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For me vegetarianism wasn't hard at all to get used to. In fact it was way easier than I thought. The first two weeks it slipped my mind, and I was still drinking Clamato juice not thinking of the clam in it at all, but it's very easy to do.
One of the difficult parts is having people ask you why you decide to eat veg, and often argue in defense of their own diet. I only talk about why I'm vegetarian if others ask, and unfortunately there are many who take offense to what you say, purely because they feel like you are criticizing their diet.
My personal reasoning is primarily because animal consumption is unethical to me. If you can choose for there to be less suffering, then do it. The conditions are shocking for what the animals go through. I find eating an animal is unusual, it's convention that drives people to eat it. The beef industry alone causes more pollution than cars on the road as well.
It's healthy for you too, just watch your protein and B12 and you'll be fine, just make sure to supplement properly.
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