes a lot of suffering, and it seems like not causing unnecessary suffering is the most basic requirement of doing the right thing.

i was 21 when i started and i'm almost 23 now. not so long i know, but i don't have any cravings or anything, and i could never justify going back.

i loved meat a lot before. its a very wide-spread assumption that people become vegetarians because they don't like the taste of meat. thats not true, and especially wasn't true for me. i loved all types of meat, burgers, chicken, ham, bacon, etc. when i was a child i was a very picky eater actually, eating very few fruits and vegetables. instead i ate meat with every meal, and often as the only part of the meal. even when i first decided to become vegetarian i still loved the taste. often when somebody finds out that i am vegetarian they say "oh i could never do that! i love meat too much." i tell them that i did too. then they respond with "yeah, but i REALLY love meat." well i did too.

when i first "converted" (for lack of a better term) i had cravings often. i even gave in a lot of times at first. i would say, "damn that chicken smells good." and then go and eat it. but when i did slip up, i wouldn't say "oh i ate meat so now i can't be vegetarian" i would say that i slipped up, but am still committed. after a while the slip-ups became very rare, then stopped altogether.

i have eaten meat a few times since becoming certain that i would stick with being a vegetarian. they were usually when the meat would otherwise go to waste. once for example, my family came up to visit me and my dad left bacon in the fridge. they had left and there was nobody else to give it to, so i could either eat it or just throw it out. i ate it, sort of as a test to see how it tasted. it tasted ok, but not great. after you are a vegetarian for a few months, the whole craving for meat goes away (even in me who had really loved meat.) i think its comparable to a smoker's craving for cigarettes.

you should read "animal liberation" by peter singer. its pretty basic and commonsensical. it shows how firmly grounded the moral case for vegetarianism is. it didn't tell me anything new, and it was long after reading it that i "converted," but it does a good job of introducing the argument.

Answer 2

Cute questions. My father would hunt when I was a kid and once he brought home a huge black bear. He made the fur into a rug (head, claws and all) and ate his insides. About a month later, at 10 years old, I became a vegetarian. I didn't think much about it...just one evening at dinner I could not bring myself to eat the steak my mom cooked. Then about one week after, I could not eat any animal flesh at all, seafood included.

Then when I was 17 years old, my uncle told me at that an egg was an unborn chicken fetus or chicken abortion--so out went all eggs and egg containing products. And finally at 19 years old, after gaining my "Freshmen 15 lbs" in college from too much junk food, I stopped eating all dairy products. I've been a strict vegan ever since.

I live in NYC, so this is quite easy to do. Though when I vacationed in South Africa I ate nothing but pineapple and looked like a stick figure. The one real meal I had, "Pasta & Marinara Sauce" turned out to be white rice with ketchup. :-)

I did somewhat like meat before I was vegetarian, but I'd prefer the pizza to Mc Donald’s and Mom always made me BP&J or cheese sandwiches for school lunch.

I am never tempted to eat meat! I become nauseous at the slightest smell of bacon. I separate my food so it does not share a shelf with any meat products.

In a restaurant, I once found cockroaches in my sorbet, I threw up until I saw the rice from my lunch and could be sure all expelled. Another time, I ate Grandma's soup and later discovered it was made with beef stock--my gag reflex kicked in involuntarily.

Vegetarians are not like dieters where they must will themselves away from meat. Usually it is the other way around. It would take a lot of coaxing to get a vegan to eat animal flesh. Though I have heard that pregnancy can turn a vegetarian into a carnivore--at least temporarily.

Answer 3

Well that is you, and vegetarian is me. I just can't grab the concept of eating an animal just like you can't think of giving up meat. Its usually something people have had their whole life, so they don't miss anything. I have ate meat, sometimes with out knowing, but if you like burgers. veggie burgers are just as good and much healthier for you. Everyone needs protein, so I take things in replacement, like soy products and nus and things that can serve as my protein. Good question. I was 12 when I became a vegetarian.

Answer 4

I was a meat freak 10 years ago - can't go without beef for 1 day... after the mad cow scare, I kept to only white meat. A few years later, I slowly cut down on the whites, and soon enough I found myself to be a full vegetarian... like a frog in boiling water, I didn't even realize it. I haven't had any cravings yet.

Answer 5

I used to be full fledge vegetarian (age 11-15), but now I'm semi-vegetarian, but occassionaly I eat a bison burger (great stuff). I do feel bad though when I eat meat often....*animal rights person*
As for temptation, I don't get it often. I don't like meat much. But if I crave it, I will eat it, or else it'll just get worse.

Answer 6

I became a vegan at 10 years old now I am 12,
Veggies are much better for you and meat makes you unhealthy, its also proven that meat rots in your body!
Plus animals are not only killed but but harshly abused so that the average american can stuff thier face!
I am vegan and I am much more healtheir now!
Go to: www.peta.com

Answer 7

I am a semi-vegetarian. I eat meat on rare occasions. I choose not to eat meat because I know where it comes from. An animal has died to give his or her body for my consumption. I used to live on a farm and raised animals to eat. I have helped with slaughter and cut and wrapped meat to put in the freezer. I can't do it any more. When I see meat, I see it like road kill. For me it's not appetizing.
There are many vegetarian recipes that make you feel like you are grazing on grass. I have a wonderful recipe for a meat-free meat loaf made out of corn flakes. You should do a search for recipes.

Answer 8

I used to eat meat, but don't now . I became a vegetarian 3yrs ago
i can't even imagine eating meat now
I never really liked meat, i just ate it b/c I was told I had to
i love being a veg-hed!

Answer 9

i been for 8 years now and its not easy for me i did get tempetant an gave in to my huger only to feel guilty immedent after i couldnt stand it i saw my share of gut and blood and pain not to sound psyc but i also hate bull fight it it is so heart breaking to me i have trulbe sittin stil from this vibe that its ok look more close and a animals eyes and see concern and pain . most meat comes from female or girl cows not bulls be cause it is more teander sick i know

Answer 10

I don't crave meat, I eat soy meat which is healthier, and much better tasting than flesh...I quit for the two reasons below:

http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-aninsidelook.html
http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/nutrition/veg.htm

I don't think meat eaters realize what they are putting into their bodies and how it is affecting them...meat is aquired not required....