Any vegetarians out there??

BettyMargaret

I am vegetarian and have been since September 5th, 2010! I have passively lost 66 pounds as of today and I will never go back to being a meatasaurus! I really wish you would ALL add me! (that's my wish for the day!)

amyschaefer

I have been vegetarian for 19 years. I have had three babies and nursed them each for well over a year with no meat. I do struggle with getting enough protein so I have a drink with milk and protein powder everyday.

Oyinda91

hi i've been a vegetarian for a couple of months now and before that i was a pescatarian. the transition has been a little hard cause i feel like i am not getting enough protein lol.

comcatee

me! 5 and a half years now i think it was more difficult for me to give up marshmallows (gelatin) than it was to give up meat lol!

harlanJEN

Greetings ! I've been "mostly VEG" for years. I don't care for meat and prefer to eat anything but meat. Once in a while, I will have some turkey, chicken or fish. Not often, but once in a blue moon. I'm B-12 deficient, haven't paid much attention to it, take a supplement. I've recently decided to take better control of my nutrition and my weight. I'm doing well with carbs, protein, fiber - working on my sugars now. Then specific nutrients - such as B-12 : ) My iron is good. Feel free to add me - that would be great. I"m currently working on losing the same 50 pounds I've been losing since I was 16. You know it how it goes : ( I'm planning that this time I will finally get it right !!

IamnotJessica

>IamnotJessica

Making things yourself can be much cheaper, although somewhat time consuming. You can buy bread flour and make your own bread. Use plain flour to make your own noodles or pasta. Making things in large quantities and then freeze a few portions is a good time and money saver. My partner makes a spag bol with quorn and lots of veggies. He will make enough for 8 portions each time and then we freeze six of them. It is a versatile meal as you can have the bolognaise part with a baked potato, or in a crepe, as well as with spaghetti. I do the same thing with a kidney bean chilli.
Find out what time the supermarkets reduce their produce for a quick sale, and pop along then to see if there is anything worth getting (i often end up with cheap ingredients for tasty soups).
Another tip for watching your budget is to make a plan in advance of what meals you will eat that week. Then make your shopping list using your meal plan and only buy the things on that list.

I'm unemployed at the moment so my weekly food budget (for 2 people) is £30. It goes a long way if you are not buying convenience foods, and have the time to make things yourself.

Thanks for the advice. I'll be a bit better than most at budgetting because I don't drink.
I'm not even sure if my accom has a freezer you know, it's not listed! Surely it would though. Good idea with the supermarkets too that one didn't cross my mind. Should have considering the amount of times I've nipped into Tesco to get all the cheap bakery stuff haha!!

Thanks again!

jessradtke

I was either vegetarian or vegan for many years. I've lost track of exactly how many total years it was, but I was a kid when I started the process and I'm 40 now. About 15 of those years I was vegan, and at other times I followed variations on vegetarianism (macrobiotic, ovo-vegetarian, ovo-lacto vegetarian, raw vegan). In all those years I never had ANY issues with B12, iron, etc. I've been "mostly vegetarian" for about 5 or 6 years now. I still prefer to eat lots of raw, mostly plant based foods, but am not as strict as I used to be for various reasons. I still do not support factory farming, but will occasionally eat free range chicken or wild caught seafood. I also drink raw milk from a local grass fed herd, and I raise my own chickens for eggs so that I know which hen the eggs come from and what the hens' diet consists of.

Finding_Tina

I have been a lacto-ovo vegetarian since 1991.

RoseCoreling

Wow there are a lot of us out here!! Vegetarian for 16 years now, raising my son as a veg (and my husband "converted" right afer we got married)! Anyone feel free to add me, im always looking to meet new veg heads out there!!

ErikaSwenson

Hey! Vegetarian for the past 3 years but just started eating fish a couple weeks ago. Hopefully you will still add me as a friend?

ninestoneagain

Vegetarian here also! Fell free to add me!

ninestoneagain

Sorry, that should be 'feel' not fell - doh! :blushing:

hilsidney

Hi!
Vegetarian for 22 years (although started eating fish once a month in the last couple of years so technically pescetarian).
Feel free to add me!

silvergurl518

hi there not a vegetarian, actually, but i'm trying to eat more like one--actually, more like a pescatarian. i definitely want veggie and vegan recipes...since i know i don't need meat or chicken, etc. but, and i hope you don't think i'm blaspheming here, but on special occasions like thanksgiving i may still have turkey.

*gasp*

SpectacuLaura

Hey there! I've been a vegetarian since May 31st of this year. It's only been about 2 months but I feel amazing and soooo much better! I consider myself "veganish" since I'm trying to give myself until the end of the year to go full vegan. I have some trouble with cheese and ice cream haha. Not sure if I can give those up quite yet...(or ever!) Either way, I figure lowering my dairy intake and eliminating meat entirely is a huge step in the right direction.