[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by lily.

I was vegetarian for 6 years. It's quite easy and becomes a habit in no time. I did it for the same reason as you are saying Jessica. I eat meat now, but only really chicken and fish. I eat beef/steak in bolognese, but other than than don't eat red meat.

When I first did it, eating out was a nightmare because there was usually only one (bland) choice on the menus. That was a long time ago, and there are loads of good options now.

Yeah, I think it's a good time for people to start, definitely the easiest time to stop eating meat in history. May I ask why you stopped?

[lily.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Yeah, I think it's a good time for people to start, definitely the easiest time to stop eating meat in history. May I ask why you stopped?

I had a hot dog. It seems weird, but I was in Blackpool on a short break, and wanted a hot dog. So I had a hot dog, and then I gradually started eating meat products again.

It may have been an age thing too. I was 14 when I started, 20 when I stopped, so it could possibly be classed as a "phase". I was quite the hippy/activist in my teens, and although I still hold a lot of the same opinions from that time, I suppose once I reached 20 life got in the way of being pro-active. I was working, married, and looking to start a family.... (And yes, I know I was really young but it was different times I suppose)..