Day 4,280—Cold Again, Current Goals and Talking about (not) eating Meat—

 

        I started intermittent fasting. I wasn’t sure how I would feel because I haven’t done it in a while, but I did my first day, Monday. I know I was somewhere around 16-18 hours on Monday, and Yesterday I was closer to 18-19. I started keeping track of it better yesterday, but it is always an adjustment. One of the first things I noticed was how much more energy and focus I have had during the day. It is also just one less thing to do/worry about. I also don’t like eating in front of other people and talking about food with them. It is not like I am against talking about those things, but I just get tired of it being one more thing about me that makes me different from other people.

        It shouldn’t be like this, but have you ever noticed when a celebrity mentions that they’re vegan or decided to stop eating meat that the host quickly change the subject? I was listening to an interview on Smartless with Ricky Gervais, and he started to talk about it and then there was a pause and a change of subjects. Are meat eaters so sensitive that just the mention that someone became vegan, they find upsetting? It is kind of like when I tell someone I am an atheist. The thing I think that is unhealthy is the constant comparison and justification.

        “I eat meat because it is healthy!” Says the person who thinks they know something about nutrients and health but rarely does.

        “I eat meat because it tastes so good!” Says the person who thinks meat is one of the best indulgences in their life.

        “I eat meat because it is too hard to be vegan!” Says the person who doesn’t make choices about their food habits, as much as they eat what’s available.

I am not hating on people who aren’t vegan. I was eating meat for longer than I wasn’t, but what I don’t like is how people just cannot be happy for other people when they make a decision that is making them happy. Being vegan is something that makes me more the person that I want to be or who I think I am, so if I were to eat meat I would be doing something that actively makes me not like myself, so why on earth wouldn’t other people be happy when they find out that someone is doing something that is both mentally, physically, and spiritually healthy?