u/Hotter-Otter70

Hi, I'm a crocheter trying out knitting and I've learned the knit stitch, purl stitch, and then how to alternate the two for the "v"s. But I take breaks after a few rows and I wanted to see if there's a way to tell if my last row was a knit or purl? I've thought of using stitch counters and color code each stitch so I don't mix them up. Is there another way? I checked the FAQ but didn't see anything.

I'm trying to eliminate my meat consumption and chicken is the hardest one for me to let go of. I eat tofu, soy curls, beans, lentils, and mock meats.

I can't get the echo of pigs screaming out of my head. Impossible burgers are too realistic for me so i prefer blackbean burgers. But with chickens I find myself disconnecting the food from the animal.

I've seen videos of chickens in warehouses with terrible conditions and slaughter of them. In the moment it's horrible. I don't think i could ever kill for food.

But when I see chicken cooked it still looks appealing. I have all this junk in my head about it being a lean protein and healthy. As I've cut out meat chicken has been the hardest to fully let go of.

How can I deepen my compassion for chicken? I know i don't need them to survive, it's just the craving of the taste/texture that I wrestle with.

I've gotten some good advice with mock meats to try but I'm looking for psychological advice to help rewire my brain.

Hello all, I'm an aspiring vegetarian. I can eat vegetarian for a few months with a variety of foods like tofu, soy curls, lentils, beans, etc as my protein sources. I take a multivitamin as well for b12.

I genuinely enjoy eating vegetarian and it aligns with my morals and eases the guilt I feel eating a dead animal. However, there always comes a day that I'm ravenous and no veggie dish fulfills me. I crave chicken and even trying veggie chicken nuggets doesn't hit the itch.

I give in and eat chicken (my husband is omni) and then i feel physically satisfied but mentally ashamed and conflicted. The same chicken i ate can repulse me just a few hours later but in the moment it's all I want. I even try to look up slaughter house videos to combat the craving.

Is it just mental? Do i just need to push through it? Has anyone else struggled on their veggie journey and if so what helped?

I wish I could be like those vegetarians that stop eating meat and never look back. I don't know what my hang up is but it's distressing and I genuinely want to stay vegetarian.