(this is something i wrote for my new zine)
V is For "VEGAN".
my husband became Vegan about 8-9 months ago. at that time i became vegan-ISH. becos i saw how much better he felt & he started to lose weight. i was trying to lose weight & get in shape so i stopped eating meat as well. i still occasionally eat foods that contain dairy but i now use organic butter & almond milk. (sometimes soy milk.) i have lost 10 pounds and my husband jamie has lost about 30 pounds!!! just by changing our eating habits...& we feel a lot healthier since we have gone organic!! jamie had watched videos on the PETA website (i still can't bring myself to watch them) so that's what made him take this step--pretty much overnight. cos we were big carnivores & had steak dinners on a regular basis & pretty much lived off of fast food last year. & that's how we had gained so much weight in the first place. but after watching "fast food nation" i was totally horrified & disgusted by it & will never eat a hambuger or chicken sandwich ever again.i'm not preachy about it....& i'm not offended by meat eaters. i don't complain about it when i see someone eat meat & i don't tell them that they shouldn't eat it cos it's bad for them. it's yer choice what you put into yer own body. but it is annoying that alotta people(on myspace & fubar/cherrytap.com) posted the most negative crap about an entry i posted about wanting to become full fleged vegan....but i got the stupidest comments from the most ignorant people trying to get me riled up cos they thought i'd get offended by their ignorance...posting stuff about wanting a big juicy steak & "for every animal you don't eat i'll eat 3" WELL GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!! THAT'S YOUR CHOICE!!! JUST LIKE IT'S MY CHOICE NOT TO PUT THAT CRAP INTO MY BODY!!!! but i don't tell people that they are stupid for eating meat. i was also told that if i have kids i shouldn't make them be vegan cos it's not good for them & it's unhealthy....like drinking cow's milk (which baby cows don't even drink when they get older!) or consuming whatever chemicals they put into fa(s)t food IS good for them???!! & if you eat fast food don't get offended i don't care all i know is that is how jamie & i got so over weight & i know that it's bad for ME!! it could be totally different for other people but this is how i am becoming healthy. IT'S ALL ABOUT PERSONAL CHOICE. & I CHOOSE TO BE HEALTHY.
