Venus Williams calls herself a 'cheagan' and admits flaws in vegan diet

Venus Williams Declares Herself a ‘Cheagan’

by Allyson Koerner January 15, 2013
Categories: Eats, Vegan
Tags: venus williams.

It seems tennis star Venus Williams doesn’t consider herself a true vegan, and calls herself a “cheagan.”

According to SheKnows, Williams confessed she gives into temptation every once in a while and warns people food might just disappear from their plates.

“If it’s on your plate, I might get to cheat. If you’re sitting next to me, good luck. You turn your head once and your food might be gone. I think it’s pretty well known I’m a cheagan. I’m not perfect, but I try,” she said.

In 2011, Williams turned to the plant-based diet to help with her auto-immune disease, Sjorgren’s Syndrome, which causes chronic fatigue and full-body inflammation.

She hasn’t been shy about giving credit to veganism either and revealed that “definitely changing [her] diet has made a big difference.”

This isn’t the first time Williams has confessed mistakes regarding her diet and that the transition can be difficult at times. Even if she does cheat on occasion we’re happy to see that she’s trying and mainly living a vegan lifestyle.

In my opinion, and as someone who recently turned vegan, it can be hard to transition from well-known and favorite foods to a completely different eating regimen.

Let’s give it up to Williams for being honest and trying her hardest.

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Allyson Koerner is a graduate from Emerson College where she obtained her Master’s in Print & Multimedia journalism. Passionate about writing, reading and entertainment, she is looking to make her way into the journalism profession.

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http://www.facebook.com/people/Bridget-Cassun/100000412981845 Bridget Cassun

I guess it depends on the reasons one goes vegan; I’m vegan for the animals so there isn’t really any wiggle room.
http://www.facebook.com/victoria.v.fiore Victoria Fiore

It’s truly all about compassion. If a choice like this is strictly about health while animals/environment self learning is not involved, it simply doesn’t last. This is also not the first time I see “raw” going back to no longer being vegan.
- VeganBeing
  
  yes, but sometimes people going vegan for health or environment opens the door to being willing to look at the ethical issues with animals. It’s almost as if it gives them permission. It seems much more productive to say “thanks for saving 98 lives per year!” (even if they didn’t do it for the animals) – that positivity can encourage “self learning”.
http://www.facebook.com/art.faucett Art Faucett

Every time I’m forced to look at her on TV, i get the urge to throw up in my mouth
- jaimeB
  
  She’s a dog.