Wife Keeps Pushing Me To Go Vegan
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Anonymous
| My wife has recently decided to become a vegan and has been pushing me to become one too. I’m not interested and love the diet I’m on now. She has been insistent and constantly talks down to me about some do the things I eat. She goes on and on and about the benefits of a vegan diet and how I will feel so much better cutting out meat and dairy from my diet. It’s to the point that I hate being around her when we eat. I love her but I’m losing my mind and I’m worried this will cause resentment. |
Anonymous
| Yeah, that’s too much. Tell her I heard you but I’m happy with my diet. When you talk to me about it, I feel pressured to change. I need to take a break from discussing my food choices. |
Anonymous
| Do you eat like crap? |
Anonymous
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Frustrating. Can you try eating vegan maybe once or twice a week? Suggest that if she stops nagging you about it, but it will help the animals/planet more than if you are 100% not vegan. I love being a meat eater, but I feel I can do vegan 2x a week (and have when my family members are stricter about their vegetarianism/veganism).
But if she nags or even mentions veganism on your non-vegan days then the next vegan day is off. I really mean that. You should not have to deal with that. |
Anonymous
| Dude, doiit! those PLNT burgers at Whole Foods are some thing I think about every eight minutes. |
Anonymous
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I think it’s fair for your wife to ask you to keep yourself healthy, but the vegan thing would be a hard no for me and the constant discussion would make we want to eat bacon in bed out of pure spite.
A nice compromise would be to maybe eat vegan as a family a couple times a week if she promised never to discuss it again the other days. |
Anonymous
Most plant based meats are unhealthy. It’s basically a bunch of oils and salt. |
Anonymous
| Unclear whether you have discussed your feelings with her and what she says. |
Anonymous
| Are you overweight? This may be her way of telling you that she isn’t attracted to your beer gut dad bod and you need to change things |
Anonymous
Doesn't matter. Not his wife's choice. Vegans are insufferable. Just eat what you want to and STFU. |
Anonymous
Gag. |
Anonymous
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You could try it, as a gesture to her. I think I could do without meat for ever, but milk? Aaaah, that would be VERY hard. |
Anonymous
| Tell her every time she attempts to control what you eat, you will double your portion of the offending foods. |
Anonymous
OP here. No. The thing is we always ate very healthy and a mostly plant focused diet. I don’t really cut anything out but we mainly ate lean protein, veggies, fruits, complex carbs, and healthy fats. A typical day of eating. I’m 6’1”, 190lbs. Breakfast: 3 pastured raised eggs fried or scrambled in 1-2tbsp Kerrygold butter, two pieces whole grain toast, and a side of fruit or a veggie egg scramble with a side of fruit, or oatmeal with fruit and nuts. Snack: Yogurt with granola, hard boiled eggs, nuts, protein shake, smoothie, etc. Lunch: Leftover or a large salad with tons of vegetables, protein from meat or beans, and avocado. Sometimes a side sandwich or a side of crackers and hummus if I’m super hungry. Snack: Same as other snacks. I try to mix things up throughout the day. Dinner: Lean protein, vegetables, and a salad or carb. We only order out maybe once a week and will make pancakes for breakfast over the weekend. I don’t eat much red meat and we don’t drink expect for the occasional glass of red wine or beer 1-2 times a month. |
Anonymous
OP here. I can but I need the protein to feel full. I don’t feel full on just a salad or plate of vegetables like she does. |