13 Weird Ways Going Vegan Changed My Health

I always felt disconnected from my sense of fullness and hunger, partly because before I went vegan, I had an unhealthy relationship with food and eating. While going vegan didn't eliminate all the baggage around body image, it did give me a huge gift: the ability to realize when I'm full and hungry. Because I'm almost never bloated now, it's easier to feel in tune with my body. Eating whole foods doesn't give me that "stuffed" feeling. I'm filling up with more high-fiber grains and vegetables instead of consuming smaller amounts of high-calorie dairy or meat, leaving me satisfied in a way that makes it easier to listen to my body's signals.