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PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:18 am


[[Wall of text, sorry. XD]]

Hey guys. My name's Brittney, I'm 14 and live in Wisconsin. I used to be a lacto-ovo vegetarian, until my mom decided that I wasn't healthy enough and made me start eating meat again. The only meat that I eat is chicken.

I really want to be a lacto-ovo vegetarian again, and I need some ideas to convince my mom that I will be healthy while doing it. The reason I wasn't healthy is that I'm bulimic. I'm in recovery right now, and I have a meal plan. I thought that the meal plan would be enough for her to see that I would be healthy by being a vegetarian. But it didn't work.

I have a few more ideas, like finding new recipes full of nutrients, and cooking my own vegetarian meals. Do you have any other ideas to help me with my mom?

Thank you very much guys. =)
PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:00 am


Welcome to the guild! =3
And It's always good to hear someone getting over a problem like that(i know how hard it can be getting over a self-destructive behavior like that! I used to cut, still wnat to at times... sweatdrop )! You go girl!

Personally, I'd just avoid the chicken wherever possible for as long as you can stand it(i know, It's gotta be hard). I think your mom will feel a lot more comfertable(especially scince you have a meal plan all set out!) after you get done "recovering", or at least near complete "recovery".

But a GREAT site for information you can get from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine! =3

http://pcrm.org

And I wish you luck on your journey! =3

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Fairytale Endings

PostPosted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:47 pm


Yeah, I guess I gotta wait it out until things get better.
Thanks.
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