How do you slowly become a vegetarian....I would still like to?

Question

eat seafood is that possible??? Also tell me some of the benifets you have experience from becoming a vegetarian?

Answer 1

If you want to give up all meat, but continue to eat seafood, you would be pescatarian. I enjoy my seafood, but do not eat any meat or poultry. I continue to enjoy milk and dairy (I use only raw dairy, from humanely treated animals. I feel much better not having to digest a cow-the meat of cows is too similar to our own.. There are some really good pescatarian recipe and support groups on yahoo.groups. You can email me with questions if you like. I recommend just adding more seafood into your diet, and eliminating the beef, pork and poultry. I no longer even have any desire to eat meat. I am enjoying crab legs, mussels, fish, seafood stews, fish pie and all sorts of yummy things I was missing out on before. Good luck!

Answer 2

If the only meat that you consume is seafood then you're a pescetarian, not a vegetarian.

I am a pescetarian, not a vegetarian. The benefits I've seen from becoming a pescetarian (aka semi-vegetarian) is that I have increased energy, I've lost alot of body fat (about 10 lbs), my acne's gone, I'm never constipated and I've not only seen an increase in energy but an increase in strength as well. And I've only been doing this for 2 months.

I stopped eating poultry, beef and non-seafood meat cold turkey. I had no regrets and I didn't have any of the withdrawl problems that some claim to have. But then again, I wasn't a big meat eater before that so I'm probably different than most people.

Answer 3

If you want to be a vegetarian and still eat seafood, you'd be considered a semi-vegetarian. Most vegetarians consider fish and seafood meat. If you want to become one, I'd suggest you to cut back a little every week or so: don't eat chicken, then don't eat fish, then no beef, and etc.

From becoming a vegetarian, you run the risk of not getting enough protein and the like, but to counter that you must have the devotion of eating more soy products, like tofu and the like. As my mother said, most meats nowaday aren't contrived naturally and therefore are more hormonal. That's what she says, at least.

I found that when I became a vegetarian, I ate more fruits and vegetables and got more Iron and Vitamin C in the long run. I feel better and more cleansed, and I don't eat much of anything that is oily anymore, since meats usually have an overdosage of oil.

Answer 4

I started giving up meat very slowly over a few years. Red meat was first to go, then pork, then chicken. For around two years, I ate nothing but vegetables and fish and called myself a pesco-vegetarian. I later learned, from research, that this is a contradiction in terms, and that one can't be a vegetarian and still eat the flesh of an animal (fish). So three years ago, after realizing that I am not actually a vegetarian, I gave all meat up.

I never looked back, and I have never felt healthier and better than I do now. I rarely get any infections, and if do I get a cold, the symptoms are not as severe and I get better faster. Even my antibiotic doses, in case I needed them, are much lower. While most people need 1,500 a day, my doctor prescribes just 200 for me now, and I still heal faster than before I became vegetarian.

What started as an experiment to try getting rid of adult acne, as advised by the Mexican actor John Leguizamo, has become a way of life for me, and I never regretted this choice, even if my boyfriend and I are the only vegetarians I know (well, aside from those famous people we read about).

Try going vegetarian so that you can see for yourself. I hope that you can stick to this diet and lifestyle because it's good for you, for the environment, and for your fellow beings.

Answer 5

Slowly become vegetarian:
Many ways. You can start by dropping a certain kind of meat e.g. beef, and continue to drop more kinds of meat until you are vegetarian. Or you can include a vegetarian meal every week, then increase the frequency of vegetarian meals until you are fully vegetarian. Or you can choose to eat smaller proportions of meat in ur meals, and eventually eliminating them all.

Is seafood possible?:
No, because seafood is not vegetarian.

Benefits I have experience:
Swift improvement for my PFT. Get sick less often (unless I eat junk).

Answer 6

The person above me is right...you should consult a dietician, but in general here's my advice: (vegetarian for 5 years)

ease into it. if there are dishes you like that dont have meat, eat those more. for example, pasta with cheese, mac n'cheese, pizza, stir-fried tofu (substitute for meat in asian recipes), eggs, etc.
if you want to make or eat meat, get fish instead
if you're eating out, Indian restaurants are great because they have a lot of vegetarian choices, so do Italian and Mexican and Japanese if you eat fish
you could start out eating more fish and then slowly convert to all veggie--you'll find it is not as hard as it sounds

i could not imagine eating meat now and i havent eaten it since i was eleven...vegetarians are so mch healthier, lower cholesterol, etc. and also you dont have to worry about food poisioning from meat!


here are some helpful websites:
www.vrg.org/index.htm
www.vegweb.com -great recipes and such
www.vegetariantimes.com

A GREAT cookbook to buy is Jack Bishop's Italian Vegetarian cookbook and also Madhur Jaffrey's world Vegetarian cookbook

congrats you are definitely making the right decision!! good luck!!

Answer 7

well I call myself a vegetarian, even though I occasionally eat fish. Benifits of becoming a vegetarian:
Well I've lost some weight.
And the only other thing that I can think of right now is that experts have said that in the long run, you can be a much healthier person if you eat as little meat as possibe.

Answer 8

The first thing I always tell people when they are switching to a life of vegan-ism is, 'Go to a dietitian and ask all these questions to a professional.'

I live the lifestyle you say you are trying to live yourself. I do not take vitamins and I am a very strict vegan when it comes to my food, clothing I wear, and my lifestyle I lead outside of my kitchen. Please do not let people telling you, 'You will be ill!!' get to you. I have been a veggie/vegan for 5 years solid now and 'magically' I have only been ill TWICE in that 5 years, and it just so happens that one of those times was food poisoning from a chef not cleaning his knives after dealing with raw meat! I think this is a great feat considering I went from age 20-25 with a veggie/vegan lifestyle and this was through the most active years of my life.

Vegan is a very healthy lifestyle indeed if you be sure to get all that your body needs from a variety of foods, I will not go through them all with you because I am sure you have had people preaching you enough. I have listed some great Vegan sites for you to check out on your new chosen lifestyle. The last website is a vitamin supplement company that only deals with Vegan supplements!

www.veganvillage.co.uk
www.veganwolf.com
www.vegansociety.com
www.vegan.org
store.naturalnirvana.com/vevim...

Answer 9

I just wanted to say thanks for posting this question...... I wanted to know the same thing..... I'm just starting out and i have taken many of the steps that these nice folks have advised you take and i've been meat clean for about 2 weeks now....thats a big deal for me because I come form a big meat eating family..... just wanted to good luck!

Answer 10

You can eat whatever you want, but you're not a vegetarian if you eat fish.