I can't do it. :(

[Kfamr]

I know it's probably meaningless to some of you but I feel so stupid right now.
I feel like a failure. I've wanted so bad to be a vegetarian for a long time. I haven't eaten meat for a while but now I feel like I can't hold back anymore. I want chicken so badly. I want tacos. I want bacon.

I don't think I can do it any longer. I'm starving.
Most of the time when i'm hungry I want something warm.. veggies get boring.


I guess I can't be completely vegetarian, but I don't want to eat a lot of meat. I'm craving it so badly right now though.


I'm such a failure. Although I still haven't ate anything yet.. I want to.

[catnapper]

You could be like me --- no red meat at all. I eat chicken and fish. I don't like red meat at all. The smell makes me ill. I love chicken, but simply cannot eat it off the bone. If its attached, I refuse to eat it, unless somebody else is willing to pull the meat off for me.

[chocolatepuppy]

I don't think you're a failure Kay. To me it would be hard to completely eliminate meat from your diet. I don't eat alot of meat anyway but I do like my chicken and some fish. I'd die without pepperoni on my pizza and I love bacon although I don't eat it often.

[lizbud]

Well, you tried it. You are still a young person & still growing and changing all the time, maybe your body needs the protein.
You could try again when you are older if you want to. I wouldn't
consider you a failure at all.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

You're not a failure Kay, so please kick that idea out of your head. Changing you life style is not easy.

I eat very little red meat. I just don't like it. But will eat a hamburger every 6 months or so. I do eat chicken and tuna and cheese and eggs and the like.

I look at it this way: I didn't kill the animal, I didn't ask for it to be killed, but if it's not eaten, it will have given its life for nothing. That would indeed be sad.

[NoahsMommy]

Kay,

You are NOT a failure!!! Become vegetarian is VERY, VERY hard. Especially in our society....its not easy to do...even in California!!

I eat only free-range, "kind raised" meat. Maybe that's something you can consider?

Hugs, Kelly

[flamepony12]

You're certainly not a failure. I wouldn't be able to do it either! I agree with Kelly, it's very hard to become completely vegetarian, even harder veegan. Don't worry about it! Maybe, if you really want to, you can try again when you're older. *hugs*

[christa]

I'm proud of you!

Seriously, I eat any lean meat and really don't see anything wrong with it.

Obviously if you're craving it, it doesn't repulse you . . . so I guess my question is, If it doesn't repulse you to eat it, why give it up?

You can always cut back or choose healthier cuts of meat.

Hang in there! You're not a "failure"!!!

[NoahsMommy]

You have me thinking.

ANY life change like this is supposed to happen gradually. Did you start "cold turkey"? (ha ha...excuse that phrase )

ANY THING you do requires practice, right? It takes time.

I know some vegetarians (my boss, for example) that eats fish because its so hard to get the protein you need if you...oh I don't know..have a LIFE!

I'm supposed to start a new diet after my surgery this summer. They say EVERYWHERE that you have to start gradually because its proven that it wont work otherwise.

Don't be hard on yourself, sweetie! Keep up if you want to...or don't....if you don't want to. You'll do what's right for you, OK?

Hugs, Kelly

[Kfamr]

It does repulse me but at the same time i'm starving. I wanted something warm SO badly.

I finally gave in and went to Taco Bell. I know, from one extreme to another - but I plan on eating better tomorrow. I still want to eat healthy like I was but I'm going to add meat in here and there.


I just scarfed down a spicy chicken burrito like there was no tomorrow. I feel so much better now.


Thanks so much guys. I didn't necessarily start cold turkey, but around 2 weeks or so before I declared myself vegetarian, I realize I hadn't eaten a lot of meat, only every once in a while. So I guess i'm back to that.


Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE chicken. LOVE it. It doesn't help that my mother works at Chick-Fil-A and I could basically just walk in there and grab whatever I want.

[caseysmom]

Oh don't be so hard on yourself. Why don't you start out eating less meat? I know you have been trying really hard and your not a failure.

Try to get some soup going when you get home, like lentil, someone on here had a really good lentil soup recipe. You could have a bean burrito too, I know there are probably animal products in it but its a start.

Good for you for all you've done so far.

[luvofallhorses]

Oh Kay,

You are NOT a failure. I was thinking about becoming a vegetarian, but like you I CANNOT give up chicken. ((((((hugs)))))

[sirrahbed]

Kay - You have done a very good job at trying to change your diet and I commend you for that. You know there are various types of vegeatrians and perhaps you can start - like several others said - by cutting out red meat, etc. Maybe you can eliminate most meat and only have chicken, fish, etc - several times a week.

We have done this in our family - not because we are against eating animals raised for food - but for our health.

Whatever your reasons - perhaps gradual changes make the most sense.

Oh, and you are hardly a family Kay ((((HUGS)))))

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Like everyone has said, Kay, you are not a failure! Anyone who is trying to quit anything or make a major life change experiences these doubts. I've gone on many a diet before where some days I just can't take it and I "fall off the wagon." Then the next day get right back on it again. There would be nothing wrong with you breaking down and having a chicken sandwich or however you like it, then tomorrow go back to trying to be a vegetarian. Eventually you will get to the point where you don't crave the chicken/meat anymore and eating vegetables will become second nature instead of something strange and new.

Also, being a vegetarian in today's world is easier than it ever has been in history, but it's still awfully hard in our meat eating culture. It's a commitment and if you stick with it - good for you! But there is no shame is realizing it's not the life style for you. At least you've tried which is more than most people can say.

[PJ's Mom]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
Like everyone has said, Kay, you are not a failure! Anyone who is trying to quite anything or make a major life change experiences these doubts.

She's right. I'm going through what you are now only I'm giving up carbs. Hang in there and you'll find what works best for you.