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Hi, I'm Susie. I'm 21 and I've been a vegan for, like, 72 hours. I've wanted to be a vegan since last spring when I saw Kathy Freston, the author of Veganist, on Ellen. But, in case you didn't know, I talk a lot but I have very little follow through. So I didn't even buy the book. Then this whole new year thing happened, as it does every year, and I decided it's now or never. My mom bought me pretty much every vegan book on the planet for Christmas because she rocks like that. I've been reading them since then and I actually started this whole journey a day early on New Year's Eve becasue after all the reading I did, meat actually started to gross me out. I never thought that would happen. I'm writing this blog to help me focus. It's mostly going to be about what I'm eating and how I feel about it. Here's what I've learned so far:

1. Vegetarianism is easy if you do research. Last night, I wanted a turkey sandwich worse than I've ever wanted one in my life. Like, I was pacing back and forth in front of the fridge. But then I just though, "Dead, rotting carcass, dead, rotting carcass, dead, rotting carcass" over and over again and I felt better. You're welcome for that image.
2. Being Vegan is significantly harder. Dairy is in everything. Like, everything. And I like cheese and chocolate. A lot. Again, reading helps. Skinny Bitch brought me a new perspective. Cow milk is for cow babies, just like human milk is for human babies. If you drink human milk as an adult, that's weird and gross. Think about it. Also, humans are the only animals that drink the milk of another species. Who does that?
3. DO NOT EAT TEMPEH ON A SANDWICH EVER. It's disgusting. You don't even know. Tempeh stirfry, I'll try it. Tempeh Hummus Wrap, sure. Tempeh sandwich? Never again. Also, every tempeh recipe calls for soy sauce. That must be the secrect.
4. Silk is equally as delicious as regular milk. Especially in cereal.
5. The benefits of being vegan are incredible. Seriously, read Veganist. The effects of a plant based diet, not only on your body but on the world, will blow your mind. Not even kidding. Example: If everyone in the world was a vegetarian for one day, we would save enough water for every person to shower 8 times. World water shrotage? Pfffft.

Ok, that's all for now. Should you decide to read this, I'll keep you posted.