I'm vegetarian. I had no choice but to eat meat!

ihateyoga

I had no choice, but to eat meat!
Today, I stood at the food counter display, staring at the fried chicken.( I usually do that when I crave for meat.) I had no intention to get any. But the sales lady came up to me and said:"Which one would you like?" I hesitated for a few seconds thinking if I said:"no thank you." She probably would think that I'm homeless. If I said:"I'm vegetarian," she would laugh at me for staring at he chicken. So, I told her "give me that big piece."

TimothyFish

Welcome to the light side.

missiontofitness

Ok

sweedee1218

Dont feel too bad meat is yumtastic!

peachyfuzzle

If animals weren't meant to be eaten they wouldn't be made out of delicious.

sweedee1218

peachyfuzzle wrote: »

If animals weren't meant to be eaten they wouldn't be made out of delicious.

Bahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Its true!!!!

ahoy_m8

LoL. Love the story. Reminds me of my teenager who went 11 mo sorta-kinda vegetarian. She ate fish & chicken, but nothing with hooves. (Actually, we called her "breadatarian" because she turned her nose up at most vegetables.) On the first day of our fam vacation driving from the airport into the mountains, she said aloud she was thinking of going back to meat. An hour later we're at my brother's and she's eating a corned beef sandwich. Bacon & sausage the next morning. You could say she went whole hog.

Lounmoun

Okay.
Obviously you could have said no thank you or not eaten the chicken you bought but you really wanted to eat it.
I don't know why you chose to eat vegetarian but if it wasn't a conviction that eating animals is wrong then maybe you should consider eating meatless for most of your meals and planning some meat meals prepared in a healthy way one day a week. Better than eating fried chicken you didn't intend to get.

rainbowbow

I don't think you know what the word vegetarian means.

mrscronkhite

I loved your story...too funny!! I love meat btw. Couldn't give it up for anything!

marinabreeze

Lounmoun wrote: »

Okay.
Obviously you could have said no thank you or not eaten the chicken you bought but you really wanted to eat it.
I don't know why you chose to eat vegetarian but if it wasn't a conviction that eating animals is wrong then maybe you should consider eating meatless for most of your meals and planning some meat meals prepared in a healthy way one day a week. Better than eating fried chicken you didn't intend to get.

Not everyone becomes a vegetarian because they think eating animals is morally wrong.

XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX

You clearly haven't been vegetarian for vary long (not a strict one at least) Or that big piece of chicken would have you vomiting. Your body can't adjust from not meat to large quantities like that after being a vegetarian for a while.

Why are you not eating meat? I did it for a while for moral reasons but didn't stick with it as I wasn't keeping myself healthy (didn't find my protein in other places).

neandermagnon

You're an omnivore. If you want to eat chicken, eat chicken.

SLLRunner

ihateyoga wrote: »

I had no choice, but to eat meat!
Today, I stood at the food counter display, staring at the fried chicken.( I usually do that when I crave for meat.) I had no intention to get any. But the sales lady came up to me and said:"Which one would you like?" I hesitated for a few seconds thinking if I said:"no thank you." She probably would think that I'm homeless. If I said:"I'm vegetarian," she would laugh at me for staring at he chicken. So, I told her "give me that big piece."

Does this mean you're not vegetarian any more?

Just kidding. Hope you enjoyed the chicken. Thanks for sharing such a fun story.

SLLRunner

herrspoons wrote: »

And the moralistic posts are in! That didn't take long.

Gracious.....No kidding.

ihateyoga

SLLRunner wrote: »

ihateyoga wrote: »

I had no choice, but to eat meat!
Today, I stood at the food counter display, staring at the fried chicken.( I usually do that when I crave for meat.) I had no intention to get any. But the sales lady came up to me and said:"Which one would you like?" I hesitated for a few seconds thinking if I said:"no thank you." She probably would think that I'm homeless. If I said:"I'm vegetarian," she would laugh at me for staring at he chicken. So, I told her "give me that big piece."

Does this mean you're not vegetarian any more?

Just kidding. Hope you enjoyed the chicken. Thanks for sharing such a fun story.

Maybe I'm a part-time vegetarian?

williams969

ihateyoga wrote: »

SLLRunner wrote: »

ihateyoga wrote: »

I had no choice, but to eat meat!
Today, I stood at the food counter display, staring at the fried chicken.( I usually do that when I crave for meat.) I had no intention to get any. But the sales lady came up to me and said:"Which one would you like?" I hesitated for a few seconds thinking if I said:"no thank you." She probably would think that I'm homeless. If I said:"I'm vegetarian," she would laugh at me for staring at he chicken. So, I told her "give me that big piece."

Does this mean you're not vegetarian any more?

Just kidding. Hope you enjoyed the chicken. Thanks for sharing such a fun story.

Maybe I'm a part-time vegetarian?

You can be whatever you want to be

mseslee

lol love the story!

but i'm guessing you just decided to be vegetarian or you wouldn't have been drooling over the chicken. It's not bad to eat meat nor it is bad to be vegetarian. It's a personal choice that you make for yourself.

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peachyfuzzle

emily_stew wrote: »

Bacon. That is all.

*drool*

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ihateyoga

__drmerc__ wrote: »

How was it?

DAMN! I've never appreciated chicken so much before. After the meat was gone, I kept licking the bones like a cat.

mysquishy

I did the vegetarian thing for about 8 months - I didn't want to eat conventional supermarket meat and I couldn't afford the good stuff. All I ate was pasta because I'm lazy. Worst idea for me ever.

I changed my mind on meat once my system adjusted to proper meat. Proper as in, wild elk I helped clean during hunting season. It took my system somewhere between 6 months and a year to fully adjust. Worth it though! Not a fan of Bambi though, he tasted like a pine tree.

On a side note: I tried being vegan for a week and all I could think about was fried chicken and cheese.

janiceclark08

Glad you enjoyed your chicken, I think you should eat meat when you want, or if you choose to stay a vegetarian, just be flexible. I am a big meat eater, but I eat vegetables also, variety is good to have.

janiceclark08

ihateyoga wrote: »

__drmerc__ wrote: »

How was it?

DAMN! I've never appreciated chicken so much before. After the meat was gone, I kept licking the bones like a cat.

This is so funny, probably funny to have seen it.

stackhsc

THIS made me Roar, some might say its meat-tastic!

KameHameHaaaa

Lol!!

caracrawford1

ihateyoga wrote: »

I had no choice, but to eat meat!
Today, I stood at the food counter display, staring at the fried chicken.( I usually do that when I crave for meat.) I had no intention to get any. But the sales lady came up to me and said:"Which one would you like?" I hesitated for a few seconds thinking if I said:"no thank you." She probably would think that I'm homeless. If I said:"I'm vegetarian," she would laugh at me for staring at he chicken. So, I told her "give me that big piece."

Well...alright then. I'm curious how long you've been vegetarian, though. I have been for 18 years(I'm 36) and the thought of eating meat repulses me. I suppose if you just became vegetarian last week that could explain it though. Anyways, humorous story all the same.

FIT_Goat

XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX wrote: »

You clearly haven't been vegetarian for vary [sic] long (not a strict one at least) Or that big piece of chicken would have you vomiting. Your body can't adjust from not [sic] meat to large quantities like that after being a vegetarian for a while.

This is a common vegetarian myth based on the related myth that meat is hard/difficult for the body to digest. It's not that some vegetarians don't experience digestive troubles when switching back (some do), but it's generally because they expect difficulties and/or have negative emotions relating to eating meat. Many vegetarians, even long term ones, can go right back to eating large amounts of meat with little/no discomfort. My first day eating meat after 3+ years of vegetarianism involved over a pound of red meat, with no noticeable effects aside from a profound feeling of satisfaction.

Kalikel

frob23 wrote: »

XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX wrote: »

You clearly haven't been vegetarian for vary [sic] long (not a strict one at least) Or that big piece of chicken would have you vomiting. Your body can't adjust from not [sic] meat to large quantities like that after being a vegetarian for a while.

This is a common vegetarian myth based on the related myth that meat is hard/difficult for the body to digest. It's not that some vegetarians don't experience digestive troubles when switching back (some do), but it's generally because they expect difficulties and/or have negative emotions relating to eating meat. Many vegetarians, even long term ones, can go right back to eating large amounts of meat with little/no discomfort. My first day eating meat after 3+ years of vegetarianism involved over a pound of red meat, with no noticeable effects aside from a profound feeling of satisfaction.

When you use the quote feature, the little "[sic]" qualifiers aren't necessary. Nobody would mistake it as your error.

It is easy to differentiate the quoted errors from your own.

PokeyBug

frob23 wrote: »

XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX wrote: »

You clearly haven't been vegetarian for vary [sic] long (not a strict one at least) Or that big piece of chicken would have you vomiting. Your body can't adjust from not [sic] meat to large quantities like that after being a vegetarian for a while.

This is a common vegetarian myth based on the related myth that meat is hard/difficult for the body to digest. It's not that some vegetarians don't experience digestive troubles when switching back (some do), but it's generally because they expect difficulties and/or have negative emotions relating to eating meat. Many vegetarians, even long term ones, can go right back to eating large amounts of meat with little/no discomfort. My first day eating meat after 3+ years of vegetarianism involved over a pound of red meat, with no noticeable effects aside from a profound feeling of satisfaction.

My experiences exactly. I was vegetarian (but not vegan) for over 3 years, until my doctor told me that I needed to eat a lot of protein to help my recovery from the muscle wasting that was a result of a coma. He gave me the choice, but advised that I'd have to be very on top of my eating to get the complete proteins I needed from 'Third World Proteins', like rice, beans, etc. Being that I only went vegetarian because I thought it was healthier for me, finding out it would be healthier for me to eat meat was actually a happy day for me. Fried chicken AND a Quarter Pounder for dinner that night! (Are you seeing how I became overweight, here?)