I went vegetarian and it's the best thing I've ever done

I just need to say this uwu (and my friends don't care lmao)

So, last week I decided to go vegetarian. It's not like I have an agenda with it, really, I don't hate the taste of meat and I don't think overly environmentally (I know, I'm sorry, I just get so depressed with all the doomsday energy).

Anyway, since I originally didn't eat a lot of meat because I was a lazy that didn't want to pay the price, I just decided - well, screw it. I'm going vegetarian, no more meat, let's see what it does.

I've been struggling for yeaaaars with my appearance. I've been through phases of anxiety due to food and my appearance, I've gone through disordered eating and for years every time I noticed my body, I went back to disordered eating. Then I went to fastfood and junkfood and it was all just a mess.

I still have stuff I need to quit (damn you soda.....) but I've honestly felt so happy this past week being vegetarian. So I'm going to continue. I have fun looking through recipes and cooking in the evening. I've always loved cooking but the clean-up afterwards is a nightmare and I used to just ... eat easy food to avoid a lot of dishes.

But it just makes me feel so happy with all these veggies and alternatives. Like, I'm never buying fake meat, I see no point in being a vegetarian if I'm going for the food that looks like meat either way. So I substitute meat with stuff like mushrooms and such in the old recipes I love. It's just great.

Never going vegan, though. I love cheese and I can't give that up, lol.

Not trying to push an agenda that says people should become vegetarian! Hopefully it'll become habit for me, because I'm genuinely happy with my body for the first time in years (even though it hasn't changed appearance in a week, I just feel better and happier!)

It also helps that swimming twice a week also makes me feel really good. I feel like I've finally found my place in adulthood and see benefits to all the stuff my parents said was beneficial lol. At age 27 but better late than never, I guess.

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niangniang #1 Dec 28, 2019 20:52:43

minjiiii omg?? im so proud and so happy for you!!
my bf is a veggie boi so i mostly eat vegetarian at home bc its just easier for us to eat the same food so we're pretty much on the same boat~

fun tip: cauliflower is a great substitute for... everything xD and also its pretty great itself too! i used to freaking hate cauliflower and i dont care for korean cooking ingredients at all but just slap together some gochujang, sugar (to tone down the spiciness a bit and to add a lovely flavour) and cauliflower in a pan and youve got yourself a winner! <3 sesame seeds are also a nice touch if you have some lying around :3
hope you can keep up the veggie-ness!

twosuns #2 Dec 4, 2019 02:11:29

Good luck! I tried going vegan once, I dove straight in as being a meat eater and boy, let me just say that it only lasted about 2 days and I went back to eating meat. I think an easy way to segway into vegetarianism is to start from being a pescetarian, which the only meat you eat is seafood. I haven't been doing this in a while but I'm looking into going pesc again because I've been wanting to shed a few kilos for my graduation and health!

JaeKnight #3 Nov 23, 2019 04:25:30

Huhu I want to convert to vegetarian/vegan as well since I'm not entirely picky with my food (tho I love milk with my coffee when I buy outside). My only trouble is I don't have enough time preparing the food T_T (or im just lazy), and I don't know enough recipes haha. the food chains around me aren't exactly the healthiest. At a point in my life (when I was still working out), I ate healthily as much as I could and I totally agree with you, eating healthy makes you feel great!! So, I always wonder if I actually just turn to the greens. Yes better late than never! I wish you well on your vegetarian journey :)))