Why I Left Meat? And became Vegetarian!

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This is the story of how I stopped eating meat.

Friends & family were shocked as I was an ardent meat-lover!

Was it easy or was it tough?!

I share the biggest changes that I have experienced in myself after I stopped eating meat.

Enjoy!

#anitabokepalli #vegetarian #whyileftmeat

Time stamps:
0:00 - My love for meat!
0:56 - A trip down memory lane
1:50 - Why did I stop eating meat?
2:29 - Meat & meditation don’t go together
2:26 - Carnivores vs herbivores
3:51 - My body won’t accept meat
4:15 - Partnership segment - HK Vitals Disolve
5:26 - Do I miss non-veg food?
5:41 - How do you control yourself from eating meat?
5:50 - Vegetarian food lacks protein
6:22 - Reaction from friends & family
6:55 - Changes in me after leaving meat
7:40 - Do I judge non-vegetarians?
7:52 - Food for thought
8:56 - Do we need meat to survive?

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[AnitaBokepalli]

Are you a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian? What are your thoughts on this? Let me know in the comments!

[garnetsome]

Love your channel!❤😊 Been a veg for over 45 yrs. I’m 72 and super active, in fact I did your 30 day surya namaskar challenge and loved it. It’s a lovely freeing lifestyle. All your points are spot on! Again thx for a beautiful channel❤😊

[vidya_lekshmi]

I am a vegetarian by birth💜proud to continue this practice💜

[cynthiaallen]

Been a vegetarian for about 24 years. I was raised in South Texas, where most people have very easy access to all kinds of meat. It was customary in my family for us to have meat 3 times a day! Can you believe that?! This still shocks me - not just from an ethical standpoint but a financial one too. I was born with a strong love for animals, and I struggled so much inside with eating meat. For most Americans, having meat is a very sterile convenience. Everything is nicely packaged in a grocery store. One can easily disconnect from the animal killing taking place. Once I was on my own, I began to naturally eat less meat. I discovered that my body really craved vegetables. Honestly, one big hindrance for me was financial - I was working long hours, trying to pay off my college debt - and had no energy to cook. I didn’t have the money to buy nice vegetarian food. And so I would often rely on cheap fast food. Lots of burgers. 🙄 It wasn’t until I moved to Switzerland that changed the course of my eating habits forever. I couldn’t really afford to eat out so often, and so I had to force myself to learn to cook. I discovered that I just couldn’t bring myself to handle raw meat. I bought myself a really nice vegetarian cookbook (Mollie Katzen - Moosewood Cookbook) and taught myself. The Swiss have some of the most beautiful vegetables, and they don’t eat meat as often as Americans (who does really?). I also started studying/practicing yoga and meditation, and I can affirm everything you’ve said here. The desire, cravings, mindset, everything just fell away. I discovered that I was actually a decent vegetarian cook! And best of all, I could fully embrace my love for all animals.❤️🙏🏼 It is such a personal issue/choice. No one should criticize anyone for eating meat. I would only say that if someone has a conviction about it - especially about killing animals and how taxing it is on our planet, they should DEFINITELY explore this. Best wishes - thank you for this. Namaste 🙏🏼🕉

[bodybuilder]

How can people make such a quality content? Hats off. Don't stop. Keep it up

[Jlk]

7 years ago I stopped eating meat because of my kidney issues. Then I listened to my body and worked with my nephrologist and started eating chicken again, slowly. I lost weight, gained muscle, zero fatigue. My labs are all better, my digestion is better. Your body stops making the correct acids and enzymes to digest meat when you don’t eat me for long periods of time. You can easy build those back up by slow introduction. It doesn’t mean your like this for life.

[gshadeyshadow]

This was my last video just before going to sleep and I'm grateful that I'm ending my day on such a positive note. Anita the vibe, the energy that you project can be felt so strongly. I can totally relate to you. I stopped eating non vegetarian too 2 years ago. I have been an animal & a bird rescuer and a yoga practitioner but then I still used to consume non vegetarian & the positive changes I saw and felt within myself was only after quitting non vegetarian. As you so rightly mentioned I feel so connected to Mother Earth and sensitive towards it's beings, both animals and humans. The change is remarkable. And yes I also wanted to quit non vegetarian but I couldn't & felt like a hypocrite but then all of a sudden getting deeper into yoga, meditation and especially after rescuing birds, all of a sudden one day I didn't have the desire to consume non vegetarian anymore just like you. And that was the best decision of my life. Yes we have no right to take away anyone's life. Thankyou Anita for this video. You are a wonderful soul. The words you used, Prana, Tamas, etc I'm so happy to hear those.

[BappanNath]

Its been 1.4 year since left non veg food and exactly same I feel as you. I feel very light and energetic and pure. Best decision I have ever taken.

[RameshKumar-ngnf]

Got emotional watching this. I too left non-veg for same 3 yrs like you 😊.
Believe or not - i felt a drastic change in my life & my gut health improved a lot & never faced digestive issues after that .
My mind stays calm & relaxed.
More focused on my works rather than always craving for food in mind's thinking about- Chicken, mutton etc🤣🤣.
This video made my day ❤️🙏🏻as it resembled my life as well ❤️🙏🏻.
Thanks a lot for this video 🙏🏻
And I will be getting the vitamin B12 which you showed. Really needed 🙏🏻

[sonalisingh]

If one doesn't 'depend on' or 'need' something, one won't have to entirely give it up.
With non veg as with anything else in life.
Moderation is the key.

[camilaveg]

Great value Anita! I love your videos ❤️
I'm from Brazil and I've been vegetarian for 16 years! Since I was 17 and I turned to vegan 2 years ago.
Stop eat animals was the best decision that I've made it. it's diabolic the way the humans treats them. Cows, pigas, chickens and other animals don't want to die to serve us. It wrong eat animals, period.
Vegetables don't have nervous system. Don't feel pain.
I was decided to stop eating meat because I was interested in yoga. I started to practice yoga at almost the same time the I decided to go veggie and I was like surprise when I founded that was a connection between yoga e vegetarianism.
I feel that was like " I have to take this path"
Was my soul called to take this spiritual journey.
Now I'm 33 years old and still practice yoga and 2022 I'm celebrating 16 been vegetarian!💚🌱 Half of my existence in this world not eat my friends animals and doing my best to not cause any suffering to then.
And yeas, our meditation/ yoga practice is easier when we're vegetarian. Our body, mind and soul say thank you 🙏🧘🕉️

[deeptipraveen]

@anitabokepalli exactly my case.. stopped non veg 3 years and never felt the desire to eat again..my gut health and digestion has improved a lot since then.

[kritikabanerjee]

I am also a non vegetarian turned vegetarian and I agree to every single thing that you say minus one thing - please research, if the entire human population turns vegetarian- there will not be enough food for all in this planet. There is a reason why we have a food chain. If we break it by arguments like “taking a life” there will be anarchy. Plant food price will sky rocket 🚀 demands will not be met, poor will die of hunger and there will be wars. So nice but not feasible. All of us who have turned vegetarians are privileged, I must say. It’s not a model for all

[lakst]

This video resonated so much with me. I was exactly like and for very similar reasons, stopped eating non- veg. Its been close to year I fully stopped. I havnt started myself Veg until few months, though I started on this journey to cut down non-veg since last 2-3 years. It was a slow transition for me after I set my intention in 2020. First year, i switched to Pescatarian and 1 special dish givig my mind and senses enough time to stop the occasional craving. Its soo fascinating to see all the cravings went away, and last 1 year, never even thought of even those special dishes. As you said, slowly our awareness to other living being rises up.

I am also practicing art of living meditation since last few years. Its not like you have to be a veg to do yogic practices, its the other way around where our body slowly starts teling us whats right for us and starts gently rejecting whats not ideal for us. This video was such a validation.

[sayantan]

yes i am also turned vegetarian 3years ago as i took oath on my higher secodary exam days that ill quit my fav things ever to score better results and start doing yoga..it was initially very hard as i am bengalee, i was told not only but trolled for being like sadhu, dhongi and all that stuff.but by god"s grace i m able to quit this bad habit.and i also i think if whole world can stop eating non veg the violence will gradually decrease, we will be able to peacefully.

[juniperbanerjee]

Amazing narrative. I love your storytelling skills, how beautifully you explained. I was contemplating of giving up fish 🐠 though I have given up chicken, meat and eggs. You have answered all my questions.

[sanavyawahare]

Wow lovely video....I can co relate with this video so much....I am a vegetarian and people have tried convincing me to eat non veg but I never had the desire too, never felt like...thank so much for making such wonderful videos....

[NishaUchil]

Love it Anita, I personally switched to vegetarian couple of years ago. Everything you said in this video resonates with my lifestyle too.

[vidyakurtiker]

Hi happy to connect with 8 year back....before marriage my husband also told me to stop eating non bcoz of that so many good things my son born as a Pure Vegetarian 😊

[nikhilbandale]

Apart from the content and message, The look and feel on this video is also next level ! Killin it🔥