The Vegan Plus Bacon Theory
Even if you do 10%, it still counts so why discount what your goals are entirely?
The Vegan Plus Bacon Theory has been quickly gaining popularity on TikTok and it's something we haven't heard related to progress in a long time.
Last year, the 10K steps rule infiltrated my algorithm, and I felt like a failure every time I didn't hit that coveted number during my evening walks. But did I discredit everything I *did* do? Absolutely not!
That's the heart of the Vegan Plus Bacon Theory: two things can absolutely be true at the same time.
You can be working towards a degree in science but take a semester off to pay down your credit card bill. You can be saving up for your dream house but skip a month of savings payments to cover something else. You can be committed to eating clean but still enjoy the occasional bacon.
In a world where copy-pasta perfectionism and curated appearances are so deeply connected to our own self-worth, the idea that you can do a small percentage of your goals...your wants, your dreams... and *count it as whole* is genuinely coming to save us from this obsession with trying to be, in fact, "whole."
I have this book called Grace Over Perfection that I come back to from time to time when I'm not reaching my goals on schedule. It reminds me that progress doesn't require perfection. It just requires showing up even in the moments we feel like its easy to give up. And that's exactly what the Vegan Plus Bacon Theory reinforces — harm reduction is still reduction. Showing up at 10% is still showing up.
So if you've been beating yourself up for not doing it all, consider this your permission slip. Be vegan plus bacon. Be the gym girlie who takes Wednesdays off. Be the saver who splurges once in a while. The point is you're still in it — and that matters more than any arbitrary finish line.
