This is an interesting topic. This isn’t completely thought out but these are the things that your post has made me ponder about why there is a defensiveness/curiosity about it.

Labels – is it because this is a label that it becomes more than about a diet. I am Vegan v I follow a vegan diet. The label has so many more connotations – an implied sense of ‘I am different’ that people are then interested in/feel like they are being judged.

Extremism – in the sense that it is an all or nothing choice which in a non black and white world maybe makes a diet choice feel like not just a diet choice.

Separateness – In the sense of you can’t eat majority vegan and still be allowed in the club of special disciplined people which makes it again not all about just choosing what to eat.

I think if anyone gave something a label, had rules around how to live a life in order to be able to use that label, people would naturally be curious about it/feel that the person may be judging them for not making the same lifestyle choice especially if some of those people who took on that label and lifestyle claimed that the alternative lifestyle was about murder and suffering.

In terms of curiosity I think with veganism particularly its understandable as its fairly new and it isn’t a diet that is found normally in the world so people want to understand how it works. It is only in the developed west we are lucky enough to be able to make that choice and still get the nutriments we need to live because we have the nutritional education, access to a wide variety of plant based foods and the science to create the one vitamin that we can’t get naturally without it being grown from bacteria.

I also wonder if some people who ask you those questions are genuinely interested and because it is a fairly new idea don’t know many people to ask about it?

Anyway those were my ponderings, congrats on finding a diet that makes you happy and healthy. If we all listened to our bodies in regards to what we eat the world would be a much better place.

You are a great beautiful person and not alone, YOU ARE AMAZING keep being you ok!,,? Happy that you dont judge and you do this because you care and for health and its all good, for me im vegetarian and vegan most times but i love cheese pizza, The key is not to criticize or pressurr yourself and keep being kind to everyone and to not judge if others eat meat, you can grt them to eat less arleast forntheir health , every bit of kind action helps, you are doing the best you can and i am so proud of you, we support you whatever youndo, its your life do as you please and something like this can inspire or help others. Sometimes once a month i cave in and try aome bit of chicken i wont beat myself up or feel bad becayse i do 10000 percent of my best daily to helpmpeople help others and live a eco friendly kind life, i just dwont crticize myself. We all got our own journey and e very bit helps i wish u all the best in life and you matter way to go for doing what you want and keep being the change, if you see someone judge or think vegans are superior or veggetarians calmly be kind to them and say hey inwont judge you you’re not a bad person, kep being kind and sweet we are all human and have different choices, keep doing what you enjoy, CHEERS TO CHOICES, HEALTH AND HAPPINESS with much love, Love Leni ♡Livelovelifeleni Positivity&Motivation ♡