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about a year ago I asked myself a
about a year ago I asked myself a
about a year ago I asked myself a
question knowing what I know why am I
question knowing what I know why am I
question knowing what I know why am I
not a
not a
not a
vegetarian after all I'm one of the
vegetarian after all I'm one of the
vegetarian after all I'm one of the
green guys I grew up with hippie parents
green guys I grew up with hippie parents
green guys I grew up with hippie parents
in a log cabin I started a site called
in a log cabin I started a site called
in a log cabin I started a site called
tree
hugger I care about this
hugger I care about this
hugger I care about this
stuff I knew that eating a mere
stuff I knew that eating a mere
stuff I knew that eating a mere
hamburger a day could increase my risk
hamburger a day could increase my risk
hamburger a day could increase my risk
of dying by a
of dying by a
of dying by a
third cruelty I knew that the 10 billion
third cruelty I knew that the 10 billion
third cruelty I knew that the 10 billion
animals we raise each year for meat are
animals we raise each year for meat are
animals we raise each year for meat are
raised in factory farm conditions that
raised in factory farm conditions that
raised in factory farm conditions that
we hypocritically wouldn't even consider
we hypocritically wouldn't even consider
we hypocritically wouldn't even consider
for our own cats dogs and other pets
for our own cats dogs and other pets
for our own cats dogs and other pets
environmentally meat
environmentally meat
environmentally meat
amazingly causes more emissions than all
amazingly causes more emissions than all
amazingly causes more emissions than all
of Transportation combined cars trains
of Transportation combined cars trains
of Transportation combined cars trains
planes buses boats all of it and beef
planes buses boats all of it and beef
planes buses boats all of it and beef
production uses a 100 times the water
production uses a 100 times the water
production uses a 100 times the water
that most vegetables
do I also knew that I'm not
do I also knew that I'm not
do I also knew that I'm not
alone we as a society are eating twice
alone we as a society are eating twice
alone we as a society are eating twice
as much meat as we did in the 50s
as much meat as we did in the 50s
as much meat as we did in the 50s
so what was once the special little side
so what was once the special little side
so what was once the special little side
treat now is the main and much more
treat now is the main and much more
treat now is the main and much more
regular so really any of these angles
regular so really any of these angles
regular so really any of these angles
should have been enough to convince me
should have been enough to convince me
should have been enough to convince me
to go
to go
to go
vegetarian there I was tucking into a
vegetarian there I was tucking into a
vegetarian there I was tucking into a
big old
big old
big old
steak so why was I
steak so why was I
steak so why was I
stalling I realized that what I was
stalling I realized that what I was
stalling I realized that what I was
being pitched was a binary solution it
being pitched was a binary solution it
being pitched was a binary solution it
was either you're meat eater or you're a
was either you're meat eater or you're a
was either you're meat eater or you're a
vegetarian and I guess I just wasn't
vegetarian and I guess I just wasn't
vegetarian and I guess I just wasn't
quite ready
quite ready
quite ready
imagine your last
hamburger so my common sense my good
hamburger so my common sense my good
hamburger so my common sense my good
intentions
intentions
intentions
whoops were in conflict with my taste
whoops were in conflict with my taste
whoops were in conflict with my taste
buds and I'd commit to doing it later
buds and I'd commit to doing it later
buds and I'd commit to doing it later
and not surprisingly later never came
and not surprisingly later never came
and not surprisingly later never came
sound
sound
sound
familiar so I wondered might there be a
familiar so I wondered might there be a
familiar so I wondered might there be a
third
third
third
solution and I thought about it and I
solution and I thought about it and I
solution and I thought about it and I
came up with one and I've been doing it
came up with one and I've been doing it
came up with one and I've been doing it
for the last year and it's great it's
for the last year and it's great it's
for the last year and it's great it's
called weekday
called weekday
called weekday
veg the name says it all nothing with a
veg the name says it all nothing with a
veg the name says it all nothing with a
face Monday to Friday on the weekend
face Monday to Friday on the weekend
face Monday to Friday on the weekend
your
your
your
choice
choice
choice
simple if you want to take it to the
simple if you want to take it to the
simple if you want to take it to the
next level remember that the major
next level remember that the major
next level remember that the major
culprits in terms of environmental
culprits in terms of environmental
culprits in terms of environmental
damage and health are red and processed
damage and health are red and processed
damage and health are red and processed
Meats so you want to swap those out with
Meats so you want to swap those out with
Meats so you want to swap those out with
some good sustainably harvested
some good sustainably harvested
some good sustainably harvested
fish it's structured so it ends up being
fish it's structured so it ends up being
fish it's structured so it ends up being
simple to remember and it's okay to
simple to remember and it's okay to
simple to remember and it's okay to
break it here and there after all
break it here and there after all
break it here and there after all
cutting 5 days a week is cutting 70% of
cutting 5 days a week is cutting 70% of
cutting 5 days a week is cutting 70% of
your meat
your meat
your meat
intake the program has been great
intake the program has been great
intake the program has been great
weekday veg my footprint
weekday veg my footprint
weekday veg my footprint
smaller I'm lessening
smaller I'm lessening
smaller I'm lessening
pollution I feel better about the
pollution I feel better about the
pollution I feel better about the
animals I'm even saving money best of
animals I'm even saving money best of
animals I'm even saving money best of
all I'm healthier I know that I'm going
all I'm healthier I know that I'm going
all I'm healthier I know that I'm going
to live longer and I've even lost a
to live longer and I've even lost a
to live longer and I've even lost a
little
little
little
weight so please ask yourselves for your
weight so please ask yourselves for your
weight so please ask yourselves for your
health for your pocket
health for your pocket
health for your pocket
book for the environment for the animals
book for the environment for the animals
book for the environment for the animals
what's stopping you from giving wak day
what's stopping you from giving wak day
what's stopping you from giving wak day
Ed a shot after
Ed a shot after
Ed a shot after
all if all of us ate half as much meat
all if all of us ate half as much meat
all if all of us ate half as much meat
it would be like half of us were
it would be like half of us were
it would be like half of us were
vegetarians thank you