CHANGE

Testing the Waters
Hello my name is Ava. I am 15 going on 16 and this text will
be all about my experiences being vegetarian for the past four
months.
23rd of September 06:10
Today is the day I start the vegetarian experiment.
I was really nervous yesterday because
for one I normally eat a lot of meat and
two back home in Canada not many people
are vegetarian or vegan. I’ve done something
where I became pescatarian for half a
month, but that didn’t last very long due to
my dad’s amazing food and cooking skills.
Now that I’m away from home it should be
easier for me to follow through with this challenge
because I have more say in what I eat
and what I don’t eat. Bye for now.
That was my first entry about this experiment.
Now I know it may sound crazy and
you may ask “why is she doing this” I asked
that to myself multiple times during these
months, but I am so incredibly happy that I
tried this out because I have found a new
diet that works for me and keeps me energized,
and above all healthy.
Before I started this experiment I was having
troubles with being out of breath, having
my chest hurt really bad and being
dizzy every morning, and during the day
I would feel very out of breath and nauseous.
I had contacted my doctor back
home about it because I knew something
felt off about my mornings, when she replied
I was extremely scared. She told me
that these could be early signs of diabetes.
As you can imagine, me being an ex-
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