Huh.

[xtremeroswellia]

So for the past year or so I've been seriously contemplating becoming a vegetarian. The last couple of weeks I've had numerous thoughts, and dreams about it, to the point I've decided to give it a shot for a week. I just ate my first ever veggie burger, and you know what?

It was pretty damn good. Tasted like a regular burger to me. *shrugs*

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[nothingtoyou]

I became vegetarian when I was 14 - a few years ago now! - and I can honestly say that it is one of the best decisions I ever made. I did it for ethical reasons: I didn't like the way that animals were treated and slaughtered, and at the time there just wasn't the availability of organic and 'humanely' reared and slaughtered meat that there is now. So I decided to go vegetarian. It took me a couple of tries - my family were big on meat and I got tempted back twice. But then I made a commitment, stocked up on some basic foodstuff and went for it. I would say that the essential thing to do is to read as much about veggie diets as you can as that makes the switch a lot easier. The UK vegetarian society was a great help for me and they probably have something similar in the states. You'll find a lot of advice about what to eat instead of meat, and about certain things you'll want to avoid. I would suggest a multivitamin until you are confident that your diet isn't missing out anything, but in truth a vegetarian diet is more likely to contain more of what you need and less of what you don't as you become more aware of what you are eating. Check out the LJ groups I have listed on my onelittlething profile (I see you've already posted in at least one) as they are very helpful. Also feel free to ask me any questions at all! Good luck!