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The first time I knew what being a vegan is, I said to myself, "I cannot try it even for a week" hahaha, not for someone who has grown to enjoy the opposite lifestyle and is used to it. I don't think I can attempt that at all because there is a lot I would be sacrificing if I chose such a lifestyle. Let me take you through a brief explanation of what being a vegan means.

A vegan is against the killing of animals but saving and protecting their lives. Vegans do not eat food that comes from animals including dairy products like fish, eggs, cheese, milk etc. Their diets are simply based on plants such as vegetables, grains, nuts, fruits etc. In short, any food that comes from plants is what they go for.

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Does a vegan not drink milk at all? I decided to check that and I got to understand that though milk is vegetarian, it is certainly not vegan. This means that milk comes directly from animals like cows but not from their flesh, therefore, it isn't meat. So, they do!

Vegans aimed at advocating for a more compassionate world by reducing the suffering of animals and also avoiding products made from animals. That is why they decided to live a life of veganism to lower the risk for these animals and to live healthily.

I understand that we should show love and compassion to these animals but does that mean we shouldn't eat them at all? I still wonder about that though because left to me, I don't think I can. God provided these animals for our consumption and there is a difference between killing animals intentionally out of cruelty and killing to feed ourselves. We are made to eat animals but on another thought, it should be consumed moderately especially when it comes to our health.

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There are a lot of health benefits attached to being a vegan and they are, reducing excess weight in the body, lowering the risk of diabetes, improving kidney function and also lowering blood sugar levels. But can't these benefits be found without being a vegan? Of course, it can. This is why one should take their health and lifestyle seriously and with intentionality.

I am not trying to say being a vegan isn't good, of course, we all have our preferences and reasons for doing something, most especially to make the world a better place and to make sure our health is in good condition, I feel we all have what works for us.

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If I try being a vegan even for a week, I can't cope or endure it because I don't see myself staying away from fish, meat or eggs. Have you forgotten that eating an egg is good for one's health? At least a week, I eat more than 6 eggs and can't go without fish or meat. To be a vegan means I would do away with goat meat, chicken and the rest, no way! These are proteins that make meals delicious, don't you know?

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I was talking with my friend last week and he told me of how he has eaten his meal without fish or meat a lot of times in the past. I told him that I couldn't do it because no matter what, either fish or meat would always be available for me. There is this feeling of dissatisfaction when you eat without any of these proteins in your meal as you will not enjoy it.

Just last week, I was reluctant to go to the market to get fish as I had none including eggs for my meal, I ate my food like that and it isn't something I will ever try because it was as if I forced the meal into my mouth 🙃 The next day, I found myself in the market by force. Lol.

As long as I can get those benefits while being anti-vegan, I am good to go with such a lifestyle. To say if being a vegan is a healthy lifestyle or not isn't something I would talk about because everyone has their choices, vegetables are a healthy meal for the body. Whether to stay off eating animals or not depends on each individual and what works best for us.

So whether vegan or not, everyone aims to live healthily and there is no objection to that. Just do what you find is good and enjoy your life as you want. If there is a challenge where people have to become vegan for some time and a prize is given, I will not finish the race because I will lose as I can't go without eating any animal products.