I'm a vegetarian who eats fish/seafood (I was told to by my doctor - my immune system was already weak enough, it wouldn't be able to handle the change without the Omega3's) and I have been for almost 2 years. In all honesty, it hasn't been that difficult. Most restaurants serve some kind of fish, and if not, it's no big deal. I love my fruits and veggies, so I can just have veggies from the menu. Of course, I don't eat anything fried, and I'm allergic to all dairy products, so being a vegetarian is a little more difficult. At home, it's pretty simple.. I buy foods I can eat.

I didn't really do it for the animals. IMO, you can't save all of the animals by one person not eating meat. Humans didn't get to the top of the food chain by eating carrots - it's the food chain, animals eat animals. That's how it works. Though, I do think there are better methods to slaughtering and I support the free-range farms and the private farms. I know plenty of people who only eat animals from a friend's farm (or something similar) because they want the meat, they just don't want to the animals to suffer when being killed.

I did it for health reasons. Heart disease runs in my family, and my grandfather died from heart failure. A week later, I became a vegetarian. I'm extremely aware of what goes into my body. On top of all of my picky eating habits, my gallbladder was removed back in February. I didn't eat any fatty foods before then, and I *can't* eat any of them now. So I have to be very careful about that.

So, if you want to become a vegetarian, that's great. I do suggest you just testing the waters a bit with it. See if it'll work for you. Don't drastically switch into veganism - doctors suggest to wait 1-3 years before transforming from vegetarian to vegan. It's such a huge thing for your body.

If I can get around being allergic to all dairy products, not eating any type of meat except fish, not eating any fatty/fried/greasy/blah foods, and not liking the taste of chocolate or anything too sweet, then you can easily handle finding enough foods to support your vegetarian habit. It's whether or not you're willing to go that extra mile to figure out what you like and what you can eat.

PS - Veggie burgers are wonderful.