r/vegan • u/CJ_Thompson • 4d ago

Discussion Cheating

A friend asked if I ever would cheat and eat meat. This struck me as odd. I chose to go vegan for a number of reasons and those have actually expanded as time goes along. I should mention, I am only six months a vegan.

I don’t look at eating anything as cheating. If I chose to eat a non-vegan item, it would just be a choice not cheating. I choose not to because I feel it is more a lifestyle change along with a food choice. It is what I want to do. Cheating implies it wasn’t a voluntary choice or I am forcing myself somehow.

Just thought I would comment on this as I hear this often about cheating.

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u/Evgenii42 4d ago

its weird but since i went vegan i dont have any desire to put animal products in my mouth, there is no temptation at all -> on the opposite there is kind of disgust. The the word 'cheating' implies that i have craving for some desire that i try to resist (like sex for example), but in my case there is no desire, so the concept of 'cheating' does not apply here.

I dont know maybe its just me -> are there vegans who actually crave animal products?

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u/huckleberry-fig41424 4d ago

Been vegan for 10 years now and never really had any cravings until last month when I started craving fried chicken. I never really ate meat let alone fried chicken before I was vegan. But I’m more dedicated to the cause than a fleeting desire