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Hello everyone,my name is Rick. I'd like first of all to thank the moderator for

letting me join this group. I've been a vegeterian now for about four months

and I feel great. It wasn't easy at first but it's becoming easier everyday.

For example there are many tasty veggie burgers on the market that I love. The

more I eat them the more I don't crave meat. In fact I don't crave meat at all

anymore. I think I lost my craving for meat about a month into my going

vegeterian. I'm a big fan of MorningStar Farm veggie products. Fanstastic!

I've been pondering vegeterianism ever since high school. I'm 30 now. It's

only been since about 1998 that I really started to think heavily about going

veggie. Up until about four months ago I was on and off vegeterianism going

through half hearted phases. I was saying how much I respect vegeterians yet

biting into a chicken sandwich or some other meat at the same time. I began to

realize how phony I was and that I really needed to walk the talk, so to speak.

So as of about four months ago I began to take that walk and I just keep on

walking!

The difficulties I have now though are not craving for meat but questions I

get from people I work with that are meat eaters and other meat eaters I come

across on a daily basis. I think that I'm armed with plenty of information to

justify my vegetarianism. But the thing is I don't get preachy about it. Co

workers and relatives can eat their meat in front of me. Though I disagree with

their diet choice i'm not the type of vegeterian who will walk out of the room

or something. I don't lecture but if someone asks me about my veggie diet I

will gladly tell them my reasons why in as nice a way as possible. But I think

for the most part friends relatives and others repect my diet choice.

I classify myself as a lacto-ovo vegeterian, one who still has dairy products

and eggs. But the eggs I cook up are the eggs that come from vegeterian fed

hens. And I only eat eggs about twice a week. Of course some veggie burgers are

made with egg and dairy products. Also I still wear some clothing made from

animals. So therefore I'm certainly not a vegan. But other than that all meats

including fish are no longer part of my diet.

I look foward to making friends and sharing ideas, stories and recipes with

others here at the FeralVegetarian group. Thanks.

Rick

 

 

 

 

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