1. Your top google searches reveal lots of things about your new diet, including but not limited to:
2. You figure out ways to defend, to non-vegans what your diet choice is even though it’s none of their business
Why people feel threatened by an attempt at a healthier lifestyle when majority of the United States has an obesity problem is so illogical and you’re just like:
3. You realize how many different types of food you are not able to consume
Did you know that Qdoba cooks their rice with milk? Who knew.
4. When you first start, you’re super jealous of your friends food and you’re just like:
5. You begin to develop a healthier relationship with food
Other than the ignorable food envy, you stop eating when you’re sad, bored or hungry and only eat when you actually need to eat.
6. As a result, meals often consists of 2-3 different plates of food
7. You deal with people’s comments on the fact that you’re vegan
As the pizza press guy told me, jokingly, “You’re vegan? So are you, like, a hippie?”
8. You become protective over your snack food
Snacking is the route to success, hands off.
9. Much to your surprise, you start to enjoy your new lifestyle
10. You are a better person because you know the good that you’re lifestyle does for mother earth
You’re basically a full time philanthropist. Did you know that people that participate in community service live 20% longer?