Has Anyone Gone Vegetarian/Vegan?

[IdaM 0]

Just curious if anyone has found themselves leaning towards meatless-eating after the band? I've been sitting here watching food Network...it's like watching people club seals or somethin'...

BUT I LOVE MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHH!

Sorry...tension-breaker...had to be done.

But that's my question...has anyone give up meat entirely? Or is it just the pudding and Protein talking right now?

[CheckYes 46]

I'm vegetarian but eat fish. Best decision I ever made.

[nurseAMY11 0]

I'm vegetarian, but I was before the band. I love meat too, but I started volunteering at a sanctuary for farm animals and when I saw meat, I saw my friends. So easy to give it up! I agree, best decision ever. I instantly started feeling better physically, not to mention I lost 20 pounds without even trying!

[EdmontonGal 4]

I love chicken and fish but have never been a fan of pork and beef as an adult. I think I just had too much when I was a kid growing up on a farm. I am going to try though... not so tough during the liquids stage. I may miss my chicken but I could survive on fish! I hope!

[zeniada 9]

I'm vegetarian but eat fish. Best decision I ever made.

That's called being a "Pescatarian"...Definition: Occasionally used to describe those who abstain from eating all meat and animal flesh with the exception of fish. Although the word is not commonly used and a pescatarian is not technically a vegetarian, more and more people are adopting this kind of diet, usually for health reasons or as a stepping stone to a fully vegetarian diet.

Sorry I have a friend who does this and I had to do more research on it....

[Acadia 20]

I've been a vegetarian sine 1995 and am one week post op.

You can get more than enough Protein as a vegetarian and these days it's very easy to be one. If you're interested join us on the Vegetarian / Vegan post I started in food and Nutrition.

[isaviolinist 11]

I'm a 'pescatarian'. I usually don't say that word because my family makes fun of it (not the diet, just the word). I stopped eat pork, red meat and poultry, long before my band but I'm so glad that I did. That, coupled with eating organic/non-GMO/environmentally sustainable/natural, etc. food, makes feel extremely energetic and just generally healthy. My fiance loves meat as does my family (and his family) but I could never imagine eating it again.

And I very easily get in MORE than enough Protein everyday. Sometimes I wonder if its too much (on occasion its over 90 or 100 g a day).

[Melissannde 41]

I was at a WLS conference this weekend and the dinner speaker, Dr. Garth Davis (of Davis Clinic in Houston and one of the doctors in Big Medicine) was promoting a vegetarian diet, non gmo, and organic.

I'm working myself that way.. maybe someday I'll make it there.

[isaviolinist 11]

I was at a WLS conference this weekend and the dinner speaker, Dr. Garth Davis (of Davis Clinic in Houston and one of the doctors in Big Medicine) was promoting a vegetarian diet, non gmo, and organic.

I'm working myself that way.. maybe someday I'll make it there.

That's awesome that he was promoting non-GMO and organic. Buying locally is also a really good thing to do, as it reduces the amount of miles your food travels to get the supermarket, thus reducing your carbon foot print. Anyways, even if you don't eat a completely Veg diet, its great to buy organic, high quality ingredients (including meats and fish).

[Melissannde 41]

What's weird is that here, you can buy at a farmer's market (during warmer weather), but non of the farmers grow organic.

To get organic I have to buy from the grocery store, and they have precious little choice. And it's getting worse... I talk to the produce manager and politely complain, but his hands are pretty much tied to what they want to send him.

No organic meats locally. At least that I'm aware of.

[Jess55 97]

I could never be a vegetarian nor vegan. I love meat to much. Yes, when I stop and think I do feel bad and being inthe veterinary field makes it harder, but I treat small animals not large. I could never give it up. I do not like seafood though, the smell makes me want to puke, so I've never really tried it. The only meat I do not eat is veal, because I feel bad for the babies.