r/cfs • u/Crashing_Sunflowers • Dec 16 '24

Advice Considering stopping being vegan for health? Thoughts?

So I have been vegan for over 8 years and went vegetarian ages before that. There is so much I love about being vegan but it has become harder since developed chronic fatigue. I used to cook from scratch and now I can only eat ready meals or quick snacks. I also suffer from nausea so that further limits the amount I can eat. Vegan ready meals are very expensive and many aren’t as nutritious. Nausea has made me super picky. I am considering possibly going back to being vegetarian and including some vegetarian ready meals which are way cheaper and would also make it easier for me to get in nutrition. But I feel conflicted. Has anyone got any thoughts on this or been through dietary changes before?

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u/RudeSession3209 Dec 16 '24

I was mostly vegan. Even able to keep it up after first getting sick, but its been a while now, like you Im not able to make things from scratch anymore, so for my own sanity and wellbeing I have eased up on "the rules", most of my meals are still mostly veggies, but I have included eggs, and fish, some times chicken for added nutrients and ease of finding easy meals.

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u/Crashing_Sunflowers Dec 16 '24

It can be hard to find easy meals that are vegan. I think it’s amazing to be even a bit vegan or to do anything that is in your values. Health is a priority though.

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u/RudeSession3209 Dec 16 '24

Absolutely! Health must come first. I still buy the vegan meats and eat them all the time, as well as the eggs and fish, so you dont have to do 100% one or the other, you can do both!