PREFACE
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hy did I decide to write Pre-Vegans? I've been involved in the vegan community since early 2014 after taking over a Meetup group called South Florida Vegans. If
you're not familiar with Meetup, it's a great platform for you to discover new people, events, and hobbies in your city. I highly recommend you check it out. Before I go into the birth of SoFlo Vegans and what led me to writing this book, I think it makes sense for me to share my own vegan origin story. My story begins back in 2006. During this time I wanted to improve my health. I wasn't happy with my physical appearance, so I started exercising…I wasn't seeing the results that I wanted. I’ve always heard that diet is a big part of losing weight, so I found a program online called Beyond Diet. The program provided pages and pages of PDF documents explaining in detail how different foods affect your body. I was able to break down and understand what I was putting into my body. As a result, I started eliminating certain foods from my diet. I had stopped drinking milk and eating cheese. I was still eating meat and poultry. After I went through an online course, I stopped eating red meat and slowly but surely introduced more fruits and vegetables. 3
