~Eat2LiveBeUtiful~: 2013

Happy New Year everyone! So it has been 3 weeks since I boldly confessed I would never eat meat or animal product again....I lied.

So this is whats happening- I am a very extreme person, overly passionate about anything that excites me even if I am ignorant about a thing. I realized this is a personality flaw of mine and I have been making conscious decisions to "fix" that. Was the documentary (Earthlings) convincing? Yes. Did it change me? Yes. So what's the problem? The problem is, life changes need to be transitioned into. I never stopped to consider the struggle of "going vegan" cold turkey.

In the last three weeks I most definatley have given into the temptation of eating meat - chicken / fish. I am absolutely done with pork and ALL red meats - that's the easy part. But things like butter, cheese and chicken which were all my staple foods; have been harder to "give up" . Now, I am aware there are substitutes for the dairy products I love, so I guess I really don't have much of an excuse now do I? I just haven't gotten around to whole foods as of yet (excuse). Since my vegan declaration 3 weeks ago, I can honestly say I have eaten chicken/fish maybe about 4 or 5 times (usually a combination of being broke and too lazy to go grocery shopping).

I have thought about transitioning to vegetarianism first, and then work my way up to full veganism but really, I think i'm just looking for a cop out. I heard someone say that if each person stops eating meat, they can save around 100 animals a year. That's absolutely crazy! I will admit that though I have never been an animal lover- I have always been a very compassionate person - So I want to do this, for my health, my environment, and the world. I just need to stay committed and keep on learning and finding creative ways to enjoy my food. Here are some pictures of foods that I have been making and enjoying aswell :