Nina Dobrev's stint as a vegetarian didn't last very long.
In the first-ever Seventeen Fitness special issue (on stands May 3), the 22-year-old Vampire Diaries star admits it was hard to go meatless.
"At the end of last year, I tried being a vegetarian for four months, and after awhile, I started feeling weak, like I needed more protein, more energy," she says. "Then I read a review of an episode of The Vampire Diaries online, and in it the writer mentioned that I was looking too thin. I was like, 'Okay, maybe they're right.' It made me think: I need a burger — a beef burger, not a soy burger."
Still, the Canadian-born star appreciates those who lead a vegetarian lifestyle.
"I have so much respect for vegetarians and I'm so glad I tried it," she says, "but it just didn't work out for me."
Dobrev, who was a competitive gymnast before becoming an actress, learned a valuable lesson from the experience.
"I've realized skinny isn't necessarily attractive," she tells the mag. "Guys like girls with curves."
As for what she likes most in a guy? "I like the Chris Pines and the Ryan Goslings — those types who are fit but not too fit. I'm attracted to the low-maintenance, touseled-but-happens-to-still-look-amazing guy. I like effortless. A guy who wears track pants, a T-shirt and a hat and can still be causal. Not the 'How much can you lift?' kind of guy. That doesn't matter to met at all!"
