Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jules Clancy of Stonesoup.

Growing up on a sheep farm, eating meat was a big part of life.

It was just what we did.

The first time I heard about vegetarians, I struggled to understand why someone would be crazy enough to stop eating meat. So you can imagine how my first encounter with the concept of veganism left me more than perplexed.

No cheese? Or eggs? How do people survive?

These days I get it.

Reading The Simplest Diet for Lean Fitness recently on Zen Habits, I was inspired by Leo’s commitment to healthy vegan eating. He almost had me convinced to abandon my bacon-loving ways. Almost.

But rather than biting off more than I could chew, so to speak, I’ve decided to take another leaf out of Leo’s book.

I’m starting small by going vegan just one day a week with Meatless Monday. Maybe you could take this first step too? » Continue your journey »