My life as a vegetarian...

I can say that I have been thinking of becoming a vegetarian since I was younger, but I thought it was one of those thoughts you do as a child, and you already know that you will never realize it. Something was bothering me in eating meat, but I did not know what. But one fine day at 19, I found it. While scrolling on Facebook, I suddenly saw something I did not like, something I could not accept. A bell rang. And for me, this bell rang for animals and their rights. It does not matter if I tell you what I saw; it was from my perspective, maybe someone else has something different, and we respect it.

So, for the next 4-5 months, there was an internal struggle in my mind about what I would do from now on. Cutting the meat gradually from my diet and becoming fully aware of what I do is the key to success; I could officially say that "I do not eat meat" six months later. Not that I'm a vegetarian, I wouldn't say I like labels. Everyone has the right to do whatever he/she wants in life without feeling that he/she has to be accountable to a movement, to an ideology. Why add stress to our lives? So, and of course, with the help of a nutritionist, I was able to get used to this type of diet and not be different from the others.

At this point, I must also mention the challenges. We all know that the world can become very cruel. Everyone is ready to judge you at any time because he cannot accept his inability to achieve his goals because he sees you who said something, and yes, you did it! Of course, all vegetarians have heard the phrases "But don't the plants have a soul?", "And if the food is over, you will go out and graze" and "Vegetarianism is also a fashion, you are just a fashion victim"*. And because life needs humor, I deal with it with humor. I almost ignore what they say. They have to find something to underestimate your struggle. I will not make it easy for them, though.

There were times when I doubted myself. Do not laugh; we have all doubted ourselves. Are they right? Is it just a phase? In these moments, you must always remember your goal, the reasons you started it, what to think then. Things then become very simple - friends helped in that, I don’t know what I would do without them!

Do you still think I'm just talking about vegetarianism? Choosing to do something of your own is difficult either for your diet or for your profession or for anything you want to do that, say, differentiates you somewhat from others. You will always be judged, but you cannot determine your life based on what others tell you. When you know yourself and believe in yourself, you can achieve everything.

So I, too, after years without eating meat - we said no labels - feel confident about myself. I realized a childish thought and proved to achieve what I want with the conditions I like. I can not predict what will happen in the future, but I believe this was a good start.

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