Vegan in the time of lockdown: Part three
The call of the wild(erness) As I have made clear in previous posts, my conversion to veganism was for health reasons. I felt that a diet free from meat and dairy would be the best way to combat my existing health concerns, as well as addressing my growing anxiety over ailments and illnesses that my […]
Vegan in the time of lockdown: Part two
How I learned to stop worrying and become vegetarian Clearly, this is not the platform to discuss my (or anyone’s) mental health circumstances as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Suffice it to say that I found the first six weeks of lockdown to be very difficult. In an environment when complaints about self isolating […]
Vegan in the time of lockdown: Part one
What had I become? Some context… Prior to the pandemic lockdown in the UK – and my starting to work from home – I was training for a marathon. This meant running 50km a week and eating a well balanced, and controlled, diet (at least, as controlled as I am ever likely to achieve – […]
Marathon or snickers
Last weekend – displaying the kind of exuberant and ill-judged optimism that grips many of us in the New Year – I signed up to run a marathon. I’ve been a distance runner for over fifteen years now, starting in 2004 with my first Great North Run. During that time, I’ve maintained that I have […]
Happy Vegan-niversary
And that there, is a year. I took it on for a month, and I’ve lasted twelve. This is my vegan anniversary. 1st January 2019 I started eating meat-free. And – as I’ve admitted in earlier blogs – I haven’t stuck to it every single day. But I can confidently and honestly say that at […]
No true vegan
The thing is, I’m not a vegan. Not really. I eat a vegan diet, avoiding all meat, dairy and eggs. But the other elements of a vegan lifestyle are not something I adhere to all that closely. I mean, within the last year I’ve had no occasion to buy any leather or silk clothing, nor […]
You still wearing socks?
“Are you still vegan, then?” I’ve heard that so many times now. Why not ask “Are you still atheist?” or “Are you still wearing socks”. I guess there’s just an assumption that I won’t stick with it long term; that at some point I’ll just jack it in and go back to the hotdogs. And […]
Starting out
Beginnings… Somewhere between Boxing Day and New Year in 2018, things changed. For some reason, I believed that I hadn’t indulged enough with all the meat and chocolate, and I decided to make myself a spaghetti carbonara. It had all the good stuff: smoked bacon, italian sausage, cream, marscapone, and a liberal sprinkle of grated […]
