I’m ashamed to say that I stopped being vegan earlier this year when I got pregnant. I’ve heard that it’s a common time for people to give up the lifestyle but I never thought I’d be one. I was vegan for the animals and the environment for 12 years before this hiccup, and yes I’m regretful. It was like a 180 degree switch in my mentality. The cravings for what I thought I wanted consumed me. I introduced eggs, then dairy, then meat and although I ate these things I continued to think to myself, “This is what people rave about?” Whether it was my own cooking, fast food, or a nice restaurant —nothing was worth the emotional toll in hindsight. It was like I had a parasitic worm in my brain (womb) telling me I wanted these things but I was always left disappointed. I’m probably going to get well-deserved hate for this but I just wanted to share my experience. Now I’m back on my vegan bullshit and just disgusted I could ever “crave” animal products.