My Vegan Lifestyle

Firstly, happy Valentines Day!

As I said in my last blog post, I have recently changed my lifestyle to better myself and make the most of the time I have at university. To give you an insight into my change I am going to share with you my lifestyle in terms of health and diet. This began in 2012 when I decided to become vegetarian. When people ask me why I became a vegetarian to this day I still don't  know what to say. It wasn't because of animals rights, it wasn't a health conscious choice, I believe it was because I wanted to be different and to experiment with cooking. But this just doing seem like a good enough reason to tell people.

I remember in the first week I went vegetarian, I was eating a meat sandwich at school, I had to run to the bin because I remembered I couldn't eat meat. My mum couldn't believe what she had done. I find it hilarious now. At the age of 13 I really didn't think about the future but if someone had said 'your going to be a vegetarian for 4 years then turn vegan' I would have asked, 'what's a vegan?'

In my 4th year of being a vegetarian I was introduced to veganism through YouTube videos and documentaries. After following the videos of people like Bonnyrebecca and Family Fizz I decided

 I really did want to be a Vegan. However my parents were extremely sceptical and I wasn't able to respond effectively to all of my parents queries as I want educated enough. However last year when I went to university I had the time to do some more research and food shopping for myself which made the process much easier. In November 2016 I decided to do a Vegan month to see if I felt different. This went really well but for Christmas I wasn't at home so I decided to revert back to being a vegetarian to make it easier for my family to cater for me.

On the first of January I became a vegan for good, I definitely feel better from making this lifestyle change. I can see the difference mostly in my nails, they are much stronger, as well as my skin. I wore make up for several days when I was 13, but since that I haven't. My skin has always been clear but now it seems to have a glow. I also feel more educated and I can back up the way I eat with my beliefs, this is very important.

This is my healthy lifestyle and I believe this can help make me the best I can be. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask them.

Thank you for reading.

Bethany