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Mmm, Go Vegan? How Hard Can It Be?

“It’s not hard to make decisions once you know what your values are.” — Roy E. Disney

Fee O'Shea
4 min readSep 9, 2020
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Is going vegan difficult? As the quote above says “It’s not hard to make decisions once you know what your values are”. And that applies to veganism. It’s easy once you have your mindset in place.

I certainly found it a lot easier than quitting the cigarettes! Wow that was tough, did it though and very grateful I’ve been smoke-free for a few years.

That grateful feeling also applies to my decision to switch to a vegan lifestyle back in the early 2000s. But then, I had the advantage of really, like REALLY, wanting to because it wasn’t as easy then as it is now. Which brings me to:

My 7 Tips to Go Vegan

1. Know the WHY.

There must be a reason why you are even thinking about veganism.

  • Is it the animals?
  • Is it your health?
  • Is it the environment?

All vegans and those on a plant-based diet start somewhere.

Tip: Put a picture of your reason on your fridge. So, if it’s for the animals put up an image. A ‘happy’ pig probably won’t be inspirational, so use one that is in the…

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Fee O'Shea
Fee O'Shea

Written by Fee O'Shea

Gold card carrying vegan NZ author. Passionate about all critters (including humans). Can be seen advocating for the animals or speaking at events.

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