Hello,
My special interest is environmentalism. However, I found it very difficult to eat more plant-based because I have issues with binge eating disorder and food addiction. I am at risk for ED’s that are more dangerous than binge eating judging by my attitudes and thoughts, but I don’t act on it thank goodness!
I had to stay accountable online anonymously on various websites, talk to everyone about vegetarianism and veganism casually, research it, and follow vegan hashtags and social media pages just to stay accountable because I struggle so much with food. I made a deal with myself that I would be plant-based, not vegan, in the end because of my issues with food.
FYI plant-based is like vegan but less strict, like you can eat have little traces of dairy and eggs occasionally as long as it’s not obvious amounts of them, and eating meat on a holiday is ok as long as you’re not eating it weekly or more. Plant-based is not that far off from vegan when it comes to helping the environment, but now the all-or-nothing thinking is setting in and I’m having nightmares about animal welfare. I feel like it’s a wake-up call to go full vegan, but—I know that’s not healthy for me. My plan is to force myself not to be strict, but I’m afraid I’ll hate myself and the feelings will be hard to bear.
How would you suggest dealing with eating animal products, not dairy or eggs daily or meat weekly anymore because I care too much about the environment—but occasionally eating them for my sanity because of my ED? I don’t want to feel guilty all the time.
BTW I was eating meat, dairy, and eggs regularly all this time but the nightmare changed my attitude just last night—I only reduced slightly so far but rapid change is what seems likely!
20 Sep 2020, 8:14 pm
