What's up with meat eaters?!

Happens to me all the time. My dad has really high triglycerides and his cholesterol is way too high as well. He tells me all the time that he worries about my health, but he continues to down cholesterol and fat in the form of meat and dairy and eggs without thinking twice about what his diet is doing to his health. My fam is vegan and we are all healthy, even the little ones. If we were showing signs of being unhealthy I could see why there would be cause for concern, but to point the finger at us and say we are unhealthy when they clearly are the ones who are not taking care of themselves is ridiculous. I totally agree with you that this is frustrating. It's a defense mechanism that people who are wrong have. They feel the need to point the finger at anyone who is different so that no one notices what is wrong with them. Perhaps he feels that calling you out makes him a little less fat and gross? I don't know.

You're describing an obnoxious person who happens to eat meat. He's fat. That's not because he eats meat, it's because he eats too much of whatever he eats, eats unhealthy foods, and doesn't get enough exercise. Oh and probably has a genetic makeup that makes it easier to gain weight.

He would be be obnoxious and react the same way if he were a vegan and had a meat eater sitting at his table.

Vegans/vegetarians have to get use to the uneducated and weak arguments that carnivores throw at you. I also run 50 miles a week and at first got annoyed with the idiotic comments i got from meateaters but i know its down to jealousy that they see me completing marathons and seaing how much engergy i have. I have not eaten meat for over 20 years and have got use to the way carnivores behave and i dont care anymore.

Alot of people find it hard to believe that vegans are able to get the same amount of nutrients and protein from vegan foods. I'm not a vegan but i know people who do it, it just becomes alot harder keep the nutrient levels up if you don't follow a strict nutritious diet. I'm a meat eater and i don't think i could give up deer meat or a juicy ribeye lol

People have a difficult time accepting that the way they were raised may not be the best way to live. They are ignorant of the benefits that a vegan diet provides.
They are uneducated.

Fellow frustrated vegan.

It was wrong of him to do this, but his fatness and looking unhealthy wasn't because he was a meateater! He just wasn't good to himself, you can make your choices but vegetarianism isn't that healthy either.

Ignorance. Vegetarian/Vegan lifestyle has been proven to be much healthier than what is "meat eaters" choose. I would like to become one, but I don't eat much as it is so it is healthier for me to stay a omnivore:)

Your body needs meat. Your body was made to digest and require both animal and vegetable. Don't be ignorant.

Go ahead, be ignorant and downvote this. Prove me right.

The truth and common sense

People eat too much meat, that doesn't mean having some meat is not healthier. I am glad you manage your diet better than most though.

You've made your choice, he's made his.

He berated you for your choices, you've now berated him for his choices.

What's up with vegans?

You're no better than he is.

Don't listen to him.

Your healthy choices, vegan or otherwise, won't be appreciated by naysayers until they find themselves sick with or dying of a preventable disease and a doctor tells them to change before it's too late. My biggest critic was my grandfather and now that he has high blood pressure and heart disease, guess who he comes to for recipes... :) Even then, some people are willing to die to keep eating sugar and grease and sitting on their backsides. It's bizarre...totally against our survival instincts.

People are people. There are many whom readily dole out advice that is not asked for, regardless of their dietary preference. And regardless of the subject matter. Can you think of anything that you have done or tried to accomplish in your life that hasn't met with some resistance from peers or acquaintances? I certainly can't - from playing in a rock and roll band to computer gaming to charity volunteering! Not to mention vegetarianism. As irritating as this behavior can be, it is also possible that the giver isn't doing it out of spite but concern. Then again, opinions are like assholes - everybody has one.

This is less about him being a meat eater and more about him being clueless about nutrition and health. A huge number of people have very strong feelings about what is and is not healthy (forget what actual science and research say). I suggest that you don't worry about it. You sound like you are doing well. He sounds like he is not doing so well.

A proper diet can prevent (and even cure) a number of ailments. He obviously isn't eating a good diet. Fried chicken and cole slaw? Ice cream with heavy cream on top? Blech! (Okay. I like cole slaw. I also sometimes like ice cream, and I usually like heavy cream... but not every day.)

I suggest that you try to ignore it. Saying, "Actually, my health is pretty good. I just got into running marathons and have done two already, and my doctor says I'm in good shape. Thanks for your concern, though. I know that I have to pay a bit more attention in order to make sure I am getting vitamin B-12 and that my iron stores are okay, especially since I'm a woman. On the other hand, though, I don't need to worry about getting too much cholesterol or saturated fat. I think it's a fair trade-off, but it definitely isn't for everyone." Then drop it. If he wants to keep talking to you, just smile and nod.

I only occasionally get the "it's so unhealthy blah blah blah" thing from meat eaters. I tend to hear vegans and raw vegans go on and on about health issues, usually among themselves, though. There are a handful of things that some of my friends do that seem really unhealthy to me. (For example, a guy I know just got back from a water fast that lasted 32 days. That just sounds like a horrible idea to me. One of his friends at the fast was about 5'11 and had gotten down to 86 pounds. Everyone was impressed at how "healthy" it sounded, but I was thinking that he was likely damaging himself.)

It isn't nice of him to make fun of you for being vegan.

However, him being fat has nothing to do with him eating meat. I know several vegetarians who are obese. He's probably eating very processed, high carbed, fried foods and not moving a muscle.

My husband who almost just eats meat (and alot of it) Fresh veggies and little carbs is as skinny as a rail.

You can even become fat on a vegan diet, if you ate too much of one thing. Last I heard some potato chips and soda are vegan. I know very well you can become obese and sick if you ONLY eat that.

as for what he's saying? Hes being very Rude. I would just ignore him. It is very contradictory of him to tell you your unhealthy, as im sure your taking into more account what you put into your body then he is. Just ignore him, and live your life how you want.