iwant2beaskinnybitch

When I was in my 20s I was an “almost vegetarian” strictly for health reasons.  I knew that red meat didn’t digest well for me and I suffered a lot of discomfort from traditional meat and potatoes meals.  After I was diagnosed with acid reflux I started experimenting with food.  I found that increasing veggies and eliminating red meat made my digestion easier, I felt better, my skin was clear and my hair was thick and shiny.  I still ate chicken and turkey, though, and for my body that was just fine. 

I have since learned that it wasn’t just my body’s reaction to red meat.  The human body today is not designed to digest meat.  Our intestines are too long and the meat rots in our gut for weeks before being eliminated.  That’s gross man! Meat eating animals, in contrast, have tiny short intestines.  Makes sense!

Then I got married, adopted two kids, and started eating mac and cheese and hot dogs.  What can I say?  I was just trying to survive at that point!

We’re settled as a family now and I am ready to get my nutrition back on track.  This time around, though, it is minus poultry, fish, and dairy as well.  This time around it is about not wanting to eat fear, torture, infection, disease, and chemicals.   And this time around was easier than ever. 

I was laughing out loud at the book.  It is a HOOT!  Suddenly I got to the first section about animal cruelty.  Tears fell down my cheeks and I had to put the book down.  I never actually made a plan to quit eating meat.  I simply became vegetarian at that moment and I have not looked back. 

Previously when confronted with others objections of eating “food with a face” I was always able to justify it for whatever reason.  But having it explained so simply and bluntly… I had no come back or justification. 

Supplementing nutrients has been a snap too.  I believe it is the meat industry people pumping out the lies about how unhealthy and dangerous a vegetarian diet can be. 

I certainly can’t blame any meat eaters who were like me three weeks ago and completely in the dark about what goes on in the meat processing business.  But how anyone can be privvy to the details and continue contributing to the horror is sad to me. 

A meat free diet is better for your body and makes you look and feel better. 

A meat free diet is kinder to animals, the environment and the planet.

So do it for yourself or do it for the animals and our planet. 

Just choose to do it.