Haha exactly... antioxidants.
I had a bunch of reasons Briansy. The main one was I got tired of not being able to share food with others. Especially as a cook, and with my exH (and now my bf) that was always a struggle for me. My exH had very simple tastes, a meat and potatoes kind of guy, and hated most vegetables, beans, etc., so cooking a meal that we could both eat was like cooking for a vegetarian child. Lol. I would make things like spaghetti in marinara sauce -- not very fulfilling to make or to eat. I got tired of it.
I still eat vegetarian probably 80% of the time, and would never think to cook meat for just myself. If bf is out, I make myself a vegetarian dinner. But I don't think I'd go back to being a strict veggie, because I like the social aspects of sharing food. Especially since I can't share the wine
