My name's Katy.  I'm 21 and as my username suggests, I live in a small town.  I tried going vegetarian once in high school, but only lasted three days.  I'm trying it again.  I want to be vegetarian for two reasons.  The first is health.  I read that a vegetarian diet can lower your risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and there's a history of both in my family.  The second is I don't like killing animals.  I'm adopting a ovo-lacto vegetarian diet.  I cannot do vegan.  I like cheese too much! lol  I'm going to slowly wean myself off meat so my body can get used to it.  Right now I'm just eating meat once a day.  In a few days I'll go to eating meat every other day.  I hope to be completly meat free in a month or two.  I'm actually starting to lose my taste for meat.  I simply don't want it as much as I used too.

I'm a devout Catholic and a conservative.  I enjoying debating religion and politics.  I also enjoy camping, cooking, music, reading, photography, and being with family and friends.  I plan on going back to school in Janaury and getting a degree in hotel manangement.  It is my dearest ambition to move to Colorado and open a hotel/resort there.

I'm looking foward to getting to know everyone here.  If anyone has advice on becoming vegetarian I'd be greatful.