"So are you like...on a diet?"

Nope.

It's a lifestyle change.

Probably the most dramatic lifestyle change you can make.

Veganism.

Yea, yea, bad, bad. OMG! A life without cow and chicken...how do I live?

Pretty easily actually.

After 20 years of eating animals like no one's business I made the decision to go completely cold turkey (ironic eh?) and stop. And for that last 3 months I have done pretty well. Okay I did slip up at the beginning a little bit (who thinks about the butter that's already on the bread at those Italian restaurants?), but for the last 2 months I have been an almost perfect vegan. And I'm proud of myself. I really am. But since making this change I have noticed a few things about my fellow human.

1. They don't like change. At all. And I always knew this but seriously...when a meat eater feels like they have lost one of their own they get down right nasty. I've been yelled at, lectured to, and whispered about. I wonder if these people would say the same things to and about a person who choices to stop eating fruits or vegetables. Or what is someone found out they were allergic to gluten and had to live gluten-free? Does any change is what's normal cause people to react in such a harsh manner or is it just the transition to a cruelty free lifestyle?

2. A lot of people feel guilty. Or else there is another reason why they must jusify to me day in and day out as to why it is okay for a cow to be tortured and later killed just so they can eat a steak for dinner. My favorite being "the cow (or chicken or fish) is already dead you might as well enjoy it..." Okay. So like. When you die, it's okay for us to pawn off all your stuff, or even your body because well you're already dead...we might as well take advantage of it.

3. The envious crowd. "I wish I could do that, but..." No. You don't. Because once you open your eyes and see what's going on around you, you can't say "but". You just can't. You can't honestly feel something for those animals and then disregard it completely because you don't want to put forth the extra effort in your daily life to do something about it.