Transitioning to Lacto- Vegetarian

tennileb

Hmmmm thinking about transitioning to vegetarian (dairy yes but eggs no). I'm getting an eversion to meat and egg again (was vegetarian for about 10 years).

My hesitation is:

1) Family are confirmed carnivores. They would eat a meat only diet if I let them. they only eat non meat things cause I force the to eat veggies, but every meal must have MEAT.

2) I have a history of severe anemia (both normal plain jane iron deficiency anemia and pernicious anemia from b12 deficiency)

some of the regular anemia was caused by my T.O.M., which I had surgery to help control, and I can not donate blood often or I get anemic. so I'm thinking the B12 is the biggest threat. I was on B12 supplements and it did not correct the B12 deficiency anemia, but maybe if I start on it ahead it will prevent it?

I was threatened with (ok offered) B12 injections and then got preggers and during the pregnancy I developed crazy meat cravings so I went back to meat.

My reasons for going Vegg are:

1) ethics, I'm not happy with how most livestock are "produced" and "harvested", I grew up on a farm where our animals were for meat but were very well treated and ethically killed. I also grew up hunting. I'm not opposed to ethical farming but I am not in a place in my life where I can access the small scale ethically farmed meats on a regular basis.

2) Health, I've been getting more concerned with cancer risk, and heart disease risk (my family dies from cardiac stuff exclusively ), there is some evidence that high consumption of animal products is correlated with increased cancer and cardiac risks.

Any one gone Lacto-Vegg in a family of meat eaters without having to cook two separate meals , every meal, every day?

Any Vegetarians / Vegans had trouble with B12 deficiency and how dod you correct it.