16 YEARS VEGAN - my struggle with veganism

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I’ve now been vegan for more than 16 years, time really does fly when you’re having fun doesn’t it? Last year I made a video about my 15 years as a vegan and like what they don’t tell you about going plant based for that long amount of time, like the unexpected effects, and no I can assure you, protein-deficiency is not one of them. So today I wanted to look back over those 16 years and talk about my struggles with this. Does a vegan life get harder or easier the longer you stick to it, and what has been the biggest hurdles and like lessons and what I find to be the almost unbearable aspect of being vegan.

I talk about:
- why i went vegan
- what foods i miss by going vegan
- health vegan
- ethical vegan
- veganism
- omnivores
- change to veganism
- vegan food
- reasons for going vegan
- vegan in the UK
- vegan in sweden

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[donnellallan]

I became a vegan in 2017 after listening to you, Jenny. It is one of the best things I have done ever and I was born in the 1950’s, so I have been around a long time. I was feeling shitty about myself this morning and you have reminded me of something that I got right, so thank you very much. I love you! 💜💜💜

[lunavvoods]

Please do more food videos! Not only recipes but also how you set up your beautiful table, how to host for visitors (without being stressed & standing in the kitchen all evening) etc.

[drsalka]

13+yrs vegan here & couldn't agree more with you - while being&living as a vegan aka "practicing veganism" has only gotten easier year by year, it has also, at least for me personally, become more unbearable witnessing the lack of collective progress towards "planet-wide veganism" or adapting the bare minimum lens of not harming animals. heartbreaking. thank u for using your platform to speak about it & not shying away from what people want to close their eyes for. <3

[LeticiaGravitania]

That is so true. Once you see images of farms, you cannot unsee them. :(

[baibakepale]

This is such a comfort comment section ❤ I have been vegan for 10 years and after hearing so many people quitting this lifestyle, I am happy to hear that so many people still live it and are still making a change to be vegans. 🌱 ❤

[jeanriggs]

I've been 1st vegetarian, then vegan for 40 years. I laughed when you mentioned the comments and questions. Oh my! One woman (at a party no less) was actually mad at my choice of not eating or wearing animals. She got really angry, not that she was concerned for my health, I didn't even know her, she just thought my opinion and choice was ludicrous.

[tifrecara]

I became vegan while I was a teenager a couple years ago. The hardest things for me were being from a rural farming area where there were no other vegans. I got a lot of taunting from my peers along with all the same dumb questions you used to experience. :(
Not all of the world is caught up but I’m glad to find community like yours here on YouTube ❤

[krishnaveganathar]

The hard part is watching everyone you know and love care not for sentient beings. So your heart just breaks and breaks further open to a deeper compassion for all beings.

[HappiestVeganonEarth]

Thank you for spreading the word!! 💚💚💚 8 years vegan here and it was the best decision I've ever made! ❤️

[SabinePriglinger]

Thanks for this, it is so important that we do not look away. I am also in my 16th year as a vegan, one of the best decisions I ever made 🥰

[bodilrummelhoff]

Vegan for the animals since 10+ years. My best decision ever! And it has turned out to be very good for my health as well. It's delicious and fun trying new recipes too. Never missing cheese or anything from animals. Thank you Jenny for bringing this importent topic up, and in such a powerful way! Would love to see more off this content and also see you cook, like in the old days. ❤

[janinem]

I am so grateful to you for being so straightforward about this. With as many subscribers as you have, it is a real opportunity to use your platform to help heal this broken world. I thank you with all my heart on behalf of all the animals. Let's keep this movement growing!!! I'm now 12 years an ethical vegan and early this month began transitioning to WFPB (90% or more is the goal). #firstforemostandforever #veganfortheanimals #wholefoodforme

[myhorse]

You said exactly how I feel. Not necessary how many are killed, but the horrible, horrible way the animals suffer before they are killed. I also hate the thought of them dying, too. I just hate to see the light go out of a living creature's eyes when it dies. It has been almost seven years since I gave up animal products. It almost seems like cannibalism to eat meat now.

[Nora_M.Byrne]

8 years vegan and yesterday I cried my eyes out watching "Food for profit" an heartbreaking, scary documentary made by an italian journalist🥺 I'm so glad I'm not part of all that suffering🫂 go vegan💕

[.eva.]

happy vegan over here 😊. i grew up on a farm and i probably would've gone vegan as a small kid already if my parents let me. i could never understand why animals are bred and slaughtered for food and i had a very hard time eating them. thank you for talking about veganism again and again to a broad audience. ❤ you are a big inspiration ❤.

[angieandersen]

4 months vegan, easy and delicious ❤! Thank you for sharing your experience ❤!

[dilu]

Thank you for speaking about thisl Especially the ethical side of things! I've been vegan for 8 years now and I'm feeling so proud of myself for aligning my behaviour with my ethical beliefs.

[lisalowrey]

Your channel continues to be favorite, Jenny. I will be a vegetarian 2 years this September, and I can already feel the pull towards becoming a vegan. Would LOVE a video covering your vegan accessories.

[lauradewey]

10+ year vegan here. Have dealt with all you say. I have found appropriate responses to all the questions and I don’t wish to alienate those who are curious. If however I am pushed I reply with: If we can live a happy healthy life without harming others, why wouldn’t we? Always works. Bottom line. Great video BTW.

[MissForse-gwno]

Thank you for such an important video, Jenny. I am also a vegan for ethical reasons and it is very inspiring following you here on YouTube. I appreciate the assertiveness of this video in particular: even though life has gotten easier for us vegans, it has not for the other animals. Long way ahead.