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May 19, 2010 at 03:31pm

Vegetarianism- an ethical way to lose weight and get healthy

For a long time, I toyed with the idea of becoming a vegetarian. So, I did extensive research to find out where my food comes from and why it would be more beneficial for me to cut out the majority of animal products out of my diet. I found that the negative impacts of eating meat on my overall health, disease control, the environment and animal welfare outweighed the social convenience and pleasures of eating animals.

Now, I am not here to guilt anyone into becoming a vegetarian/vegan. However, I do encourage everyone to take time to look into where your food comes from and to make your own decision.  Vegetarianism has worked for me so far.

I have been a vegetarian for just under 3 weeks now. I have lost about 7.5 pounds already; solely by cutting meat out of my diet and by keeping up my exercise regime. I feel amazing and have so much energy!

Meat benefits the human body in many ways by providing protein, iron and vitamin B12. However, protein and iron can be found in many foods including legumes and soy products, nuts, tofu (I love tofu, its extremely versatile!), complex carbohydrates (like brown rice and oatmeal) and fruits and vegetables.

B12, is not naturally found in any food product, except meat. However, like many vitamins and minerals(like vitamin C or Calcium), it can and has been added to many food products. I find that many vegetarian specific foods already have B12 added. Also, multi vitamins are pretty cheap; I just bought a years supply for only 10$.

If you are interested in doing some research on animal products and how it effects your health, disease control, the environment and animal welfare I recomend these books:

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer


The Omnivores Dilema by Michael Pollan

You could also watch "Meet your Meat" on YouTube to get a glimpse of what factory farming looks like.
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