Hey guys,
I was gonna jump right into a post about a conversation I had with a family member over the weekend, but I figured it would be polite to start with a proper intro...
Me and my GF at the time (now wife) were always vaguely vegetarian, but in 2013 we saw a few documentaries (Vegucated, Forks Over Knives, etc.) that really opened up our eyes to animal suffering. Where normally I'd justify my food by saying "eh they don't really feel pain til the end...then it's quick anyway," I finally started making a different connection. It's amazing what seeing the scenes of misery will do.
We spent a few weeks researching the proper foods (I have a personal training background, so I'm familiar with general healthy eating), and then did a huge shop. We promised we'd try it for a month. We did, and never looked back.
Over the last few years I've grown more passionate for my cause and become more hurt by the hypocrisy around me....but that's for my other threads! My big goal being here is to exchange ideas on how to better make a difference (and honestly...to vent my frustrations with it here and there). I've kind of been quiet publicly about my veganism because I think vegan relations are terrible in general with the mainstream. I want to change that.
Anyway, see you guys around!
TLDR version: Here's another vegan. Yay.
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I was gonna jump right into a post about a conversation I had with a family member over the weekend, but I figured it would be polite to start with a proper intro...
Me and my GF at the time (now wife) were always vaguely vegetarian, but in 2013 we saw a few documentaries (Vegucated, Forks Over Knives, etc.) that really opened up our eyes to animal suffering. Where normally I'd justify my food by saying "eh they don't really feel pain til the end...then it's quick anyway," I finally started making a different connection. It's amazing what seeing the scenes of misery will do.
We spent a few weeks researching the proper foods (I have a personal training background, so I'm familiar with general healthy eating), and then did a huge shop. We promised we'd try it for a month. We did, and never looked back.
Over the last few years I've grown more passionate for my cause and become more hurt by the hypocrisy around me....but that's for my other threads! My big goal being here is to exchange ideas on how to better make a difference (and honestly...to vent my frustrations with it here and there). I've kind of been quiet publicly about my veganism because I think vegan relations are terrible in general with the mainstream. I want to change that.
Anyway, see you guys around!
TLDR version: Here's another vegan. Yay.
Q