Yesterday marked the two month anniversary of me becoming Vegan.
I hadn't even noticed it had been two months because it's been such an easy transition for me.
Joe and I went to my parents house for dinner and as a happy coincidence it was the first vegan meal they've cooked for me. Mum had been fretting all week about what I was going to eat. I had told her it wasn't a big deal, I could bring my own, but she was having none of it. When we arrived and I saw that they were all having roast chicken, I assumed I was having the same (minus the chicken of course). As it turns out, my dad had been in the kitchen for 2 hours the night before making a HUGE vegan shepherds pie just for me. It's a Jamie Oliver recipe that Joe has cooked for us before so I couldn't wait to sit down and munch my way through it! Once we were all finished with the main meal, Mum then brought in various pots of ice cream, and a lemon sorbet for me. We spent he rest of the evening drinking wine and playing card games.
For some Vegans, this would cause a problem. Three people around that dinner table were consuming meat, eggs and dairy products. While I don't agree and would much rather they took on the lifestyle that I have chosen, I know that along with my piercings, dress sense and love of guinea pigs, it's all personal choice. I can't and wouldn't force anyone to take on my beliefs, but what I can do is set an example. I can show people the hurt and suffering that happens to animals, and then back it up with the proof that Vegan food can be DELICIOUS and filling and not lacking in anything.
Sunday, 16 August 2015
Becoming Vegan
Monday 15th June 2015 - The day I became a Vegan
I started the day in much the same way as always, I got up, went to work, had breakfast whilst sat at my desk int the pharmaceutical company I currently work for. I often watch/listen to documentaries while I work, for some reason or another it helps me concentrate. I also watch a lot of Youtube videos, some make up/lifestyle vloggers, some healthy eating/fitness people and some vegan people. I'd been toying with the idea of being vegan for a longtime, I'd never been a huge fan of meat but didn't really know how to cut it out.
I'd briefly met Tim Shieff about 5 years ago at Taylor's Retreat, The Pole studio where I train as a pole dancer. He was doing his usual flips and tricks etc. I'd gone online later that evening and subscribed to his Youtube channel. Recently he has been uploading videos more frequently so the vegan thing kept coming up more often. Tim features in other peoples vlogs too so I was getting to see other vegans online. A lot of them recommend some documentaries so I decided to have a look at them. The first one on my list was 'Earthlings'. It is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, a vegan since roughly the age of 4 so I've read. The film is made up entirely of footage in slaughterhouses, trucks, farms, etc. Some of it is clearly undercover filming some not. I sat through the entire film (at work in an office of around 60 people) with tears streaming down my face, teeth clenched shaking with anger.
Thousands of helpless animals being mutilated, tortured and killed in the name of human consumption. It was something I knew was happening but have never really looked in the face.
If something works, why would you pick it apart and try and understand it? We love eating meat, eggs and dairy. We like wearing leather jackets and shoes. We have great fun at the races with friends. So why would we want to stop doing any of those things?
I decided there and then that I could no longer be a contributor to this mass slaughter. I was now Vegan.
I started the day in much the same way as always, I got up, went to work, had breakfast whilst sat at my desk int the pharmaceutical company I currently work for. I often watch/listen to documentaries while I work, for some reason or another it helps me concentrate. I also watch a lot of Youtube videos, some make up/lifestyle vloggers, some healthy eating/fitness people and some vegan people. I'd been toying with the idea of being vegan for a longtime, I'd never been a huge fan of meat but didn't really know how to cut it out.
I'd briefly met Tim Shieff about 5 years ago at Taylor's Retreat, The Pole studio where I train as a pole dancer. He was doing his usual flips and tricks etc. I'd gone online later that evening and subscribed to his Youtube channel. Recently he has been uploading videos more frequently so the vegan thing kept coming up more often. Tim features in other peoples vlogs too so I was getting to see other vegans online. A lot of them recommend some documentaries so I decided to have a look at them. The first one on my list was 'Earthlings'. It is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, a vegan since roughly the age of 4 so I've read. The film is made up entirely of footage in slaughterhouses, trucks, farms, etc. Some of it is clearly undercover filming some not. I sat through the entire film (at work in an office of around 60 people) with tears streaming down my face, teeth clenched shaking with anger.
Thousands of helpless animals being mutilated, tortured and killed in the name of human consumption. It was something I knew was happening but have never really looked in the face.
If something works, why would you pick it apart and try and understand it? We love eating meat, eggs and dairy. We like wearing leather jackets and shoes. We have great fun at the races with friends. So why would we want to stop doing any of those things?
I decided there and then that I could no longer be a contributor to this mass slaughter. I was now Vegan.
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