3 Reasons People Stop Being Vegan

Going Vegan For Veganuary? Beware Of These Three Deadly Mistakes

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It’s Veganuary, which means well over half a million new people are expected to sign up via the Veganuary website this month alone, to try veganism.

Veganism, as a movement, seems to be growing at an almost exponential rate, with more people every year choosing to eschew meat, dairy, eggs and other animal products in favour of a healthy, cruelty-free lifestyle that benefits themselves, animals and the planet as a whole.

But not all of those who try going vegan will stay vegan for the long term. Every year, we hear about people who’ve launched themselves into veganism with determination and enthusiasm, but then have later quit, whether through lack of motivation, health issues or simple loss of direction.

Defeated and demoralised, these people return to their old, destructive eating habits, often with stories about how veganism ‘doesn’t work’. Let me tell you, as someone who’s been vegan for over 35 years — veganism works! Pretty much every long term vegan you speak to will tell you it’s the best decision they ever made and their only regret is that they didn’t so it sooner.

When people fail to stay vegan, it’s not because there’s anything inherently wrong with veganism, it’s…