WhoKilledBambi wrote:
I have an extremely hard time getting enough protein, iron and a couple of other things without meat unless I have a lot of pricy supplements.

Nothing pisses me off more than having people explain how "there are lots of alternative iron sources". I know. Stop concern trolling.
This.

The guy I am dating is veg (but sometimes eats fish because he can rationalize them having a different nervous system and isn't concerned as much about ethical fishing practices).  He is careful where he gets fish from.  My BFF is also a veg.  NO fish, meat, etc.  Neither preach.  In fact, most people I know who are veg aren't preachy.  I couldn't date someone who told me I had to restrict my diet because of their own beliefs/preferences.  It's good because my diet is so restricted already that I couldn't do it "safely".

However, I have gotten the typical vegetarian thing in response to my diet many times, though.  To be fair, I don't eat meat all that often.  I maybe eat it 4x's a week.  I have a very restricted diet due to allergies and even the guy I date is like, "It would be very hard considering you don't like beans that much".  Being vegan would be IMPOSSIBLE because a ton of the protein I eat is coming from low-fat and non-fat dairy and egg whites and I can't eat any nuts.  Both make my life much less meat-dependent and I feel better.  The meat and eggs I buy are local.  They cost more but I feel better about ethical meat and eggs.  There is nothing wrong with ethical meat. 

 I don't tell other people how to eat and TBF while my bf and bff eat veg, both admit that I eat healthier.  Veg =/= healthy.  My bff eats a SHIT TON of junk and cheese and my bf loves his fries and junk food.  I can do without all of that and do.  Cutting out meat partially only made my diet healthier I think.  And I lost about 20 lbs from February when I started in earnest to now.  I think I've plateaued now, but I'm happy and healthy.  My dietician had a large impact on my choices.


GasMenagerie wrote:
Misinformation: informing FiSHes for 3 years now.