I'll start by saying this is not a thread to promote or preach about being a vegetarian or vegan. I'm just curious to see if there are any others on this site (I'm a vegetarian). I also apologize if there is already a thread about this somewhere!

I became one about 3 weeks ago, but for most of my life I didn't care for most meats anyway, so it was very easy to become one. And I feel much better being meat-free!

So, to those vegetarians and vegans...how long have you been one? What made you decide to become one? Do you feel like it has been a positive or negative thing in your life?