I was first inspired to go veg when I saw this site and read all about the world of vegetarianism and veganism. I thought it would be easy, but boy was I wrong.

I just became a semi-vegetarian a short while ago. I don't eat red meats, but it wasn't easy getting here. Once I declared that I was a vegetarian, I wanted to stick with it, not give up. But the first day of my vegetarianism, I was faced with a challenge: hot dogs.

My mom offered me one, and I almost said yes. It smelled and looked so delicious, and I wanted one so badly I can't even describe it with words. But after about five minutes of thinking about the animal that had to suffer so much pain just because I was hungry and wanted a hot dog, just to please myself, I reluctantly said no.

Throughout that whole dinner, the hot dogs still looked good and I still wanted one. I survived through that first day gladly, but it sure wasn't easy.

That first day, whenever I had the chance to eat meat I said yum! but no. And now, it's changed. I've been a vegetarian for a while now, and my view has changed. I used to say "yum!" to hot dogs, but now I think about it and I say "eww!"