I wonder if this friend is me, because I do remember saying this to you and Keni many moons ago. I had a few people tell me they did it and felt better, so that, along with other personal reasons meant I was happy to have an open mind and give it a go.

Unfortunately, it wasn't for me. There are things in the world that aren't for everybody and this definitely wasn't for me. I did a lot of things that other vegans told me to do when I wasn't feeling great and at times feeling so depressed that I didn't even want to get out of bed. In fact I did a lot of the things you have listed on this post, but it wasn't for me. I'm not saying it's not for other people, but it wasn't for me. I didn't like the person I was becoming, I felt terrible and started to feel bitter about everything, including towards people I cared about.

Now I'm back to eating normal food I feel infinitely better about myself, and unless it becomes illegal to eat animal products for some reason, I won't ever go vegan again. I cut down on my animal intake every so often, sure, but cutting it out of my life completely drastically affected my thought process, my weight, my mental health and most importantly my happiness. Quite frankly, unless I absolutely have to I won't be putting myself through that again...

I still respect vegans for their cause and why they do what they do, and of course some people may thrive if they choose to give it a go so I'm not trying to put anyone off. If you want to give it a try, then I strongly suggest you go for it, and hopefully you have a better experience than I did..