Nevermind what other people say and do your own thing. Even vegans can be critical of each other regarding the extent of non-animal products. Specifically, I’m thinking of dairy. Many people give up meat and continue to eat cheese, yogurt and ice cream. Personally, I congratulate and encourage any progress people make.

I'm so vegan. Adding you.

Another vegan here. Please add me as a friend!

I've been vegan before now I am back for good. Feel free to add me.

I'm not there yet, but am in the process of moving towards a "mostly" WFPB diet. I started in January by mostly cutting out red meat, February chicken, March fish and eggs, and in April I STARTED cutting cheese (which is the hardest one for me personally, and also because cheese sneaks into foods and I don't yet always remember to check the label). Somewhere along the way I switched to almond milk instead of cow's milk, and the family has been fine with it.

The "mostly" qualifier is because my goal isn't to be 100% WFPB, but more like 90+%. I've had red meat twice in the last four months and fish three or four times, and I've decided to not feel guilty about it - it's still a massive improvement from animal products 2-3 times every day.

My reason for moving towards WFPB was for my health (cholesterol levels), but I was surprised to start learning about the environmental impact of the meat and dairy industries and I feel like cutting my consumption of animal products so drastically is a step towards helping instead of harming. (In the back of my head I know about animal cruelty in meat and dairy production, but I am soooo not ready to look that in the eye.)

I may eventually go 100% WFPB, but right now the thought is too overwhelming, and I figured 90% was a good first step. Not vegan, because there's a whole lifestyle commitment there that I don't know nearly enough about, but the diet is a good starting point.