Eating Meat Again After 11 Years As A Vegetarian | My Journey and Why I Made the Change

[@FionaIngrid]

Haven't eaten an animals or drank their secretions in 30 years. My 26 year old daughter went straight from the breast to soya milk and is still going strong (black belt, rock climber, marathon runner). My 81 year old parents are also vegan - as is my athlete brother. Protein is never an issue providing we eat enough calories - deficiency just isn't a thing. It seems to be that if someone has gas then there may well be underlying gut issues that need to be checked out. I think Hench Herbivore has stories on that - as well as personal experience - and once his issues were sorted he continued happily with the vegan diet.

[@InnerSun777]

A lot of people respond to different dietary choices differently. I had a lot of the same negative experiences as she did, tried all that I could do to make it work for me. At organic, ate the right supplements, ate plenty of whole natural foods, plenty of protein, no alcohol or drugs, very healthy. Digestion got worse(Bad IBD) and bad mental focus. My energy levels got worse and worse. 80% of vegans go back to animal products at some point because of health issues. I tried hard to make it work after 7 years experimentation, I had to put my health first. I can now focus, hold a job, have better mood and emotional regulation, and feel better overall.

[@CrunchyMomClub]

Hmm I will have to look into those stories! I know some people feel totally fine as vegetarian/vegan all their lives, which I think is awesome. I just couldn’t seem to juggle it during this season in life. Thank you for sharing!

[@TXtoTN]

I was vegan/plant based for seven years. It caused so many health issues and didn’t help clear up a single one in the big picture. I was so inflamed, ended up being super allergic to so many foods, terrible digestion, autoimmune issues, no energy, hormones wrecked. I did so much troubleshooting and was running out of things that I could eat without having an allergic reaction so I lost a ton of weight and felt awful. I really tried to make it work. When I finally gave in to eating animal based foods it was a slow process but finally I’m starting to feel human again

[@CrunchyMomClub]

Wow that’s good to know! Thank you for sharing!

[@mtul86]

eggs aren't dairy :)

[@CrunchyMomClub]

I know lol

[@ashleyryan8274]

What are some improvements you have seen so far?

[@CrunchyMomClub]

Great question! I’m feeling slightly more energy, the really painful bloating is gone (I’ve still had some bloating just not with all the pain), and the eye twitch is less frequent and severe. I’ll make a video that’s more in depth!