I've decided to create this blog to share my transition into a plant-based diet. I've always had an interest in nutrition, but for a long time, I had no idea where to start. I had many traditional beliefs ingrained in me, like "I need meat to build muscle."
It's funny because I used to RESENT plant-based diets. I thought it was a fad, a trend and nothing more. I thought people followed vegan diets with underhanded desires to simply lose some pounds. I had no idea that it was actually a great, healthy, sustainable diet.
People's perception around plant-based diets is clouded by fanatics and excessive moralists. They turn people away. I try to be quiet and gentle about my desire to go plant-based. I don't bring it up -- I prefer to lead by example, to share my experience, and you'll decide what to eat. I am NOT against you eating meat-- you are completely free to do so. You are free to make the choices that will impact your life.
I simply didn't want to lazily continue eating the same way-- after realizing the effects that my dietary choices had on my health. Once you know the information, it's difficult to just turn a blind eye.
I also love cows and animals. If I don't have the necessity to slaughter them, why should I?
I have to admit-- my feelings change when it comes to fish. Especially because of my religious beliefs. In the Bible, people fished, and fishing is a metaphor and a symbol of prosperity. I don't view their pain the same way I view the pain of a terrestrial animal.
Fish come from WATER. They are a blessing. But it's honestly okay if I didn't want to eat fish either. We live by faith.
It will be one of the last things I give up. I love fish, but I embrace the fact that I don't have to eat them if I don't want to.
Anyway, whoever you are, welcome to these food diaries! Let's learn from each other.