Why am I vegan? Why are you NOT?

If you can imagine, I am asked this constantly and most people are questioning my nutrition while looking me up and down and I've even had a few people tell me I'm too skinny (these people have not seen me without clothing and have no idea how untrue this really is) and that I'm not getting enough protein. They're wrong. I'm not skinny, I'm healthy. Big difference. But for the first time in my 31 years, I'm healthy and I wanna shout it it from the mountain tops just how easy it really is...and fun! And best of all, I feel amazing! I've been obsessed with my weight since I was probably 12. I have always fluctuated and I'm always the first to know about the latest trendy diet. I've even popped dangerous pills and starved myself to get to my goal weight. Even at that point, I was never happy with myself. I even remember thinking "will I battle my weight my entire life?" And if I do, omg, I can't handle this! I was so over being stressed about my weight and hungry ALL the time! Little did I know that one day while I was googling "how does Tyson treat their chickens" would change my entire life. I have been an animal lover my whole life. I remember crying watching my dad catch a fish and begging him to let it go. I have always had a problem eating meat but I always convinced myself that they live a perfect life and died by just basically falling asleep... So not the case. I had accidentally opened the door to the horrific world of factory farming and now that it was open, I could never go back. I started trying to do some "organic, free range" meats. Little did I know, this was BS. I decided to go vegetarian and was hoping I would lose some weight in the process. So I cut out meat but now ate a ton of cheese (ew) to replace it and still did "free range" eggs. SO I basically was still eating like crap. It wasnt till a friend told me about the book Skinny Bitch that I learned about how the dairy industry IS the meat industry (veal) and how terrible egg laying hens are treated, so sad. It also talked about how sick meat and dairy are and how they are the main causes of death in America. What? This isn't what we've been taught since birth...So I went vegan and never turned back. Yes I've had a few slip ups with some cheese here and there (caesin really is addicting) but when I do eat it, I feel like crap and hate myself. Its amazing how great I feel not eating animal products and consuming endless amounts of veggies, grains, nuts and fruits. Sounds terrible right? Thats why I'm making this page. To show you just how fabulous and EASY being vegan can be! Let me ask you this question, if you know that what you are eating is contributing to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and even CANCER, why would you still eat it? If you are interested in these facts, please watch Forks Over Knives or any other film I have listed above. All are on Netflix.So, I am going to share with you all exactly what I eat and how EASY it really is to go vegan! And you can still eat at places like Chilis! And finally, if my previously body building, work out freak, runner, weight lifting husband can go vegan, so can you! I have never been a good cook. The kids I babysat for wouldn't eat what I cooked so that excuse is out too! I was the girl who threw a nasty, processed stouffers lasagna in the oven and called it dinner. I will also add, I still have lots to learn. I still eat things that aren't great (processed flour, salted cashews, etc) so I'm still learning too. It's a process! But I'm trying and loving it! Yes I love animals so that plays a part in my choice but my husband doesn't give a damn about animals. He does it because he's learned he can't turn a blind eye to the scary facts. What we were taught is good for us is actually the opposite. There are so many lives that can be saved, human and animal, just by changing our diet!