REAL LIFE PEOPLE THIS IS NO JOKE!! OKAY SO HERES THE SCOOP. I'VE NEVER BEEN A HUGGGE MEAT LOVER. OF COURSE I LOVE BACON AND A NICE ASS FILET BUT I WOULD NEVER COOK ANY MEAT FOR MYSELF AT HOME, IF I FELT THE NEED TO, IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE SALMON. SINCE IVE NEVER BEEN A BIG MEAT EATER, FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE TOYED WITH THE IDEA OF BECOMING A VEGETARIAN BUT I STILL DIDN'T HAVE MUCH PASSION FOR THE IDEA. DISCLAIMER: I TOTALLY SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE VEGAN OR VEGETARIAN BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE ANIMAL REASON-THAT JUST ISNT ME! I CARE ABOUT ANIMALS BUT I DIDNT HAVE A BIG ENOUGH DRIVE TO REALLY GIVE UP ANIMAL PRODUCTS FULL FORCE.
BUT THEN I WATCHED A DOCUMENTARY.
HAHA OKAY YOU GUYS PROBABLY THINK I'M RIDICULOUS !! BUT LEMME GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND. SO I'M WHAT THEY CALL AT MY GYM "A CARDIO BUNNY." I STILL HAVENT FIGURED OUT IF THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE OFFENSIVE OR NOT, BUT IM ALMOST ALWAYS SPINNING OR ON THE TREADMILL. I EAT VERY CLEAN, MOSTLY VEGGIES AND FOODS WITH LITTLE OR NO SUGAR. BUT I WASNT FEELING VERY GREAT ABOUT MY BODY. MY FACE WAS STILL BREAKING OUT LIKE I WAS 16, MY BODY WAS NOT REPRESENTING HOW I WAS EATING OR WORKING OUT, AND I WASNT FEELING VERY GOOD-I JUST DIDNT HAVE THE ENERGY I FELT LIKE AN EARLY 20-SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE.
FAST FORWARD, WHAT THE HEALTH POPPED UP ON MY NETFLIX. AFTER I WATCHED THE DOCUMENTARY, THE FOLLOWING DAY I WENT VEGAN. AS MY BOYFRIEND WOULD SAY, "I DONT KNOW IF I'M GULLIBLE ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY BELIEVE GOING VEGAN WOULD MAKE ME HEALTHIER." I DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY.
SO FAR, IM LOVING IT!!! THE MAIN THINGS I MISS ARE PROBABLY CHEESE AND SHRIMP. JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE I WOULD MISS, HAS A SUPPLEMENT THAT IS JUST AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER! LABELING MYSELF AS VEGAN OR ONLY AS A PLANT BASED EATER HAS REALLY HELPED CUT A LOT OF UNHEALTHY THINGS OUT OF MY DIET THAT HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CUT OUT WHEN I WAS JUST TRYING TO "EAT HEALTHY." GOING VEGAN HAS BEEN A FUN CHALLENGE TOO. I WOULD SAY THE MOST DIFFICULT PART ABOUT GOING VEGAN IS EATING OUT. VERY FEW RESTAURANTS HAVE VEGAN OPTIONS (AT LEAST IN THE MIDWEST!!) I'VE ONLY BEEN VEGAN FOR A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AND I CAN ALREADY TELL I HAVE A TON MORE ENERGY. ITS NOT JUST IN MY HEAD-TRUST ME! I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE HOW MY BODY CHANGES AS I PROGRESS. ILL KEEP YOU GUYS ALL UPDATED ON HOW I'M LIKING THIS NEW LIFESTYLE CHANGE.
