RE: In The Land Of The Blind, The One-Eyed Man Is King
I think we share similar views, but have a differing way of expressing it. But fair play for laying it all out there and not doing what some do and just keep quiet about their beliefs.
I wish I could say I went straight from eating meat to vegan. But for me it was a slower route. I cut out eggs and dairy straight away at home. But for some mental block I would consume milk and cheese occasionally in work.
Im now moved past that to just doing what feels right to me which is being completely plant based and don't let people's opinions matter.
It's funny how many people try to get you to rationalise what they see as extreme.
My own analogy is the novel 1984 and the whole 2 plus 2 is 5. And Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia. It Def brings home the absurd logic that you can make people believe anything is ok if enough people just blindly follow it's doctrine.
I've been to a few events like vegan life live and I can see change coming from those who just look around at the world we have created. But also justly from the shear unsustainable mass production system coming crashing down. Alternatives are coming and a large number of people will be scoffing down synthesised burgers etc soon enough. Whether they do so because they feel eating meat is wrong or simply because economics compel them to do so remains to be seen.
Good post though. I often find myself running off on these sorts of things in my head these days. Challenging what I do and how I feel about my actions and choices.
Yes I agree everyone has their own way of going vegan.
I hadn't written an article for a while and had all of this kind of building up haha, so thought I'd just spew it onto the blog haha.
Yes, change is definetly happening, you can see it by the day, the more celerities become vegan, the more "normal" it will be also, we just need the Kardashians to hop on the vegan lifestyle and no doubt all their followers will follower suit!
Haha yeah. Next stop two options on the menu in some places 😀.
Question, when working with your clients who have approached you seeing the results of your own transformation, I assume you advocate a vegan diet. But what's your approach on getting the message across?
I'm not a trainer but I lift a good amount for my size and weight and I often get people asking me about how I pack on muscle when they find out that I'm vegan/vegeterian before but little eggs or diary. Usually it's after the second or third time we have gone to watch some rugby and I haven't ordered the burger like everyone else 😀.