I became vegetarian fall of 2018. I had suffered from migraines and I couldn't figure out what was causing them. I tried the Whole 30 diet, and thought that my migraines might be food-related. I had entertained the idea of becoming vegetarian for a while, so I decided to try it for a month and see how it felt.

I expected this huge change in my diet to be a lot harder than it actually was. My mom was fantastic about cooking vegetarian-friendly meals. I don't think I ever made a conscious decision to continue being vegetarian, it was just so easy that I didn't have to think about it.

I continued eating vegetarian for the next two and a half years. I didn't even think about eating meat again until I graduated high school. I started to think about how I would eat vegetarian in college. I know there are plenty of plant-based foods in college, but I don't like beans or mushrooms. Eating vegetarian wasn't hard, I just got tired of having to special order everything at restaurants.

So, I decided to start eating chicken and turkey again. It wasn't some big moment, I just ate chicken for dinner with the rest of my family. I've eaten pork and beef a couple of times, but I try to stay away from red meat.

I haven't had any negative side effects, and my migraines haven't returned. I know that it will be easier going into college. I'm not opposed to going vegetarian again, but I will probably wait until after I graduate from college.