Why I Decided to Go Vegan.
I still remember the day that I decided to quit eating meat. Back before COVID, I used to take weekly exercise classes at my local gym. Conveniently, on the way to the fitness club, there is an In-N-Out burger. As you may correctly surmise, I frequently found myself eating burgers, fries, and sodas, every week before my scheduled Retro Fusion class.
Eventually, I found myself dreading going to In-N-Out. Don’t get me wrong; I genuinely liked the taste of the burgers there—it was just that I could not stomach the thought of killing an innocent cow, every time I frequented that restaurant. It just became something that wasn’t worth it for me.
Almost immediately after I stopped eating meat, I started to feel physically healthier. At first, I strongly believed that I would miss eating meat. That I would feel that I was missing out by not eating bacon. Or that an inconvenient void would appear in my life, where once there was a juicy hamburger.
Surprisingly to everyone, especially to myself, I eventually just stopped craving meat. This took barely any time at all. As I write this, I have not eaten a proper piece of meat in years. And I am all the better for it, honestly and truly.
All these new dietary changes were going so well for me, that I decided to go from pescatarian to fully vegan. My dear aunt Sue, who has been vegan for years, was there to help me through the transition. During this time, I have discovered one simple fact: the systems that we use to raise animals for slaughter, as well as the procedures that allow us to consume their various byproducts, are quite simply inhumane, and obviously patently unsustainable.
I have also reaped many health benefits from these dietary changes. I take a vegan multivitamin in the morning; every morning. I am not afraid to make occasional exceptions to my diet; every once in a while, I will eat a sushi roll, or a bag of Hot Cheetos, et cetera. Also, for those of you who do not know, the vegan diet, by definition, does not involve the dietary consumption of cholesterol.
To conclude, I do not wish anyone who eats meat, or other animal products, to feel judged by me after reading this post. I simply wish to educate anyone who is curious about the various environmental and health-related benefits of going vegan, so that they can see for themselves if such dietary changes would be a good option for them. I personally have never regretted my choice to go vegan. Not only that, but I truly feel that it is one of the best decisions that I have ever made.
“Veganism is not a sacrifice. It is a joy.”