Veganuary: End of Week 1 Catch Up & #veganuarycontest Winner Announcement! 🐥🐑🐷🐟

Hi guys, so the first week of January is just about over, and that means we are one week into #veganuary!

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I hope if you decided to take on the challenge you are still feeling motivated, healthy and inspired. And if you want to join in the challenge, it's not too late!

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And if you have slipped up a few times, do not be hard on yourself! It takes time to change the habits of a lifetime. To err is human after all. So if you eat something that isn't vegan just acknowledge this fact and move on, and do your best :)

A week in and I am feeling really good about maintaining a vegan lifestyle, but then I have eased myself into it by becoming vegetarian 2 years ago. If you are going straight into a vegan lifestyle from a omnivorous one it will be a challenge but every great journey starts with small steps.

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Another great way to keep motivated is to join an online community of vegans. Of course, Steemit is the best social media platform and full of inspirational bloggers who share incredible vegan food and informative and motivational posts.

Here are a few to check out if you haven't already:

@lenasveganliving

@amy-goodrich

@plantbasedmiri

@heart-to-heart

@babettxx

@plantstoplanks

@vegetarianbaker

All amazing and supportive bloggers who add much to the vegan Steemit community!

There are of course other social media platforms who have groups that are extremely beneficial to new vegans.

If you look on Facebook you will find numerous groups in which vegans post recipe ideas and advice such as suggestions for vegan friendly restaurants and vegan items available in supermarkets that you might not know about.

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Here are two UK based ones that I have found very helpful:

Vegan Food UK

https://www.facebook.com/groups/980918008596284/

Vegan (Supermarket Finds) UK

https://www.facebook.com/groups/VSF.UK/

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Check Facebook to see if there are any in your country or city, most groups have thousands of members, all with a wealth of knowledge and experience you can benefit from.

1st Week Winner Announcement:

First can I say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has supported the contest so far - to all those who have commented, resteemed and helped to spread the word about Veganuary!

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I really appreciate everyone who has engaged with the contest and have been really impressed by the posts submitted this week- a variety of delicious recipes and informative posts about going vegan which will I'm sure help a lot of people on their journey's and hopefully educate those who have misconceptions about veganism.

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But... there can be only 1 winner! Drum roll please...

This week's winner is vegan, and a relative newbie to the Steemit community @paulsmuts for his brilliant post What You Should Know Before Going Vegan This #Veganuary

It is a must read for anyone curious about embarking on a vegan journey as it covers numerous frequently asked questions and gives great suggestions for essential viewing for trainee vegans.

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As I say, Paul is quite new to the platform so have a look at his page! I'm sure everyone will make him feel super welcome like only Steemians can :)

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There were so many great submissions this week, so do be sure to check them out searching for #veganuarycontest

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Here's to another great week and please keep your entries coming, I'll announce another winner and awarding another 5SBD next Sunday!

For details on how to enter go to:

https://steemit.com/veganuarycontest/@lolzwithlisa/go-vegan-with-me-this-january-veganuarycontest

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