I'm not a 'health nut'

People always just assume right away after I tell them that I am a vegetarian that I am some sort of health nut that only eats fruit and vegetables because I have been a vegetarian  for such a long time. First of all, I can still eat junk foods like chips, cake, and candy. I mean, I do try really hard to not eat much of that type of food anymore, but I am pretty sure that has nothing to do with me being a vegetarian. Maybe what they are thinking of is a vegan, and then I would not be able to eat some of that junk food like cake, ice cream, pancakes, chocolate, or cookies. But still, there are a lot of types of junk foods that a person who is a vegan can (and does) eat.  They could also be thinking about how instead of eating actual meat (which has fat and grease in it), a person that is a vegetarian eats fake meat that is made primarily out of soybeans and vegetables. I mean, I guess that would make more sense.

 I guess a person could start being a vegetarian just because they are a health nut, but not necessarily. At least, in my case that was definitely not the reason, anyway. For example, someone who is a health nut could decide they do not want to put meat inside of their body anymore because of it being processed, salty, or drenched in fats and greases. Then, if they ever wanted to go a step further, they could just go vegan.

I honestly do not think that I could ever go full on vegan; that would be too restricting for me, and too insane. On the other hand, I did used to say that about being a vegetarian and how crazy of an idea that was for me, but look at me now. Once I started being a vegetarian, I never gave it up. Some say I am an idiot for never giving it up (or started being one in the first place), then there are others that seem to be really proud of me. But, maybe that is just because they think they would never be able to keep it up for as long as I have. But hey, how will you ever know for sure unless you try? I mean, I would never tell someone to become a vegetarian because it does not really work that way. Even if I did, it wouldn't ever work because they would not have the same kind of dedication that I do.