Buzz·Posted on 24 Nov 201622 Struggles Of Being An On-Again Off-Again VegetarianWhy must meat taste so good?by Hattie SoykanBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. You've spent years alternating between being a vegetarian and an avid meat lover. 2. Vegetarians always bash you for "not being a real vegetarian" and they're not wrong. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. Your veggie and vegan friends want you to join them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. But your meat loving friends tempt you with delicious treats. 5. You probably give up meat because it doesn't sit right with you morally. 6. Which leads to you feeling grossed out by the idea of actually eating an animal. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. Every so often you go on a health kick and you're adamant that you're going to give it up FOR REAL this time. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. This involves throwing out every piece of meat in your home and spending an awful amount of money on ingredients for fancy veggie recipes. 9. You even stock up on Quorn meat in an attempt to make the transition easier. View this photo on Instagram 10. Being around family, especially during the holidays, is always hardest because they expect you to cave. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. But despite this, you think you've finally changed and it feels great. 12. Then one day you order your veggie burger and you internally cry about how good the real burgers look. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. God, would you kill for any form of chicken. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. And whether you suddenly throw away all your morals in a drunken haze... 15. ...Or you just really crave all the foods your missing out on. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. You'll eventually surrender and feel yourself drifting towards meat again. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. You might stay entirely vegetarian with just one exception that you can't let go of. View this photo on Instagram 18. Or you sneakily eat meat once or twice, while keeping up the public veggie facade. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. But you eventually have to reveal to your loved ones that you're back to eating meat again. 20. So you can make the most of your terribly carnivore ways. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. You know you're kind of a hypocrite but you can only do your best. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. And you would never claim to be a real vegetarian. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF