How does being a vegetarian affect your body?

I also don't drink milk, I drink soy milk.
I've been vegetarian for about 3 weeks now (and I admit, since I have started I have eaten chicken about 3-5 times).
I noticed my skin is significantly clearer of acne, but I'm worried that it's making my boobs smaller..

well, i KNOW eating chicken is not being completely vegetarian, but cut me some slack. it's not easy going vegetarian at all.

Just so you know, if in the 3 week period of being a vegetarian you've on average eaten meat more than once a week, you're not technically yet a vegetarian. It's a healthier lifestyle, though, even so.

It certainly could be responsible for your skin clearing up, but it shouldn't be responsible for a reduced breast size, unless it has caused you to lose weight. If one becomes a vegetarian in the middle of or before puberty, there could definitely be a difference in the rate and ending result of breast development, though. The growth hormones often found in meat are at least in part responsible for the increasingly earlier menstruation cycles of girls, and overall more rapid maturation. Even if you are in the age range to be affected by this, it wouldn't shrink them.

your a fake vegetarian
your definately not a vegetarian
chicken is the worst

might lack protein

You're not a vegetarian, you eat meat. Maybe you should research vegetarianism before you try to call yourself a vegetarian.

it will help you to go to the bathroom alot more.

hello world. According the information I have got, the vegetables & fruits do not produce vitamim 12, that cuase certain anemia. I consider vegetarian, too, but I drink milk.

Joe Aispuro. Santa Cruz, CA.

If you really think it's from NOT eating meat...you need protein. Try protein shakes. If you don't like the taste, mix it with your soy milk. Also, don't think too much about it, stress could also change your physical looks.

how have you been a vegeterian for 3 weeks when youve eaten chicken, thats not being a vegeterian?

If you dont eat the right foods, a vegeterian diet can make you feel really tired and as if you have no energy, it could be making your boobs smaller because your loosing fat.

you will most probably need to go to the toilet heaps more than usual.