Just curious to see how many of my friends are veg :)

[iriri]

Poll Vegetarianism Poll

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[orangecream]

I was a vegetarian up until about 7 months ago.

[iriri]

what changed your mind?

Possibly TMI...and long-winded

[orangecream]

I'd still much rather be one, but I was diagnosed with PCOS about two or three years ago and insulin resistance last summer, and my mother pressured me to go on a low-carb diet (don't hurt me, please!) so I could lose some weight and possibly not have to take medication (other than birth control, which seems to be helping a lot). The diet is working, so I'm sticking to that for now, as much as I'd rather not do it. I'd love to eat tofu, but I've read a number of things saying that soy might be a bad thing for women with PCOS (messes with hormone balances and such) and that makes me nervous, so I eat meat to get my protein. I still don't eat a lot of it, though.

Re: Possibly TMI...and long-winded

[iriri]

Perfectly understandable. Everyone's body is different.

[edtheripper]

I don't eat a ton of meat. I do work with it all day though. :(