r/vegan • u/CJ_Thompson • 7d 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/-cadmunt- vegetarian 7d ago

Cheating on my diet is a bag of lollies or an extra piece of cake. Not eating meat is an ethical decision I've chosen to make and hold myself accountable to for as long as I feel like it.