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MissV · 09-21-2006, 08:01 PM

I've been vegetarian since I was 13- that's 23 years. Which just sounds so odd, I can't believe how old I am. heh. I was vegan for about a dozen years. I would prefer to be vegan, but cooked vegetable proteins give me migraines. BAD, debilitating migraines. So I wasn't getting any protein for a long time. Most vegans get plenty from plant sources, in fact often too much because of all the soy, but the almonds I eat were about all I was getting. So after a *lot* of thought about it, I started eating eggs- organic, free range, unfertilized. I still feel really weird about it, but I realize I have to put myself first.

Why I'm veg? When I started it was for ethical/environmental reasons, and back then I was allergic to all raw fruits, plants, nuts, etc- it was an enzyme allergy. A weird one, yeah. I come from a very ill childhood, so it became a goal to get healthy and over time I made my body adjust to rawfoods and became a raw foodist (vegan) for about six months. I still have never felt that good. But I went back to eating some cooked foods, and do better the more raw I have in my diet. Basically, I don't really get colds or flus; it's extremely rare, whereas before I was vegan and incorporated raw I got sick all the time. I was a healthnut for awhile, but I've eased up on it.

Now, I'm vegetarian with the occasional eggs for very broad reasons. I don't do dairy. It's about the amount of suffering in the world, how much I choose to take part in that, and how much I can realistically not. So I try to be down to earth, take into account a lot of variables, and make choices that don't cross the lines I draw for myself.

I really do not care what other people do/eat. I prefer to date vegetarians, but only because the smell of meat makes me nauseous, and it makes eating together kinda blah.My family are all vegetarian, which makes holidays nice.

09-21-2006, 08:01 PM	#5
MissV Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	I've been vegetarian since I was 13- that's 23 years. Which just sounds so odd, I can't believe how old I am. heh. I was vegan for about a dozen years. I would prefer to be vegan, but cooked vegetable proteins give me migraines. BAD, debilitating migraines. So I wasn't getting any protein for a long time. Most vegans get plenty from plant sources, in fact often too much because of all the soy, but the almonds I eat were about all I was getting. So after a lot of thought about it, I started eating eggs- organic, free range, unfertilized. I still feel really weird about it, but I realize I have to put myself first. Why I'm veg? When I started it was for ethical/environmental reasons, and back then I was allergic to all raw fruits, plants, nuts, etc- it was an enzyme allergy. A weird one, yeah. I come from a very ill childhood, so it became a goal to get healthy and over time I made my body adjust to rawfoods and became a raw foodist (vegan) for about six months. I still have never felt that good. But I went back to eating some cooked foods, and do better the more raw I have in my diet. Basically, I don't really get colds or flus; it's extremely rare, whereas before I was vegan and incorporated raw I got sick all the time. I was a healthnut for awhile, but I've eased up on it. Now, I'm vegetarian with the occasional eggs for very broad reasons. I don't do dairy. It's about the amount of suffering in the world, how much I choose to take part in that, and how much I can realistically not. So I try to be down to earth, take into account a lot of variables, and make choices that don't cross the lines I draw for myself. I really do not care what other people do/eat. I prefer to date vegetarians, but only because the smell of meat makes me nauseous, and it makes eating together kinda blah.My family are all vegetarian, which makes holidays nice.