Really quick update because I have class
Don't read this if you're just going to judge.
So, I made the decision to test out veganism today, and I'm feeling really good about it. I've been a vegetarian for eight and a half years now; it's been testing at times but undoubtedly worth it. (I'm just not really a huge fan of the inquiries or the judgments, particularly because I never direct my curiosity toward anyone else's choices in food.) Anyway, I doubt that I'll be a strict vegan any time soon (it's rather difficult without the ability to grocery shop), but I'd like to at the very least keep up with the no dairy or eggs thing six out of seven days of the week (making an exception for the one time I dine out, since it's hard to find a place with more options than a garden salad). So, I won't be an official vegan (although I do intend to take that route eventually), but I'll at least be moving toward a better lifestyle (for me).
I've just felt this major load off my shoulders since I've made this decision. I guess I've always just viewed my vegetarianism as rather hypocritical, for I was refusing to eat meat in opposition to the murder of animals but I was still advocating breeding them for other food products (and none of those animals used for dairy/eggs exactly had what I'd consider happy endings). I guess I had a bit of that "cognitive dissonance" going on. I'm just happy that I've finally addressed it.
Soy milk is so ridiculously good.
So, I made the decision to test out veganism today, and I'm feeling really good about it. I've been a vegetarian for eight and a half years now; it's been testing at times but undoubtedly worth it. (I'm just not really a huge fan of the inquiries or the judgments, particularly because I never direct my curiosity toward anyone else's choices in food.) Anyway, I doubt that I'll be a strict vegan any time soon (it's rather difficult without the ability to grocery shop), but I'd like to at the very least keep up with the no dairy or eggs thing six out of seven days of the week (making an exception for the one time I dine out, since it's hard to find a place with more options than a garden salad). So, I won't be an official vegan (although I do intend to take that route eventually), but I'll at least be moving toward a better lifestyle (for me).
I've just felt this major load off my shoulders since I've made this decision. I guess I've always just viewed my vegetarianism as rather hypocritical, for I was refusing to eat meat in opposition to the murder of animals but I was still advocating breeding them for other food products (and none of those animals used for dairy/eggs exactly had what I'd consider happy endings). I guess I had a bit of that "cognitive dissonance" going on. I'm just happy that I've finally addressed it.
Soy milk is so ridiculously good.