So my reasons for going vegan....Originally it was because I was severely overweight and wanted to change my diet to lose weight. In the past (before my switch) I had tried many different diets and I usually did them just because I thought they were crazy and I wanted to see if I would actually lose weight and see if I could even finish the week or whatever it was! They were usually just so crazy! There are many out there, however, that I wouldn't even give the time of day.
So there I was on my search for something real. I looked into the Mediterranean diet, an Asian diet, strictly following the food pyramid...I figured, these were supposed to be real and actually keep people healthy, right? And I should lose weight too, right?
Not really... I just couldn't follow and I always felt hungry and just some things didn't make sense to me. Then one day I found the gourmet raw vegan lifestyle. It's fruits, veggies, nuts, and seeds. All whole foods that are natural with all the nutrients the body needs. The hardest part was that it would be raw. I decided it was important to find out, "why raw"? Which was a great idea. It wasn't long later that I finally convinced my husband to throw the microwave away!
I lasted about 6 months eating a raw gourmet diet. In the beginning I ate bread and cheese, thinking I couldn't live without them. Eventually I weeded them out. I still drank a ton of alcohol. Eventually, we went camping and I didn't have enough variety of food. I think all I had was this "chocolate fudge" stuff I made. Sure it was delicious, but one can't live on that for long. Everyone else around me was feasting on all their camping foods. I was drinking and finally gave in to what they were eating. I had lost about 40 pounds during those 6 months and I was very excited about it.
I fell off the wagon and wasn't sure about going back. There was something about the diet, though, that was just so good and right. The idea of eating all whole foods, raw, to get the most out of them was just undeniably good. Of course, the gourmet way wasn't the right way, but it was definitely a good start.
For a long time I went back and forth with being a meat eater minus the dairy, vegan, raw....It was such a rollercoaster. Anytime I went anywhere to visit people would ask my husband, "now what is she eating?" It was embarrassing a lot of times because I just wanted it to work and I never could get it to work.
Last year I was doing well with being raw until around the holidays, (I think)... Somehow one bite turned into something else. I didn't tell anyone and tried to hide it, but many caught on. In January I FINALLY quit eating meat for good. I was just so done with it. I was still eating cheese until probably February. I was finally done with that one too. Thank goodness!!!!!!
So since February I have nutritionally been 100% vegan. That's how it happened. It started with trying to lose weight and was always the main goal. Once that wasn't the main goal and the animals and environment were it was a much easier change. It's gross, to say the least, how things are done in the meat and dairy industry. It's just so wrong.
That is my why. Did you catch all that? What is your why for going vegan, raw vegan, or at least vegetarian?
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