The frustrating part about it is that it is NOT what veganism is about. People who have NEVER been exposed to veganism will click on this blog and see a crazy lady doing a juice fast and think -- "I knew those vegans were crazy."

Folks who do juice fasts and claim it's healthy because it's vegan are just misinformed. They go on and on about oh "vegan this" and "vegan that" and "I'll drink my juice" and you'll only feel better if it's "RAW."

That makes it really hard for people (like me, I'm not denying it) who are ethical vegans. I tell people I'm a vegan and folks judge. They think I'm only doing it because it's a "fad diet" or whatever.

They also then think that all vegans are cooky or nuts. I get *especially* annoyed when people talk about how difficult it is and how they crave all this stuff.

Well, no, it's not difficult at all. Especially when you have a meaningful reason for doing it.

That's why I'm venting and why I'm annoyed.

I DO AGREE that it is awesome for people to become informed and to learn how healthy a plant based diet is. There are folks on this site who don't follow a 100% vegan diet but they GET IT and they know that plant based eating is the way to be. They look to educate themselves more and more.

This blogger is not that type of person -- if their blog posts are anything to go on. I've never met this person. I've only read their blog posts. But they are frustrating to me.

That is all.

P.S. I guess it's important to point out that if you only eat vegan food you are maintaining a vegan diet. But if you eat vegan food, buy vegan products, and eschew all animal by-products (leather, wool, lanolin, etc...) you are living a vegan *lifestyle.