Quote Originally Posted by BC_MoM
Here's a question I have for all of you vegetarians/vegans:
Why are you a vegetarian/vegan?
For me, I hate the idea that it was once roaming the earth and was slaughtered for my pleasure. Secondly, because many of these animals are fed chemicals to make them grow faster and are kept in terrible conditions during their life. And lastly, I really don't like the taste at all.

Good luck Bri! Just keep determined and you'll do fine. Nuts and pulses (beans) are good sources of protein and you could borrow a vegetarian recipe book from a library to see if there's anything that you would like. I would definitely become vegetarian before you go vegan, I've never tried it before but I think I'd find it very difficult.

Edit : just read Sarah's post. I completely sympathise with you about everything, especially the ridicule part. I always remember the time when I went to a wedding party and the meal ordered for everyone was roast beef. I was 10 at the time and had been veggie for nearly 2 years. I had to delay the meal for everyne by nearly an hour in order for the cooks to try and create me a vegetarian dish. I wanted the floor to swallow me up after people began checking their watches and complaining about the service. Also, when my brother eats meat, my parents often say that he'll be a big strong lad, not like his weakly sister who-has-decided-to-be-different-and-put-on-a-show-to-make-everyone-think-she's-something-special Zara. At that point I usually remind them that at the moment I am shotputt girl champion in my year at school for the girls (no i'm not muscly one bit so heaven knows how I did it) and I'd like to keep my figure thankyouverymuch.

I also read in National Geographic that vegetarians and vegans can live up to five years longer on average than other people.