Is anyone a vegetarian?

Question

If so, do you enjoy it? I mean, do you feel any better. I've been thinking about becoming one but i'm not sure exactly how it will effect me.

Answer 1

Consider why you are thinking about it. There are many reasons to become a vegetarian, health, and concern for animal welfare are probably the two most common. Environmentally speaking it is best for the future of our world.

Personally I feel much better. I have been vegetarian for 17 years. I was athletic before I went vegetarian, but became more succssful afterward. I participate in both individual and team sports.

I feel as though thinking more about what I am eating, both philosophically, and healthwise, has opened my mind to the contradictions that are presented to us in many forms. I would never go back to accepting what we are told without doing research to question it.

Emma tells you to speak to your doctor before going forward. The average doctor gets about 40 hours of nutritional studies, about a week's worth before being called doctor. I would strongly suggest you speak to a nutritionist before a doctor. And if you do, seek out a nutritionist who is open to both vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets, many of our doctors are collecting money from pharmaceutical companies, and food manufacturers to push products.

I went veggie, when told I would have a heart attack. I was physically fit and only 24 y.o. I loved eating meat. I will never eat it again, it was killing me.

Good luck on your decision, make the right one for yourself.

Answer 2

I decided to become a vegetarian when I was 11 years old and I did it gradually. You have to do it slowly because your body is used to eating meat. For me, first I gave up beef, then I gave up poultry, after that I gave up pork and so on. By age 14 I was finally a full vegetarian. I noticed that I started to feel better, I had more energy. Also, I didn't get sick as much as I used to. I used to have some kind of cold or flu once a month but after I became a vegetarian it's only about once or twice a year. My nails and my hair also grow so much faster now. I love it and I don't regret my decision at all, I've been a full vegetarian for four years now and I'm perfectly healthy. But becoming a vegetarian is a life changing decision and you must consider it very carefully. Are you willing to sacrifice meat? If you've considered it carefully and decide that becoming a vegetarian is right for you, then come up with a plan. Do a lot of research, talk to doctors, find out the right procedure to accomplish this.

Answer 3

Yes, I am. I feel so much better more than when I was an omnivore. Like 10,000 times better. There are a lot of resources on how to go vegetarian. www.tryveg.com is good one. So is www.vegsource.com. There's a ton of recipes at www.vegweb.com and the Recipe Q & A forum discusses much more than just recipes. Any questions you have about the vegetarian "lifestyle" will be gladly answered there. It's the most supportive place for all kinds of vegetarians that I've found yet.

If you're interested in who else is a vegetarian that you might know of, here's an extensive list of famous vegetarians here: http://www.happycow.net/famous_vegetarians.html

Answer 4

YES! I'm a veggie. I abosultely enjoy my lifestyle...and I do mean lifestyle. Vegetarianism is more than just a way of eating. It's a way of life. 8-)
Spiritually, yes, I do feel better than when I ate meat. I think I am a calmer individual and I also feel more connected to Earth. Physically, I am in the best health of my life. I have more energy, I am more alert and I rarely get sick. I almost never get stomach aches. I've been deathly allergic to cats and dogs ever since I was little and I've found that those have all but disappeared since I've ascribed to a plant-based diet.

Vegetarianism is not for everyone. Try it for a couple weeks first to see if you'll like it. Make sure you do it the healthy way - don't be an unhealthy veggie who eats nothing but junk food. That's just flat-out not good for you. Eat a balanced diet of fruit, veggies, beans and whole grains. Get plenty of fibre and you'll be all set.
Cheers!

Answer 5

Yes! I'm 14 and have been vegetarian since August, and I think it's one of the best decisions I've ever made! It's a difficult adjustment at first, but after a few weeks, you get used to it (I agree, it's more than just a way to eat, it's a lifestyle.)

I tried going veg for a week about a year ago, partly because I wanted to see what it was like and partly because I was dared to. :-) It was tough, and I quit when my week was up. But this August, after having read more on animal cruelty, I decided to stay vegetarian during volleyball season. But I love it so much; the season ended in October and I'm still veg!

Since going veg, I feel much better. I'm not tired all the time, I'm skinnier, my hair/skin/nails look better, and I don't get sick very often. I've also found (and maybe this is just me, since almost all of the reading I do is on animal cruelty or eating habits and food history) that you really feel good about knowing that nothing died to become your dinner.

Just be careful: get your vitamins and minerals, and make sure you're committed to it. Being vegetarian, I get a lot of crap at school about being the "hippie veggie freak." People love to come up to me and tell me what kind of meat they got in their lunches, and describe in detail either how that animal was killed or how it tastes. You have to put up with a lot of rude comments, but it's worth it. If you can stay committed to it, it's definitely worth the effort.

Hope this helps, and I really hope you decide to go veg! It's one of the best things you can do for yourself. :-)

Answer 6

I'm a vegetarian & I do enjoy it. You might think that being a vegetarian restricts your diet and the sort of food you eat because you can't eat meat-based dishes. But the truth is, being a vegetarian opens your eyes to a whole world you never thought existed. You will be able to explore the many vegetarian options -- mock meat, soy-based food, exotic vegetables-- so much that you won't really miss meat at all.

It's really whether you want to go the extra mile to make your vegetarian food interesting and fresh. If you just stick to pomodoro pasta everyday, you're going to get bored of it & your health will suffer too.

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

I feel great about being a vegetarian. I lost 35 - 40 Pounds, I can eat some really good fruits and I became a vegetarian when I was 10. Being a vegetarian is great lots of good things are happening to me.

Answer 8

yeah I feel better but strangely enough I don't credit it 100% to being vegetarian although vegetarian is healthier... The thing that will make you feel better is to get the MSG out of your body. Going vegetarian will usually do that because MSG is found mostly in food items that have "shelf life" which is anything that is boxed, bottled, or canned or packaged AND ESPECIALLY CANNED.

Answer 9

A vegetarian diet can be good for you, but you have to remember that you won't be getting some of the vitamins that meat contains. You would probably have to take a vitamin supplement. A good suggestion, if you are serious about converting, is to talk to your doctor, they can advise you about a major change in your diet such as this. As for feeling better, some of my friends are vegetarian, I don't think that they are any better physically. They tell me that mentally, however, they feel better for not eating animals.

Answer 10

If you are considering becoming vegetarian for health reasons, and choose to eat a healthy vegetarian diet, (yes, there are alot of junk foods that veggies can eat that are not very healthful) the health benefits are fantastic. You will begin to see these benefits in short order if you are eating a well balanced veggie diet, as your body will begin to naturally detox and shed itself of many of the unhealthy chemicals and additives you ingested while consuming the standard American diet (SAD) If you choose to become a vegetarian for ethical reasons, it will not make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things. The fact is, meat eaters will always vastly outnumber veggies. So the way animals are exploited is not at all likely to change much simply because you choose to become a vegetarian. So the biggest effect that you will see as a result of becoming a vegetarian is improved health. (ps And if you add regular cardio and resistance exercise you will be amazed at the improvements you will both feel and see) Good luck to you.