Eating meat again.

[Greenandcabbagelooking]

I went veggie in Feb after the horse meat scandal, but have been ill (dizzy, fainting, getting very cold and tired) over the last two weeks. My head says eat meat again, heart doesn't really want to. Nose thinks meat and fish smell more now I'm not eating them! I want eat meat again partially to see if it stops me feeling so crap, but also for the convenience of being able to grab something snacky quickly when out rather than having to hunt for veggie stuff. Plus it's less stressful when I'm at home with non-veggie family. We normally end up cooking two meals because family aren't keen on veggie things.

But my heart doesn't want to eat meat, and also isn't a fan of backtracking or failing.

I guess its an easy decision because I could always try meat and stop again if it didn't make me feel better, but I can't envisage eating meat. I can't see myself sitting down with a ham sandwich, knowing it might not be ham, and is probably all kinds of icky bits of the pig.

Why not try with fish first? Salmon steaks, or tuna steaks for example.

Are you taking supplements for the vitamins and minerals yo could be lacking?

Why don't you try to avoid processed meats like ham/sausages etc and just eat cuts of meat, like a steak or stuff you've minced yourself, where you know it isn't the "icky" bits?

Just don't eat processed meat, and find a decent butcher or better yet a farm shop and buy from them.

You're probably not eating enough iron and/or protein. You could research the key nutrients and make sure you get them from a veggie diet, or you could find an ethical organic butcher / farmers' market and shop there to address your ethical concerns. Maybe worth a trip to the GP to rule out anything serious if you're feeling really rough.