Ah, congrats! After years of being vegetarian, researching veganism and plant based diets, reading magazines, and watching documentaries like Forks Over Knives, you've finally decided to go balls to the wall vegan. Whether it be for environmental, social, humanitarian or health reasons -- you're now on track to becoming a healthier you. Here are a few things that happen when you decide to go vegan.

1. You get super powers.

Being vegan directly results in the acquisition of, as Scott Pilgrim puts it, "vegan super powers." Well, maybe not super powers, but some pretty cool stuff happens to your body. Removing animal products like dairy, eggs, and meat from your diet also lowers your cholesterol levels, rate of type 2 Diabetes, BMI, risk of dying from heart disease, and lowers your chances of getting cancer -- aka: gives you super powers.

2. People instantly try to discourage you.

So, now that you have your vegan super powers, it's time to break the news to your friends and family.

You: I can't eat cheese, I'm veg --

The world: Cheese is good for you! You need more protein, Humans were meant to eat cheese -- and meat.

What people have to understand is that just because something is high in protein, doesn't mean it's good for you. Animal products, even organic ones, usually contain excess hormones -- like estrogen and progesterone -- which can cause low testosterone in men, increased likelihood of breast cancer and early sexual maturation in children.

Not only do excess natural hormones wreak havoc on our bodies, but so do some of the proteins in animal products. Casien, a main protein in milk products, has been found to increase the growth and development of cancer.

So, yeah, dairy is high in protein, but there are many other plant-based forms -- like whole grains, nuts, seeds and soy products.

3. You become an animal rights activist.

Because who doesn't love cows? For many, animal rights are a top reason why they go vegan.

According to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), 38,627 animals in America are slaughtered per minute, which would indicate that tens of billions are slaughtered per year so that we can enjoy our meat and other animal products. Just let that sink in.

4. Your relationship with Mother Earth improves.

Livestock contributes to 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, or CO2, in the world today. Woah. Excess CO2 is the leading cause of climate change, rising sea levels, and melting ice caps. Livestock is also the cause of 64 percent of the ammonia emissions that contribute to acid rain. According to PETA, "If every American skipped one meal of chicken per week, the carbon dioxide savings would be as much as taking 500,000 cars off of U.S. roads."

5. You try to convert everyone.

Now that you have your super powers, are an animal rights activist, have pushed through others trying to discourage you, and increased your awareness of the environment you are vegan. And you want everyone else to be vegan, too. But, that's OK.