Should I Go Vegan?

October 3, 2017 8:56am CST
My girlfriend is urging me to go Vegan, and I am a bit hesitant. Anyone have some thoughts on this? I am sure I would be healthier, but I don't know if I can quit cheeseburgers.
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• Peoria, Arizona
3 Oct 17
Never go vegan without easing into it. vegan is very very hard on your body if you don't do it right. If you want an easy process start with a Pescetarianism diet (which is just fish) then vegetarian, and if you can handle that, they try vegan. Vegan isn't the healthiest, no matter what people say, it does take a toll on your both. Being vegan you have to eat more to keep from getting sick because the meals do not satiate the body. Vegetarian though is much easier and many many meals are super delicious and a lot better for your body.
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
4 Oct 17
How much vegan differ from vegetarian... I thought both were more or less same.
@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
4 Oct 17
I have learnt a lot here
• Peoria, Arizona
4 Oct 17
@avi256 vegan you don't have anything that comes from an animal, no cheese, no milk, no eggs, butter, geletins, and even honey! Vegetarian still has those, well, not eggs obviously but yeah, going vegan is very hard to do if you just start there. That is why I suggest start off easy, because a lot of people will get sick if you just start off going vegan.
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 Oct 17
It is a good confusion to have, but my advise would be do not commit to something which you are yourself not convinced of. I am saying this being a vegan myself.
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3 Oct 17
Avinash, Good advice here--I feel that if I am not ready to fully commit that I would just give up on it anyway, you know?
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 Oct 17
@JoeMilford Do not go for vegan all the way, instead you can gradually try to shift towards it. I mean the transition should not make you feel tempted.
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@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
3 Oct 17
@avi256 I agree. I think if we try to be drastic about it we might give up.
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@anujain75 (1059)
• India
3 Oct 17
I always believe that every living organism has right to live.. of course we can’t live breathing air so then we should make best choice out of what our surroundings provide us! If not vegan being vegetarian is always a good choice! I one don’t have to struggle with the guilt of killing animals just for food .. go green always a good option available to everyone and of course one of the healthiest choice!
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@anujain75 (1059)
• India
3 Oct 17
@avi256 I even agree to what u said! Choice of food is a complete personal choice! Yet since the post is all about vegan choice so I just mentioned what I feel!
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 Oct 17
I agree with your thought being a vegetarian myself, but there is also a theory that as humans are naturally omnivores and as a result we have more than 50 percent population of world eating non veg as well. I completely relate to what you said, but somewhere I know that it is not practically possible.
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 Oct 17
@anujain75 Right...my point was that I wish may people connect with what you said.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
3 Oct 17
Every thing has its own pros and cons.But you should decide for yourself whether you want to be a vegan or not.
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 Oct 17
@JoeMilford Did she also shift to being vegan recently. If she did, ask her how did she accomplish this?
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@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
3 Oct 17
He should first try and see if he can manage.
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3 Oct 17
Right--and I make my own decisions about these things, but she is just telling me all of the health benefits I stand to gain!
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@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
3 Oct 17
I am thinking of going vegan too. I think it's tough at first. That's why I'm hesitant.
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
4 Oct 17
How that did though of going vegan came to your mind.
@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
3 Oct 17
I tried to do that but I always missed my lemon grilled chicken. It never worked.
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• Philippines
4 Oct 17
that sounds good. how do you make lemon grilled chicken?
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@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
4 Oct 17
@hereandthere I don't have an idea since I eat out. We should learn here.
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
5 Oct 17
You can try first for a period of time, if cannot then stick to your diet.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
maybe do it gradually like having one non-meat day, then every 3 days (say, wednesday and saturday), etc. how did you girlfriend go about it?
@yugocean (9963)
• India
4 Oct 17
I am vegetarian, but not Vegan. I drink milk (because here cow are not treated bad (in major parts). But I don't stand smell of meat, fish, egg. Perhaps your girlfriend is having similar issue.
3 Oct 17
Cheeseburger for you while pizza for me haha. Being vegan is not that healthy after all some times tou need to have those bad fats too haha.
@Scrapper88 (5983)
• United States
3 Oct 17
Being a Vegan is not for everybody. If you try it and not like it; you can always go back to eating your cheeseburger,
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@Kind4321 (826)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Oct 17
Pick what you are comfortable with for the long term