If you’ve already given up on your 2026 rebrand because you couldn’t stick to your six gym sessions a week and no-sweet-treats resolutions, adopting a “vegan plus bacon” mindset may be the answer to all your problems.
TikTok creator @addietheoptimist broke the idea down in a recent video: “Someone on here went viral because they said if you think you can’t go vegan because you love bacon too much, just become vegan plus bacon,” she explained in the now-viral clip.
“I’m here to tell you you can just apply that mentality to so many things in your life.”
While the original creator was referencing harm reduction in relation to veganism (that if you only eat bacon sometimes but are 100% vegan otherwise, it’s still making a difference), the potential applications of the general concept behind “vegan plus bacon” are limitless. Don’t feel like going to the gym? Rather than not going at all, go and give 10%… eve if that looks like 10 minutes walking on the treadmill, scrolling TikTok.
“You don’t have to be imprisoned by your own rules,” the creator concluded.
The video currently has over two million views, with the comments full of examples of instances where others have unknowingly adopted the vegan plus bacon mentality.
One person quit smoking, but still permits the occasional cigarette while among friends. Another is pescatarian, but allows themselves steak once or twice a year. Others are “California sober,” when a person gives up on alcohol and hard drugs, but continues to smoke weed.
