Why Vegan?

I'm not doing this for the label. First and foremost, I'm doing it for health. The way I've been eating is NOT taking care of my body. I've found the vegan diet makes me feel good about what I'm putting into my body. Especially after watching documentaries like Food Inc, I realize what I put in my body impacts everything.

I've also been made aware from educating myself how the industry treats animals with such cruelty, simply for profit. I was shocked to learn about the evolution of slaughterhouses since industrialization. Don't even get me started because I could rant about it for hours. I have to make myself shut up when talking to friends about my newfound passion. 

My Goal? To treat my body and other beings with kindness. I think I can take a step towards my life goal as a vegan! SO I'm going completely vegan for the next 30 days. I'm choosing it for my health and ethics.

I've been 95% vegan the past two weeks. Abstaining from meat wasn't difficult since I've never been a big meat eater anyways. The only two things I usually have on a daily basis that don't fit into a vegan diet are yogurt and honey. THANKFULLY, both are easily substituted with things like soy yogurt and agave syrup. I've also been weaning myself off artificial sweeteners like splenda and products containing sucralose or aspartame. 

So starting tomorrow is DAY ONE of being completely vegan- no poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, or honey. AND no artificial sweeteners. After 30 days, I'll re-evaluate and see if this is something I want to continue as a lifestyle. This blog is my journey and I hope you join me! :)