Vegetarian!

I'll add you. I went veggie in 2006 after seeing AFI perform and learning about what we put the animals through. Lost about 60 pounds, felt great, was trying to stick to mostly vegan. Then something bad happened and I just lost control and ate pizza and drank and then just stopped caring. Gained it all back then some. I am still vegetarian and I just want to get back to healthy. I love this lifestyle though and it is very possible to have a strong and healthy body with this diet.

I'm not perfect by any means, but I will help if I can.

I've been a vegetarian for 5 or 6 years Best decision I've ever made. I quit cold turkey (no pun intended) one day on a whim and haven't looked back. I'm starting to transition to vegan though its a bit tougher. Good luck to you

I was pescitarian for a year, then I cut out the fish as well about 2 months ago. And now i'm moving forward by cutting out the dairy too. Definitely not perfect yet, but i'll get there slowly My ultimate goal is to stay on a wholefoods plant based diet with fruit as my main source of food.
I didn't really lose any weight when I went vegetarian, and you could be a vegan and still not lose weight (or in fact, gain weight if you go for the high fat vegan foods). I want to eliminate processed foods from my diet as much as possible!

Hi, I'm a vegetarian. Been that way for about 25 years.

I didn't have a health reason for changing - I just think eating animal flesh is gross.

Add me!

I like food. I have been down the vegetarian road, and it was fine. Never could bring myself to be vegan, and I don' t think meat is murder. I like well prepared lean meat from time to time, I'd say my protein intake is probably 50% fish, 30% veggie, and 20% mammal. We eat a lot of fish...primarily baked, grilled, or pan fried. Hate tuna. Love Bluegills.

I could live on green beans, snap peas, potatoes, and carrot...with a frequent side of broccoli and some cabbage once in awhile. We like just about any leafy salad.

Ahhhh! I was vegetarian for several years, vegan for 1.3, but now I'm in recovery. *high five*:flowerforyou:

how long have you been a vegetarian ??? I would I would love to support you or we can support each other. I stop eating meat probably 5 to 6 weeks ago and it has not been that hard. I have been tempted by family members; but I have other outsiders that support more than the family. I keep holding on strong so I don't fall on my journey to be a vegetarian. I keep telling myself that I don't eat meat and I don't eat it...

If you have made the decision and you are avoiding meat then that makes you a vegetarian Fantastic decision to make!

I was obese since high school, but recently gained even more weight to become morbidly obese. About 14 months ago, I started getting chest pains which got progressively worse and then came on at rest. I realized then that my lifestyle was literally killing me. After some research I decided to go vegan. Since then I have lost 50% of my body weight and I am healthy for the first time I can remember. Losing 100 pounds is a major accomplishment, but I have lost close to 200 in just over a year and now sit at about my ideal weight.

There are other ways to lose the weight, but while others struggled with portion sizes and counting calories, I was able to eat healthy food until I felt satisfied. It doesn't feel like a diet - because it isn't.

Not a vegetarian but I'd love to knock out most of the meat products I consume. I don't care for the way we treat most of our 'live stock' and recently have been having a lot of trouble eating meat off the bone.

I do work with two very spoiled chickens who give us eggs.

I don't like faux meats or soy just a lot of nuts, lentils and beans.

Have any of you tried Balela its super tasty!?

Over the past 20 yrs I have ventured in and out of being a vegetarian; the longest period being 3 years. Ultimately I always return to eating meat because of other people. My husband is wonderfully supportive and joins me but doesn't really enjoy it. Therein lies the problem. Although it would be great if my hubby and kids (21 & 15) chose to be vegetarians, I don't want them agonizing thru it for me. So gradually I start making 2 meals instead of 1, eating occasional fast food and before you know it I'm a full fledged meat eater again. I'm at a crossroads in my life, having some medical issues that finally after 15+ yrs I'm dealing with and I'm so ready to commit myself to entirely new lifestyle permanently. I would love to have some vegetarian friends here on MFP - not processed stuff, real food- and would love the opportunity to view some veg diaries for ideas. Please friend request me if interested and include where you saw this post.
Thanks....Cathy

Don't know if anyone else has mentioned it yet (didn't see anything), so I will. Check out the Happy Herbivores group on here. Lots of veg*ns there.

just tossing this out there:

being vegetarian isn't going to necessarily be the reason that you lose weight. Nor is being vegan, or Pizzatarian.

If you're under your tdee, you lose weight.

That said, I applaud you guys for making a decision and sticking to it, just giving the OP a note that losing weight and being veg*n exist outside of one another.

This is my first day of being vegan due to chronic kidney disease I am low gluten low carb my body has been rejecting all animal flesh I ate pork last night for last time , beef inflames my arthritis, I refuse to eat chicken due to way they are treated in hen houses, fish sorry never could eat any shell fish, I still am ok with cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, the produce isle is my new best friend..I am doing smoothies in that super blender for 2 of my meals.. want to be a raw food person , small grain consumption , gluten free will help with my Hashimotos Disease, My Diabetes, Arthritis, Migraines,,NO Wheat products, NO Frozen Foods they use wheat to thicken the gravy, and no can foods they use wheat to thicken stews and soups.. I am a cancer survivor. I am doing this at 61 years old whish I had done it at 20 sigh..

I'm the same as Britishbrocco above me! Vegetarians can always add me if they want.
I choose it for my point of view on the world and the great breaktrough for me was reading up on Taoism. (The tao of pooh and the té of piglett, strange names I know but they are worth the read)
I never missed it, not a single day, that was the biggest surprise for me because I used to eat alot of meat beforehand when I was still in my "not thinking for myself" years.

I wish you all the achievement of your goals!