Meat eater, vegetarian or vegan?? Which are you?

I just started a vegan diet about 3 weeks ago and going strong! I wasn't even a vegetarian before, I just have some vegan friends and decided since I didn't eat much cheese or meat to begin with I could do it. I've noticed I feel like I have a lot more energy and have lost a couple pounds just from the diet adjustment. Also, I don't snack as much on junk food because I'm limited on the junk food I can eat lol. I think it takes 21 days for something to become habit and routine so I'm getting there

Not being disrespectful, but I've honestly never understood vegans/vegetarians. If eating meat was so bad, the human race would have become extinct long before they'd invented the internet. LOL I also do not understand why they would choose not to eat meat but then choose to ingest all sorts of chemically altered, processed, food-like additives that they must add to many foods to recreate either textures/flavors that can be derived naturally with the use of animal products. Ah well, to each his/her own. Just leaves more steak for me to enjoy.

I am a vegan...and I completely agree with your statement about chemically altered processed foods....I dont understand why some vegans mimic meat dishes with tofu and what not. I thought the point was not to eat any animal product? so why want it to taste like an animal? I tend to go raw veggies mostly for this reason.

The 'everything in moderation' bunch really crack me up. Would you eat your friend's arm in moderation, your dog's stomach, a cat's leg? Meat is meat. Why discriminate? If it's tasty, we are meant to eat it! js.

Total meat eater. I'm trying to kick red meat, though.

I enjoy meat but only small amounts of it

I eat fish and poultry, gave up red meat and pork 20 years ago because I didn’t like the way they made me feel, I gave up shell fish 2 years ago. My husband is a pescatarian; I can’t see giving up meat entirely.

I'm a meat eater, but I decided to go vegetarian for the month of September just because.

I love meat!!!! LOVE IT! Its delicious!!!!!

Ive heard different things.. meat is good for you.. meat is bad for you...

thoughts?

Honestly you're going to hear people tell you either way. You'll have some people tell you meat is just horrible and others tell you it's the world's most perfect thing to consume.

Personally, I don't like how it slows down my digestive system and how animal fat was the cause of the cholesterol reading I got recently so I don't eat it. If someone wants to I feel it's their choice and they'll have to face the consequences, but I was once a cheese fiend so I say people can change. I do have meat subs sometimes but rarely and they are not my main source of protein as you'll have people probably tell you that you'll have a protein defiency if you don't eat meat (which is false), and you'll also run into people here telling you that animal proteins are the secret to weight loss which isn't true either.

I feel better not eating meat. I'm also a certified fitness instructor and trained for two months prior to my certification on a meat-free diet. So no I don't have any issues with protein or building muscle. Would I harp on other people to be vegetarian? No, because I think a person has to make that realization on their own and that it cannot be forced upon someone. Like losing weight. You can tell your friend everything about it, but if they haven't decided to lose weight it's not going to do anything. Do I think americans eat too much meat? Yes. Do I think there are way more foods more nutrition than meat? Yes.

Not being disrespectful, but I've honestly never understood vegans/vegetarians. If eating meat was so bad, the human race would have become extinct long before they'd invented the internet. LOL I also do not understand why they would choose not to eat meat but then choose to ingest all sorts of chemically altered, processed, food-like additives that they must add to many foods to recreate either textures/flavors that can be derived naturally with the use of animal products. Ah well, to each his/her own. Just leaves more steak for me to enjoy.

I am a vegan...and I completely agree with your statement about chemically altered processed foods....I dont understand why some vegans mimic meat dishes with tofu and what not. I thought the point was not to eat any animal product? so why want it to taste like an animal? I tend to go raw veggies mostly for this reason.

lol there is no way to cook tofu to taste like an animal.

I am a meat eater; I just don't eat game meats, lamb, duck, and I eat very little pork. But I say yes, to beef, chicken, and lots of fish, eggs and dairy products.

I love vegetables and fruits (eat a lot of that) and grains, but I am a protein junky and I could not get my "fix" without animal products, unless I had several proteins smoothies during the day, and that is not very satisfying to me.

I noticed that most vegan and some vegetarians, only get about 40 to 50 grams of protein a day, and most of their nutrients came from carbs; I can't do that. I get more fuel for my workouts and daily life from protein than from carbs.

My husband is more of a meat lover than me, so going vegan or vegetarian would mean cooking two kinds of meals. That is NOT an option in my book. But that is just me, so I respect others people food preferences.

Vegetarian, for ethical and health reasons.

I'm a carnivore, but here's the kicker: ALL of my health numbers, and my weight loss, improved noticeably in just 2 weeks after dropping everything but fish and adding in a lot of vegetable protein sources (e.g. 4 oz of organic black beans has exactly the same protein content as 4 oz of beef - who knew?). I'm still not completely sold on the idea of giving up meat, I just buy a lot less now and focus on the truly organic stuff (no preservatives or gluten in or on it).

I'm vegan because I like to challenge myself and so far a year later it has stuck. My hubby eats meat and so do my kids, to me it's all the same, I don't have an opinion either way.

Vegetarian!!! I would love to be a vegan and it is something I have tried (and failed at) but I want to try it again. It is not because giving up the dairy was difficult but because it is inconvenient. I gave up meat because it actually made me sick. That was 7 years ago. Now it is also because of ethical reasons.

Do I think eating meat is bad for you. Yes I do. I have read too many articles/books to believe otherwise. No one will sway my opinion, and yes it is my opinion, and no one has to agree with me.

Vegetarian.

Meat is NEVER healthy. Most meat eaters trick themselves into believing that's not true. But it's just a myth that meat farmers try to make you believe. So that you buy their meat. So that they still earn money.

And people who say "you can't live without meat where I am" ... yes ... you can. Your local stores don't have beans and veggies? Really? If they don't, you probably aren't getting a balanced diet anyway.

Also ... keep in mind ... that when you're eating meat, you are promoting DEATH. Tell me this ... why should an animal be killed and tortured just so you can have some tasty food? Why are you so much better than that animal? Why can't you get that delicious taste somewhere else? (Ex. veggie burgers, veggie chicken, veggie sausages, etc. ... trust me, they ARE available ... and DELICIOUS at that)

Yeah, I feel pretty strongly about being a vegetarian. Maybe it's just because I have empathy and actually feel sorry for things that die?
I'm working on becoming a vegan. I don't eat eggs but I do eat some milk products on occasion. Very rarely though. Working to cut it out completely!

a lot of animals die during the production of grains ,and soy during harvesting ,or prepping for harvest. its just a matter of where we draw the line, but we all promote lifestyles that kill animals.