over the last couple of months, i have been reconsidering my veganism.

• my abstaining from dairy means nothing to the industry. most of the dairy i'd be purchasing has already been purchased. the supply is already there regardless of my demand, or lack-thereof.
• i am no healthier as a vegan than i would be otherwise. in fact, over the last two years i have become anemic.
• having a non-vegan boyfriend and non-vegan roommates make it difficult for me to prepare or enjoy prepared meals. i feel bad that the others won't enjoy my food as much as i will, and likewise, i feel worse when i can't enjoy something someone has prepared. cooking, to me, is like making and giving a gift. it's more than just heating up food for the purpose of eating. it's almost intimate. i miss that a lot.
• even if i stopped being vegan, i would probably only consume very little dairy, because i do struggle with lactose intolerance.
  • furthermore, i am satisfied with knowing that the non-vegan products i would purchase from a co-op would be from farms that treat the animals with more respect.
• i buy will non-vegan food almost on a regular basis, so my abstaining is pretty much moot at this point, if the purpose in the first place was to not support the industry.
• i am not satisfied with my protein intake, and i don't feel there is anything i can do, in terms of a vegan diet, to better it. i do not have time to constantly prepare meals to take to school and work with me, and the snacks i have found are insufficient.
• i want to know that i am getting all the vitamins and minerals i need without having to constantly calculate it, or rely on the intake of supplements and multi-vitamins, that i tend to forget about often.
• i'm sick of being an inconvenience, or people constantly feeling they have to cater to me.
• guinness is not vegan and i refuse to give it up. (hehehe)