1. You start behaving like a Mormon Missionary and proselytize the benefits of a plant-based diet to everyone you 
know with copies of Forks Over Knives and The China Study. (Count em, 27 converts to date)
2. You spend so much time in the kitchen that you think “Maybe just this once pre-soaking my pinto beans ISN’T necessary.” Then later, you and everyone in a 12 mile radius of you seriously regrets you didn’t take the time to pre-soak.
3. You get all crunchy and granola like and start making your own soap and deodorant.
4. You get involved in things like the Virtual Vegan Potluck and you get your first facebook account. ever. so that you can hang out in the top secret VVP batcave with the coolest co-horts ever, Annie and Jason.
5. You become one of those obsessed people (we’re victims, really) who can’t stop posting food porn or yet ANOTHER way to use cashew cheez in a recipe.
6. You lose weight even though you no longer count calories and you are forced to go out and buy an entirely new wardrobe.
7. After races, you recover ridiculously faster than you used to, so no-one feels sorry for you and you don’t get to take an “extra rest day” afterwards.
8. You feel like you know and love some of your blogging buddies (people you have never actually met) more than your next door neighbor.
9. You become star struck for the first time ever and start stalking celebrity Vegan Chefs like AJ and Ramses.
10. You have so much produce in your fridge, that fitting in yet another box of organic spinach in there becomes a precarious circus act. Things like ‘ears of corn’ topple out onto your head every time you open the door.
11. All of the money you saved by getting off prescription drugs goes towards your organic produce habit. You feel compelled to defend organic foods like an errant family member despite current evidence against it, because you are what you eat.
12. You start to feel “Dietarily Superior” to everyone who’s not plant based.
13. You have less no constipation, so your regular reading of “Runner’s World Magazine” gets completely cut out of your schedule.
14. Even though you are all ready a dietary outcast (1-2% of the world is vegan), you still sometimes consider going raw, high-alkaline, gluten-free or all of the above to further alienate yourself at social gatherings and restaurants.
15. You sadly realize that even though being plant-based has completely reversed your Ulcerative Colitis and significantly reduced your risks of cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and more, it has not cured your cankles or cellulite.
16. You have more kitchen gadgets than anyone you know but you can’t stop buying more, resulting in a severely receding counter-top space.
17. Your children get harassed at school because of the contents of their lunch box. Bully Child: “I thought you said your family didn’t eat meat, why are you eating a Turkey sandwich?” My child: “Um, that’s Tofurky.” Bully Child: “What’s a Tofurky?” My Child to me: “Mom, do I really have to drink a green smoothie everyday at lunch? Everyone stares at me!” (Actual comments) 😦
18. You feel like you’ve broken up just a little bit with some of your closest friends because you don’t share the same values regarding foods anymore. And truth be told, they probably think you’re a little crazy.
19. You feel compelled to blog constantly about your plant based devotion. So much so that you decide to ditch your best friends over at Good Clean Food and get your own dang blog. Sorry girls.
20. You get overly excited when you have a new recipe to share, as if it’s going to change the world! Well, just maybe it will, one plate at a time.
Vedged Out 
Oh…I am SO on my way to there! Thanks for the laughs, and knowing I’ll be in fun company! Off to order that awesome looking julienne peeler…
Good company is the best! Thanks Leah, and I love ALL my kitchen gadgets. they are too fun!
Bwaaahahaha
Oh, this post is awesome. I fit SO many of them.
Woohoo! Another weirdo like me! 🙂
Awesomely funny! Thank you for visiting my blog. I’m going to start following yours…you may inspire my my move to a totally veg lifestyle.
Thanks! Once you start going veg, it’s a slippery slope, you’ll feel so good it’ll be hard to look back 😉
Love it, so true, I know I am crazy and what few friends I do have left think so too, including my husband, who I cannot convert, but has to eat what I feed him at home……but not giving in..will not eat animals and constantly gran-stand my beliefs..umm, maybe why no friends!
Girl, stick to your guns! I was lucky. My husband saw how it changed my life, watched all the films, read all the books and jumped on board. I can’t imagine how some families do it be preparing separate meals. That just seems overwhelming! p.s. I’ll be your blogger friend 😉
Haha, its amazing how accurate that is :p lol
True dat!
Oh my gosh, it’s like you’re talking to me! One word of advice: I had to also go gluten-free when I found out I’m allergic to it. Don’t do it unless you have to, it’s a nightmare! If anyone wants to know where to get gluten-free vegan meals in Cardiff, I’m your girl 🙂
I WAS talking to you 😉 Glad you liked this. And no, I’m not really going gluten free, I don’t have any sensitivities. People keep talking about how bad wheat is, but I can’t give it up, but it does make me wonder if it really is all that bad for those of us without celiac issues…. 🙂 I’ll look you up if I’m ever in the area!
number 16 has ruined my kitchen and yet i still think i need a spiralizer??
I know!!!
get this instead, smaller and cheaper!
i have one of those but i think the one i got was a bit toooo cheap and nasty so doesnt work right
mabye i’ll give this one a go
That was hilarious. I’m sticking my toe in the vegan water, but have yet to become a total convert. Thanks for making me laugh and congratulations on your inspiring story and improved health!
Haha totally! The change of friends thing is so right. Mine all think im nuts haha
So glad I found your blog! I am definitely going to be doing that green smoothie challenge.
Hilarious! TY!
Reblogged this on Awesome Vegan Life and commented:
So true:P
Reblogged this on My Vegetarian/Vegan Journey and commented:
Cute!
OMG love this!!
Couldn’t have been said any better!
Love this!!! I finally just watched forks over knives. I loved it!!!! Im struggling with ditching eggs though aaaargh.
i have recently cut out meet and have vegan living as my ultimate goal. can you recommend some cook books/books for me to read?
bahaha, I love you.
This post makes me happy. I was already obsessed with food before, but now…it’s gonna get real. I returned from a trip abroad and have since run out of stuff to obsess about constantly. This will do nicely.
LOL this is great , had to share!! Thanks!!
THIS was hilarious! I wish the weight loss part was true for me, but I’m still hoping that is to come as I get better at it. I have to laugh at your child’s comments especially. My oldest son was on a committee at his elementary school to give input on the lunch menu. The teacher involved asked them all what they were having for Thanksgiving and he said Tofurky. She told him she was sorry and he told her not to be because it is fantastic!
It was SO true for me originally, but since I got a major injury this winter and haven’t been able to run, I realize I can’t just keep stuffing my face with whatever I want. It definitely tastes healthy eating and exercise to make all the difference 😉 You’ll get there!
I love the Tofurky comment from your son’s teacher! Ha!
hahaha this is great.
This is great! I totally relate to the obsession that starts to take over with removing all “stuff” from your life. I only buy handmade soaps now, with healthy bases (of course!), and started making my own laundry detergent. I finally threw out my hair products recently since I only use vinegar to wash my hair now. Crazy how it starts with one thing and snowballs into every part of your life! As for friends and others not understanding, I’ve had people offer to bring roast beef over for sandwiches since we’re vegan now. Ha! And I’ve had others send recipes to me thinking I would like them… even though they are made primarily of cheese and butter. Huh? Thanks for putting things into perspective. 🙂