So, you want to go vegan.
But, where do you start?
Here are the 5 steps to going vegan, with simplicity.
Step 1: Identify your Why
Why do you want to go vegan? Is it for the animals? For the environment? For your health? To end world hunger? To live a more conscious life? To align your actions with your values? Clearly, there are lots of reasons to go vegan. These are just a few. You need to dig deep & figure out why you want to make this lifestyle change. If you don't have a why, as soon as it gets hard, your chances of succeeding are slim.
Step 2: Find support
Hopefully you have someone in your life who is supportive of your new lifestyle. Talk with those around you and just ask for their support. Let them know they don't have to understand or agree with it, just support you. If you want even more support than that, come & join a whole gang of veg-curious & new vegans over in Let's Go Vegan on Facebook.
Step 3: Assess where you are
If you don't have a firm grasp of where you are starting from, it's going to be almost impossible to make the changes with ease. Any change requires you to know where you are and where you want to go. You know where you want to go, now get honest with yourself about where you're starting from. No guilt allowed.
Step 4: Make a plan
To get where you're going you need a plan, a map, or a guide. Make a list of all the changes that you need to make & prioritize those changes by what is most exciting & least scary. Identify which changes will take a long time & which you can do overnight. Then start making those changes. Focusing on one at a time to make sure you succeed.
Step 5: Get some accountability
A planner, tracker, sticker chart, a vegan transition buddy, whatever it takes. Find yourself a system of accountability so you can see how you're really doing overall & in working towards your goal of being vegan! You can do this, by getting accountability you just make sure it happens sooner than later.
