How I did it: I tried going vegan in a day. By the end of the day I was eating meat and cheese again. I went vegetarian for an entire year first. Then I was able to smoothly transition into a vegan diet. It took alot of hard work, but I educated myself on alot of things. I took a hard look at nutrition and discovered new recipes and healthy ways of eating. I bought a few cookbooks and even a college student's guide to vegan cooking. That was a pretty easy cookbook to follow and then I bought a gourmet vegan cookbook which is awesome and i love. But the recipes can be somewhat complicated with ingredients that may not be readily available at your nearby store. I was vegan for a year. Now I'm back to eating animals and their byproducts. But I have to say that was an amazing experience and I take alot of comfort in knowing that I was able to accomplish something like that. If I have the money to hire a personal chef one day, I would definitely love for them to cook me only vegan meals. Alot of the times when I cook I still do vegan or vegetarian. I know animal products are not necessary to be healthy, in fact it can be detrimental to your health especially nowadays since factory farms rule the world. Definitely worth pursing this goal!

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Nov 15, 2010, 10:57PM PST | 1 comment | 2 cheers