Birthday Resolution

Many people do New Year’s resolutions right around the end of the year.  I tried that a few times and ended up just forgetting about what it was I resolved to do/accomplish 2 weeks into January.

Today, I turn 35.  I decided to do a birthday resolution.  And that is to be vegan before the end of the year.  That means no more eating any kind of animal product.  It’s not just meat, it also includes milk, cheese, eggs and seafood.  I’ve already started the journey about a month after Isabella was born, but I’ve not been consistent with it.  Lately I’ve been reading up more and have really immersed myself into this way of eating.  It has probably been 2 weeks since I’ve ate a meal with meat in it.  I still eat seafood occasionally.  But cutting out the meat in my diet has actually been surprisingly easy.  I actually feel a sense of relief to not have to consider meat alternatives for my meals.  I don’t mind anybody eating fried chicken or steak in front of me either.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I originally looked into being vegetarian for personal vanity reasons.  Over time, it evolved into doing it for health purposes.  Now, animal rights have come into play more than ever, and was probably the biggest reason I will be sticking with it for good.  Some may argue that animals commonly raised for eating (cows, pigs, chicken) don’t really serve much purpose other than to be eaten.  It doesn’t really matter whether that holds any truth to it or not, but with the way factory farms are raising these animals, and the health consequences eating them brings you, there really is no reason I should be eating them other than if I just craved for it.

I lost my craving for animal products after seeing some of these videos:

This one was really more inspiring:

Here’s to excellent health for the many more years to come!