Hi Reader,

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So, as you’re transitioning, there ARE going to be times when you have a slip up. It’s gonna happen. I’m in my 9th year as a vegan and it still happens once in a while.

It’s kind of like learning how to ride a bike or roller skate, you’re gonna fall, it’s gonna happen and guess what, it’s actually part of the learning process.

If you didn’t fall off that bike, would you learn how to balance yourself better, or know how to react if you sensed yourself tipping to one side?
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You would learn how to hit the brake, or stick your leg out to step on the pavement to stop rolling forward right?
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Those slips you encounter are going to teach you how to better prepare yourself the next time you find yourself in a situation.​
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• Maybe you’ll start eating before you go out to a party where they may not have vegan or plant based options. Backyard BBQ anyone?
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• Or packing easy transportable snacks in your bag when you travel so you’re not caught “hangry”.

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You know how many people who still think I'm vegetarian because they think vegan and vegetarian are the same thing? And continue to offer me vegetarian options, “if” they even have those options?
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But we all have to go through that in some form so that we know what’s gonna work for us.
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So what do you do if you find yourself in this position?

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• First, what was the issue? Was it that you weren’t prepared when you went somewhere, because you assumed you would be accommodated? I think that’s a typical issue.

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• Or were you stuck at a meeting (or traffic) and now everything around you is not conducive to your lifestyle? Done that too.

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Well, try to plan ahead, at least just a little. If you start to anticipate situations, you’re more likely to get in front of it before it becomes an issue.

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And this is all nice and dandy, but let's say you still ended up slipping?

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Guess what? The world didn’t end, did it? So now you have to make a decision. Was that one incident enough to knock you out of the game completely? Or was a wake up call to adjust and keep pushing forward?

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I think of athletes, they train for a long time and do their event. They sometimes win, they sometimes lose. But if they didn’t get the result they wanted at that particular time, do they just walk away from all that effort or do they adjust their strategy to do better next time?

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You adjust. ​
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So, understand that slips are part of the learning process, and use that to learn about what you can do to help you the next time.

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So lets recap:

• Take your time
• Plan if you can
• Adjust and move forward
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I hope you’ve found this to be helpful to you as you move forward with your transitioning, and more importantly for you to know you are not experiencing any of this alone.

Feel free to share your thoughts. Talk to you soon!

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Thanks again,

Hugs and chocolate kisses! Kadae

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