Why I'm doing this

     Why I’m transitioning to vegetarianism.

     I honestly don’t need a reason at all to do anything, I would just like to be honest and share it with you all. Also I want to see how far I have come. So I’ll real quick bore you with a story and my current feelings on my own personal diet.

     While I was growing up my Dad ran his own business. It was dog training and boarding and it was really cool. My entire family worked there. Mom on her day’s off, and my after school, on weekends, on vacations. We were always busy with the business. That left no room to cook. From the age of seven until around seventeen, my diet consisted of nothing but fast food when I wasn’t at school. It was either burgers, chicken, or pizza. My dad was touchy and we only had select places we would go. Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas were the only days I had home cooked food. I also grew up drinking soda. We would get off work late and go to the store and buy whatever sounded good at the time. At my max weight, I was around 220 pounds. I wasn’t happy at all.

     When my father sold the business my world changed. We started eating at home finally. I was still hooked on fast food and soda but I did manage to drop my weight down to the 175 area. That helped me a lot.

     After I got kicked out, my world changed again. I had the freedom to eat whatever I wanted and to cook anything. My father didn’t believe in spices or vegetables. Our diet up until this point had been meat, potatoes, and corn. Bread if it was a good day and sometimes mac and cheese. Every single day. This new freedom let me explore food and flavors and it’s been amazing so far. I haven’t lost any more weight but I was exchanging it for muscle.

     Now, back to the original question. Why am I doing this? Because, I am personally going through a time of growth. I have the need to feel better, physically, mentally, all around I just need to feel better. I’m also still not happy with my weight. I know I’ll never be perfect, but again, I want to feel better. I believe that this is a step in the right direction for me personally. I’m not saying it’s a perfect diet or that everyone should be on it. I’m doing this for me only and for my health. I also don’t currently eat a lot of meat anyway, but I want to get on a more balanced diet.