Veganism

OKAY people. I've officially gone mad crazy vegan. I've cut all the shit out of my food. Yes, I said shit. That's really how I feel about all that dairy and meat junk. I've officially past the test of temptation now, three times over and over. I've had chicken wings, shrimp lo-mein, ham, cheese brought to the house by friends for gatherings and I've opted for boring, plain salads at restaurants that do not consider meat and dairy alternatives whatsoever. Yes, I've actually passed these temptations like it was nothin'. And I couldn't be happier.

For those of you who are considering going vegan, I'd like to share with you my personal journey to get here. It wasn't a radical change over night. It took me five solid years to get to where I am now. It started with detoxing my system, completely flushing out the junk. Then I went vegetarian on and off for the last five years. After learning to cut out meat fairly easily, I realized that it just made more sense to be vegan because I'm still supporting animal cruelty/ or animals being "harvested" for our use. Much, much research and watching various documentaries has brought me to a place where I cannot feel good about eating meat or dairy anymore. I cannot support it anymore. Again, five years of researching health and nutrition has brought me here. I used to make excuses for eating cheese and using milk for baking until I just forced myself to really take a look at the research available out there and understand what is going on with our food. And so, what it comes down to is feeling bad about it. I honestly just feel bad about consuming those things now, so it is no longer a temptation. I can easily sit down at a restaurant and not care about not eating what everyone else is eating.

I've changed the way I look at food. Meat and dairy no longer look like food to me, so you cannot miss or want something that doesn't look like food to you. I don't live to eat anymore. I eat to live. There's a difference. There's a fantastic documentary called, "Forks Over Knives." Very eye opening information here that gives you 1,000's of reasons to go vegan that have absolutely nothing to do with the suffering of animals, so if you are having a hard time finding compassion for farm animals, well, this documentary was meant for you then. This is all about health and the benefits of a plant-based diet versus a meat and dairy one.

This woman is an inspiration to me: click on the link below

70 yr old looks 30 - raw diet

She radiates with optimum health. I find it funny that there are many people that will knock down this way of eating, but they themselves cannot even begin to claim that kind of health status. I think she's onto something here and I'm definitely going to work towards this. This would be the ultimate accomplishment for me.

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” - Hippocrates. This quote really resonates with me and constantly flashes in my mind when I'm in situations where people project how delicious their food is as if it is to somehow change my mind. I just keep my eye on the prize. Optimum health. A life-time of energy. A beautiful, healthy glow. Ultimate compassion. This is what I want, and if it means people bashing me for it, well, I'm not the first or the last person that will be bashed for thinking differently. History tells that story over and over, time and time again. 


Also, I have found that going vegan doesn't sacrifice flavor at all. There are SO MANY options out there for vegans it's not even funny!!! Mmm-mm-mmm.... deliciousness is everywhere. You just have to be creative. Frankly, the making of delicious health just excites me. Restaurants aren't even that fun anymore because there's so many fun recipes online for veggies and fruits that ya just will never see in a restaurant. 

I am excited to start blogging on vegan eating. We need more of us out there doing it to show that it's not impossible to eat like this. It gets easier.... I promise. You'll just have to take care of your appetite before you go out with friends and bring your own food to gatherings. So you'll be forced to cook and create in your kitchen. Fun, fun, fun!