Is it normal that i feel sick if i don't eat any meat?
I' am a 21 year old female, but the problem that I'm about to describe happened three years ago. My goal was to lose weight. I did that typical thing of exercising more often and trying to eat healthier. This meant that I was avoiding or severely limiting the consumption of candy, junk food, and anything that was greasy. This approach lead me to eat more fruits and vegetables, but I ending up eating less meat over time. I would not consider myself as being a vegetarian during that time because I would still eat meat. I just wasn't eating meat very often at that time. Whenever I did consume meat, it would not be very much of it and it would usually be in the form of deli cuts. The only reason why I ate less meat was because I was trying to avoid as much fat as possible. Thankfully, I now know that this is not the way to go. When I was barely eating meat, I became anemic, developed more acne, was lethargic, experienced random dizzy spells, and became sick more often. Now that I eat enough meat, along with plenty of other foods, I don't suffer from any of these problems anymore. After having all of this be said, I conclude that a vegetarian diet is not for me.