How do I get my Husband and friends to get off me and accept that I am Vegetarian?!

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as a fellow veg head, i can honestly say, it wont happen.. i have been a vegitairian since january, yeah a new thing for me, and everyone i know has given me crap about it.. and they havent stopped, and i just learned to laugh it off and ignore it, but most people wont stop, sorry i couldnt help, but its life...

There is no magic trick, if it is going to happen, it is their move/their problem. Just try not to let it bother you when they tease (unless they are actually trying to sabotage your meals) so they can't accuse you of being the uptight veg*n.

I would talk to my husband in private however and demand respect as well as common courtesy but also remember that just because you've changed doesn't mean he's ready, he might not ever be. You'll need to decide in time if you are okay with that if you want him to accept you.
Right now he needs your support and assurance as much as you need his because you've changed and that is scary for anyone in a relationship.

transitioned from omnivore to vegetarian then to vegan but my husband is an omnivore

Move to California :D

I've been vegetarian for 14 years and vegan for 4 months, and no one has ever given me **** for it.

In all seriousness:
Don't respond emotionally - you're just encouraging them.
Eat lots of protein and be ready to whip out a mental list of veggie foods when you get the inevitable "But you can't possible be consuming enough _____".
Don't bring it up unless it's necessary.
Have a serious talk with your husband about how important vegetarianism is to you, and how you know you can be healthy on a vegetarian diet. If he doesn't get off your case, he's an *** and you have a lot more than vegetarianism to worry about.


Good luck!

I think you should gather up all the information that you had learned that caused you to become a vegetarian and present it to them. If it was health issues, gather info on that and explain. If it was a video show them. If it's animal rights inform them and show pictures or video. Environmental reasons? Explain those to them. What ever reason(s), tell them. Make it clear you are not trying to "convert" them. You respect their food choices and you want the same respect back. Let them ask questions and express concerns, and then you calmly answer and reassure.
I just stress that you make sure you let them know that this choice of yours is for real, you are not trying to get them to become vegetarian, and you want their respect and you will give it back to them.

Good luck.

I agree with the person above. You could also just have everyone sit down and give a speech and ask them to accept it. Everyone has reasons to do things and just say why you wanted to become a vegetarian. Same thing happens to me, except mine is weight loss, everyone says I need to gain +2lbs. cause they think I'm too skinny...they just weigh too much to think I'm too skinny...

Sorry about my problems! But hope your family & friends will accept it!!

Make your own vegetarian meals that are just wonderful and tasty and dare them to not like your food. I have turned vegans and meat eaters into omnivores. If the food is good that is the proof. BUT don't stand there with your head in the fridge eating raw tofu to make a point.