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I quit vegetarianism.
11 years ago
After 8+ years of not eating meat (other than fish, technically I was a pescetarian), I am now omnivorous again.
The main reason was that I have had to seriously reduce my intake of dairy due to some kind of intolerance that has been getting worse and was making me very ill every time I had some in quantity (like cheesey pizza, as much as I love it, was death to me ;-; ). Without dairy OR meat I'd be missing out on a lot of essential nutrients that are difficult to get properly through a vegetarian diet and I don't want to rely on supplements.
I also suspect I have several mild deficiencies in any case, and I would like my health back as much as possible. I'm hoping I won't feel weak and cold and hungry all the time, be able to think more clearly and have reduced levels of anxiety. That would be amazing.
I hope people can appreciate what a huge step it has been for me to eat meat again after so long, adding that my abstaining was not because of ethical reasons but mostly pure squeamishness that I have now tried very hard to extinguish (and largely succeeded, in a very short time). Go me. :)
The main reason was that I have had to seriously reduce my intake of dairy due to some kind of intolerance that has been getting worse and was making me very ill every time I had some in quantity (like cheesey pizza, as much as I love it, was death to me ;-; ). Without dairy OR meat I'd be missing out on a lot of essential nutrients that are difficult to get properly through a vegetarian diet and I don't want to rely on supplements.
I also suspect I have several mild deficiencies in any case, and I would like my health back as much as possible. I'm hoping I won't feel weak and cold and hungry all the time, be able to think more clearly and have reduced levels of anxiety. That would be amazing.
I hope people can appreciate what a huge step it has been for me to eat meat again after so long, adding that my abstaining was not because of ethical reasons but mostly pure squeamishness that I have now tried very hard to extinguish (and largely succeeded, in a very short time). Go me. :)
If you're just starting out on meat I would suggest you start with chicken drumsticks cause their not overly-chewy and do taste nice, which is the main reason I eat them cause they taste nice.
Oh but no baby animals, cause that just seems kinda mean :/