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I’ve been vegan now for seven years and I literally just did it because I got tired of fucking with animals. I went from full-on carnivore to 100% vegan in a week; compared to quitting nicotine or even caffeine (easy) becoming vegan was by far the easiest life change I’ve ever made.
(Honestly I don’t know why anyone would consider it hard: you just stop eating animal products.)
Becoming vegan was very easy for me. It's essentially a matter of the straw breaking the camels back.
Once I got to the point of "yeah, this is fucked, I don't want to be part of this horror show anymore" I simply didn't want to eat meat.
Right on bro. I actually do amatuer MMA, and after switching to vegan I was finally able to surpass the plateau I hit, and set new personal bests in the big three, squat, deadlift and bench press.
Holy moly does a vegan diet give you a lot of energy. Never felt better.
Haha, look at all the envious fat asses giving me downvotes. Fucking losers.
Maybe you have a different definition of vegan. Most say “vegan” means no animal products at all. It requires a ton of research to avoid constant minefields, because animal products can be in everything. Dyes, scents, preservatives, flavors, polishes, powders, etc… Even fresh fruit can be non-vegan, because sellers will polish their fruit with beeswax or shellac to make it more shiny, and give it a better shelf life.
I've been vegan for four years and honestly, while it was practically not difficult for me, there was a pretty big mental hurdle I had to get over. It sounds silly in retrospect, but I literally mourned foods that I thought I'd never be able to eat. Turns out I still eat all the foods I like, just with small adjustments to make them vegan. So glad I switched. Best decision I ever made.
I gradually ate less and less meat over 5 years. In the beginning I was just trying to reduce my ecological impact so I cut out beef and pigs first. Perfection is the enemy of the good; if the reader is daunted, then I suggest you just commit to one little thing at a time.
Congrats and respect!
I’d do it too if only because it’s heathier, but almost every recipe I know has meat in it that’s pretty hard to replace, it wouldn’t be easy. Maybe if/when meat gets more expensive, I might give it a try.
Why wouldn’t you just try other recipes? I wouldn’t want to go back to the garbage I ate as a meat eater anyway; there is so much variety out there that doesn’t depend on eating animals.
There is, but it’s a massive effort. I do try it sometimes and I do have more vegan recipes than before, but I can’t just replace meat in my meat stew with tofu. The more time passes the more vegan recipes I have in my repertoire. I do try to avoid red meat and replace it with chicken or fish though, honestly I care more about the health aspect than the ethical one.
see thats the problem most of the things that i like to eat are animal products. some of them have like 1 or 2 vegan alternatives in the stores, most of them, like kebab dont (within 30 minutes of my home)
like i understand the reasoning, i just never could with the limited alternatives present.
especially when there are a total of 3 vegetables i can eat without needing to throw up
The thing about growing up with a meat-based diet, as most of us did, is that meat is always the focal point. Meals are basically cooking some meat, and then adding a couple of sides.
And so when people try to go vegetarian or vegan they are stuck in a way of thinking that is like "what do I substitute the meat with? What's the vegetarian alternative to chicken??" - and without meat the style of cooking they are accustomed to falls apart, their meals are pathetic, and they don't know what to do. And so people think "I can never give up meat!"
Vegan cooking that just tries to "replace" meat will never be as successful or delicious as vegan cooking that has it's own identity. To cook well in a vegetarian or vegan way you need to re-evaluate what kind of dishes work, and how you cook. Roasting and searing brings out sweetness and creates texture. Spices kick up the flavour. Sauces bring it together.
I am not actually vegan myself, though I try to eat meat-free a lot of the time. I am fortunate to live in a city that has a lot of vegetarian and vegan food. This is some of the menu from a vegetarian restaurant I like:
Ravioli - Spiced celeriac filled ravioli, sage brown butter, apple & chilli salsa, parmesan cheese & walnut crumb (contains nuts)
Crown Prince Squash - Roasted crown prince, seared oyster mushroom, pear ketchup, Wensleydale blue cheese & walnut crunch (ve option available)(gf)
Fennel - Confit fennel, spiced red wine poached quince, labneh & mint & walnut dukkah (ve option available) (nuts)(gf)
Romanesco Cauliflower - Roasted cauliflower, soy & cauliflower purée, walnut & red pepper dressing & crispy chilli oil (ve) (nuts)
All utterly delicious! :)
And I have to ask - what is it about vegetables that makes you need to throw up? Is that a medical issue or did you just grow up in a house where vegetables didn't exist?
i think its a sensory issue, because for example i dont mind the taste of onion, but the second i feel it in my mouth i reflexively need to throw up. this goes for a LOT of food, and the food i can eat, needs to be prepared in a few specific ways. rare steak? throw up. well done? delicious. raw carrot? throw up. boiled carrot slices? tasty. and so on and so forth
Yah, that's the wrong approach. 'Meat alternatives' are generally ass. Just eat whatever you usually eat that doesn't need to have meat in it. Black bean tacos, donuts, and cheese pizzas are vegetarian, ya know. Although you will of course have to eat a salad once in a while (horror) to not get scurvy.
But eating meat does not involve fucking animals in the process? What kind of weirdo butcher you were going to.
Look up cow insemination.
I said “fucking with animals” but you already knew that you troll.
Damn, someone's on a hare trigger. It was just a joke mate I got no beef with you.
Oi maybe you should buy them a beer tho
It was beef but I guess I talk more about beer than beef for the autocorrect