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AIBU?

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To suddenly and very reluctantly be vegetarian?

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Carnivorenomore · 14/04/2019 21:12

I love meat. I've always been one of those people who never even considered not eating meat. I made jokes about bacon. Then I suddenly went off it completely. No idea why. I haven't eaten meat for three weeks now, I can't even think about eating meat. I gave away my favourite crisps because they have dried chicken in them so I can't even say it's a flesh thing.

I bought Quorn today. I've had to admit I'm probably a vegetarian now. I've started feeling a bit funny about eggs and milk. What the hell is happening to me?! I genuinely have no desire to be veggie, nowt wrong with it but it's not me.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is it likely to stop? I don't know myself anymore

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Whatsername7 · 14/04/2019 21:15

Are you pregnant? I had the same feelings towards meat at 13. It suddenly seemed completely disgusting and stopped appealing to me as a food. Its been 22 years since and I dont miss meat at all.

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Carnivorenomore · 14/04/2019 21:16

Definitely not pregnant!!

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Whatsername7 · 14/04/2019 21:24

you will get used to it. Ive never even been tempted to eat meat. My dad regularly has phases of vegetarianism but they only last a few months.

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Carnivorenomore · 14/04/2019 21:37

Thanks that's really interesting about your Dad! I guess its not a bad thing really, must be healthier I suppose

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Noonooyou · 14/04/2019 21:38

I get like that sometimes but with certain meats. I've really been trying to cut down on my meat eating though. Aldi have a fantastic vegetarian selection at the moment.

HBStowe · 14/04/2019 21:40

I decided to go veggie for ethical reasons but it amazed me just how quickly I went from absolutely loving meat to being really disgusted by it. I don’t miss it at all now!

Treaclepie19 · 14/04/2019 21:41

I'm feeling much the same.

*is hoping that this will turn into a recipe sharing thread

notacooldad · 14/04/2019 21:41

I am a veggie but I'm not a fan of quorn pieces. I think I over did about 20 years ago when there wasnt much else.
If I was you I'd embrace it!

livelyredjellybean · 14/04/2019 21:46

Haven’t had it as acutely as you have, OP, but I’m slowly eating less and less meat. Sometimes eating it makes me feel queasy!

notacooldad · 14/04/2019 21:46

is hoping that this will turn into a recipe sharing thread
Ok not a recipe but the cookbook I'm currently loving g is Veggie Lean in 15mins by Joe Wicks..
I've made meals from there every night for more or less the past fortnight.
It was about 8 quid about 3 months ago.

Ginkythefangedhellpigofdoom · 14/04/2019 21:46

My view is eat what you want and it's no one else's business.

I'm not a vegetarian because I'm not strict around for example gelatine or roast potatoes cooked in animal fat etc but I don't eat meat or eggs

The smell and taste are lovely but the texture is disgusting and I feel ill if I do, I get nauseous and my stomach gets unhappy. Eggs are rank though!

My way is no better or worse than others vegetarian or not and neither is yours.

Go with what your body is telling you (as long as you still get the Vitamins and minerals you need) eventually you'll either be happy without animal products or you'll start wanting them again, either way it'll be fine!

Treaclepie19 · 14/04/2019 21:47

@notacooldad ohh I actually have that!
I flicked through it and said I'd go back to it because it looked good.
Shall get it out again

Ginkythefangedhellpigofdoom · 14/04/2019 21:48

Also if meat substitutes are too like meat then they are rank (to me) but there are a myriad of other options out there so you definitely won't go hungry.

katseyes7 · 14/04/2019 21:49

That's how l ended up not eating meat. We were at our usual nice ltalian restaurant, l'd ordered a Calzone, and l found l couldn't swallow the ham.
That was thirty years ago and l haven't touched meat since. l didn't plan it, l still eat fish, but sparingly.

Peterpiperpickedwrong · 14/04/2019 21:49

It did happen to me but I spent a month in the states where it was meat, meat, meat everyday. By the time I got home I just couldn’t face meat again. I was veggie for 8 years.

YesQueen · 14/04/2019 21:53

I would just go with how your body feels. Not the same but I had massive cravings for roasted kale
I ate a bag every day for maybe 3 months? And then it just went away

Bibijayne · 14/04/2019 21:55

Are you absolutely positive you're not pregnant?

MitziK · 14/04/2019 22:00

Were you eating a lot of 'junk' meat products at the expense of fresh veggies and grains?

The longest I can go without fresh f&v is two days - by day three, I'm feeling positively ill if it's been something and chips every day. (DP is very carb orientated, whereas I'm more protein and veg).

If you have been, you might be craving vitamins and fibre and a good poo for a change.

If the desire comes back, it might be for actual meat, rather than a processed meat product. But if it doesn't, just be more careful about getting all the nutrients you need from a veggie/vegan diet, as you're launching into this without being prepared in advance.

justasking111 · 14/04/2019 22:00

We have both gone off red meat, just too filling. We tend to eat chicken or fish. I am happy with a bowl of pasta with parmesan for flavour. I never thought I would not fancy steak one day but it happened. I now love a good crispy salad with smoked fish.

I don`t even fancy puddings these days would rather have a nice coffee or nibble on a shared cheese board.

FurrySlipperBoots · 14/04/2019 22:01

Why would it be unreasonable? I shouldn't think most people would care one way or another whether you're vegetarian or not!

I've been veggie since I was 17. I had at least a year of forcing meat down first. I have no idea why, nobody was making me! It simply didn't occur to me that I could just not eat it.

Anyway, it's been 13 years now and I'm still alive, so you'll probably be ok!

notacooldad · 14/04/2019 22:02

Treaclepie19
I made the ' beautiful bolognese' tonight which was well liked, and the fennel, buttercream and kale stew for tomorrow which tastes nice
It's my current joint favourite cook book ( middle eastern vegetarian cook book is currently in use as well)

RuggyPeg · 14/04/2019 22:08

I've been veggie for 30+ years but I'm recently getting squeamish about eggs and milk. They just suddenly seem so, I don't know, unnatural for humans to eat. 😝

MitziTheTabbyIsMyOverlord · 14/04/2019 22:11

Have you read The Edible Woman by the amazing Margaret Atwood?

(It's fiction and considered a feminist novel, so not actually helpful to you)

CalleighDoodle · 14/04/2019 22:14

i gave up meat (except fish) for lent last year and have not even been tempted since.

florentina1 · 14/04/2019 22:16

I think it is odd to suddenly go off it. We were big meat eaters for years but then I started to have digestive problems. I have gradually eaten less and now have meat rarely.

The thing that surprise me the most is how revolted I am by the sight and smell of raw meat.DH asked me to get some sausages from the Butcher but the smell made me heave so I came out without them

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