Vegetarian???!
Vegetarian???
I really want to be a vegetarian to save animals and stay in shape, but Big Macs are sooooooo good. What can I do to try to become a vegetarian?
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Hi. First of all I wanted to say that I know what you're going through, only my thing was chicken strips from Jack in the Box. I've come to realize that I don't want to support those big corporations, like McDonalds who don't care about anything but making money and they destroy the environment and everything else.
Second, veggie burgers are awesome! You can re-create a Big Mac at home and it will have a TON less fat and calories.
Third, think about the animals. So many animals suffer needlessly and people treat them so inhumanely. Also, a big turn off for me in eating meat was all of the people who are involved in the process-they do not make enough, get treated like crap, and I don't want to be involved in something like that.
I hope that your quest for vegetarianism is successful-it took me awhile but I am so happy now that I have done it. I am actually incredibly sensitive to animal fats now and am glad that I switched. Good luck!
Source(s):
www.goveg.com, www.dumpdairy.com, www.veganoutreach.com
Dont go to mcdonalds if you want to stay in shape and you wont get tempted to eat a big mac.
big macs are so nasty look whats in them calorie and fat wise that will help you give them up
Big Macs may be 'sooo good' to you, but they are like taking POISON to your body ... they are full of 'fat' and have 'way too much meat and carbohydrate' and 'not nearly enough vegies and fruit.'
Did you know that you don't have to give up all 'animal products' to be a vegetarian? Vegetarians can be 'lacto-ovo' which means they'll eat milk and milk products and eggs (chickens before they are formed), and some even eat fish (including 'shell fish' and 'swimming fish.'
Or you could become a 'vegan' ... that is a person who NEVER EATS ANYTHING FROM AN ANIMAL SOURCE ... and ONLY eat's what has 'grown in the ground' ...
About the only way I know of to 'become a vegetarian' is to simply 'decide' that you aren't going to eat 'dead animals' or 'any animals' any more, and then 'do it' ... but my best friends is married to a vegetarian, and she's getting to be 'more and more vegetarian' as time goes on, but she still 'on rare occasions' will eat a 'small hamburger' .... and GOOD LUCK.
You should slowly stop eating them, day by day, eat more veggies, I have the EXACT same problem. : )
Have a whopper with cheese, hold the meat. Burger King also makes a veggie burger.
This website explains the ways that fast food is produced and you might not want to ever eat that burger again. It's unsanitary and unethical as well.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/clh5044/fast...
if you become vegetarian to lose weight , it wont work. You have to do it because you are committed to the lifestyle. generally speaking people who think meat is "sooooo good" dont make good vegetarians. There are other ways to eat healthier than becoming vegetarian. its not for everyone
Eww. It's called self control
I had this problem too. Big Macs and bacon were my two soft spots when I was trying to switch to veggie... I started off by letting them be my 'reward' so after an exam or a really tough week I would allow myself one, then only once a month... then after almost a year of being vegetarian I ate one after I didn't get a job I was going for, and I got sick on it because of all the fat... that turned me off of it for good.
plus I had to become vegetarian for health reasons, I have a sensitivity to animal fats.... so I had a second reason to help me along... you're reason to 'stay in shape' can be your second push :) slow and steady....
I know this is probably a horrible answer, but sometimes when I feel like splurging and eating bad food... I order a big mac with no meat. Its not bad. I know its unhealthy but I understand the craving. I usually only eat it when my friends are set on going to mcdonalds and I have to decide what to eat. If its not filling enough, get a garden salad with it or that yummy fruit and yogurt dish. Good stuff.
you can change your eating habits, start by replacing one meal a day with a vegetarian meal, or just eat alot of raw fruit and veggs for one meal.
then move up to 2 meals, and then when you're sure you can get by without meat then do it, alot of people just start eating more and more vegg and fruit and quit cold turkey, i like to replace one meal a day deal better
I'm trying to become vegetarian too. You know what I do.? Right know i stopped eating meat, but I still eat fish, so it helps me to kill craving for meat, so if I go to McDonalds, I get Fish sandwich instead of a hamburger.
down go to Mc D`s!
THINK about what you're eating. Picture the cow that was killed to make your Big Mac and how it was treated and had to die, and ask yourself if you want to support that every time you chew your burger! I know it's dramatic, but it helps me. :-) and it's true.
Make better choices for yourself. That includes ignoring fast foods that are so very, very high in fat, refined carbs, salt, preservatives, etc.
Know what you're eating, and the right choices are easy to make.
The first 6 months are the hardest. After that it gets easier.
Trust me, after 1 year you will be revolted by Big Macs.
I used to eat meat and loved it. Now I loathe it.
Here's a technique to start hating Big Macs: Every time you see a Big Mac visualise the guy who cooked it put his sweat and snot on the burger. Visualise rats feeding on it before it came to you. Visualise algae on the burger. Or visualise other things that are even worse to make you get put off. I am sure you won't want the burgers after this.
As a prospective vegetarian, you probably question whether I should have an easy vegetarian recipes. You might wonder how much of a difference one additional vegetarian can make.
And while it might be true that one vegetarian won't make huge statistical difference in a world of meat-eaters--and while it is also true that one more vegetarian probably isn't going to turn the tide in the movement-- you can do a lot as an individual that will be good for you and good for hundreds of animals.
Take, for instance, the number one cause of death in the United States and other countries with meat-centered diets: heart disease.
Many vegetarians, especially western vegetarians, are motivated by animal welfare. They see animals as our friends, with whom we share the world and not as mere food. The fact that most parents actively encourage their children to love and appreciate animals is totally contradictory to the way in which humans really respect and treat animals.