I'm a Vegan now
For those who don't read my "Smartjack" journal (the one where I actually post stuff on a regular basis) I've decided to become Vegan.
Is anyone on my friend's list a vegan??? If so, please email me. (elsa22@aol.com) I might need some help/support/info about this.
I haven't gone all the way yet.
I don't want to waste food, so I'm still going to eat dairy/egg stuff in house that no one else in family will eat. Such as all the frozen dinners I made. Most are actually vegan. But some have small amounts of cheese.
I'm still going to use make-up, hair products, and clothes I already have. Such as my new fabulous leather boots. I'm guessing I won't buy any new stuff made from animal products though.
Not sure how fanatic I will be. Will I ask detailed questions everytime I go to a restaurant or eat at someone's house? When going to some event (like wedding) will I call ahead and ask if I can have a vegan meal? Will I do massive research everytime I buy new make-up or cleaning stuff for house?
Will I not eat honey?
I really don't know.
If I find a really great dairy product that I KNOW is taken from cows who are really treated well, would I eat/drink it? My sister asked me this one and I wasn't sure.
I'm not really against humans using animal products. I think there is something beautiful in old fashioned farms. Milking the beloved pet cow or taking some eggs from the cute little hens. I just hate modern farming...the cruelity of it. What it is doing to the enviroment. It's SO horrible.
Anyway, I want to do what is morally right. And do it for the right reasons. Not make decisions based on "Will this make me vegan enough?"
I read this great thing on a webpage that said don't be too fanatic when you become a vegan. If you obsess over every tiny little ingredient, you make it seem to others (nonvegans) that being a vegan is close to impossible. You turn people off to the lifestyle and you're not helping any animals that way.
It's best to just avoid animal products as much as possible and show the world that being vegan is not horrible/impossible, etc.
Now my biggest challenge is not giving up ice-cream...it's making this radical choice without being an annoying zealot. Do I think everyone should be vegan? Yes!!!!!!!! But I can't force it on people. I can't keep talking about it to my family. I need to learn how to just be a quiet happy example. And not some annoying televangalist who can't shut up. That's going to be hard for me. Very hard.
I feel so incredibly passionate about this.
Is anyone on my friend's list a vegan??? If so, please email me. (elsa22@aol.com) I might need some help/support/info about this.
I haven't gone all the way yet.
I don't want to waste food, so I'm still going to eat dairy/egg stuff in house that no one else in family will eat. Such as all the frozen dinners I made. Most are actually vegan. But some have small amounts of cheese.
I'm still going to use make-up, hair products, and clothes I already have. Such as my new fabulous leather boots. I'm guessing I won't buy any new stuff made from animal products though.
Not sure how fanatic I will be. Will I ask detailed questions everytime I go to a restaurant or eat at someone's house? When going to some event (like wedding) will I call ahead and ask if I can have a vegan meal? Will I do massive research everytime I buy new make-up or cleaning stuff for house?
Will I not eat honey?
I really don't know.
If I find a really great dairy product that I KNOW is taken from cows who are really treated well, would I eat/drink it? My sister asked me this one and I wasn't sure.
I'm not really against humans using animal products. I think there is something beautiful in old fashioned farms. Milking the beloved pet cow or taking some eggs from the cute little hens. I just hate modern farming...the cruelity of it. What it is doing to the enviroment. It's SO horrible.
Anyway, I want to do what is morally right. And do it for the right reasons. Not make decisions based on "Will this make me vegan enough?"
I read this great thing on a webpage that said don't be too fanatic when you become a vegan. If you obsess over every tiny little ingredient, you make it seem to others (nonvegans) that being a vegan is close to impossible. You turn people off to the lifestyle and you're not helping any animals that way.
It's best to just avoid animal products as much as possible and show the world that being vegan is not horrible/impossible, etc.
Now my biggest challenge is not giving up ice-cream...it's making this radical choice without being an annoying zealot. Do I think everyone should be vegan? Yes!!!!!!!! But I can't force it on people. I can't keep talking about it to my family. I need to learn how to just be a quiet happy example. And not some annoying televangalist who can't shut up. That's going to be hard for me. Very hard.
I feel so incredibly passionate about this.