I always find it interesting, the reasons people have for embracing a particular lifestyle (if you feel like sharing)
Speaking for myself, I'm too much of a hedonist to deny myself the pleasures of the table. Cavier, camembert, raqulette, escargot, and smoked salmon are right at the top of my "love" list; carpaccio is another favorite (beef, not fish) as is foie gras. There's not much I won't eat, unless it's raw testicles or bugs/worms or something really off the grid (although I understand, in come cultures, those are delicacies).
I specialize in denying myself pleasure, I'm a master at it.
Seriously, there are a bunch of reasons, some health related, mostly ethical. When I said a big part of my philosophy on life means not needlessly hurting another living thing I was not only talking about humans. My golden rule has a bit of a twist, Do unto others as they would have you do onto them, and I include animals in that rule.
Also there is the way it makes me feel, which is very good. Seriously doubt I could work these 20 hour shifts or keep up in other areas of my life if I was still eating meat and dairy. I eat and feel great and have a ton of energy afterwards, instead of feeling tired and lethargic.
I put on a lot of weight after a back injury and couldn't shake it for 5 years until I started this diet, lost it all and then some in a matter of a few months and it wasn't hard at all.
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