Fellow Vegans or wanna-Vegans?

ItsAMissTori

I'm just wondering if there are any other vegans or people who want to be vegan here. I'm sure there are!! So post here and/or add me, so we can support each other!

I'm a new vegan myself. I made it 37 days 2 months ago, but am on day 1 again today... That said: I am super exited to make to 60 days and beyond this time!

Alleghany

ME! I don't eat animal products most of the time. I'm adding you as a friend right now! :flowerforyou:

ryanmelissa09

Hey !
I am a vegetarian myself. We can stick together ! I have been meat free for the last 5 years and it has definitely made a huge difference in my life! What made you want to be come vegetarian if you dont mind me asking ? I am not a full vegan as I do occasionally eat an egg here and there and some diary products but I try to keep them at a minimum. I also try to stay away from processed foods as much as I can, since I have done that I have been full of energy. Keep in touch

shadows1177

I am here with you! No meat, no diary, no fish, none of that stuff....and yet...I still seem to manage to eat fattening food! LOL

gnme4243

-waves hand- Raw vegan here- with the exception that I do occasionally eat raw honey. :flowerforyou:

terraskye

I'm a wannabe:) I try so hard to at least be vegetarian and most of the time I fail. I am restocking this weekend and replacing stuff with as vegetarian as I can plus I bought a few books today.




I'm sorry I read the OP's post incorrectly and then accidentally reported myself

lab_goddess

Vegetarian here, would love to be vegan, but find it too tough in practice yet, but managed to avoid dairy most days... but working on it! Feel free to add me--don't have too many vegetarian pals--always great to have more!

charlotte77

Vegetarian for 13 years.
Vegan on/off for 4 years. (On/Off because of lactose intolerance and ethical reasonings.)
And once again, Gluten Free, thanks to the intolerance again =\

Nice to see some fellow Vegans =]

It's also nice to see so much variety in some supermarkets now with the dairy free/free from ranges and such.

ryanmelissa09

Vegetarian for 13 years.
Vegan on/off for 4 years. (On/Off because of lactose intolerance and ethical reasonings.)
And once again, Gluten Free, thanks to the intolerance again =\

Nice to see some fellow Vegans =]

It's also nice to see so much variety in some supermarkets now with the dairy free/free from ranges and such.

Agreed. I am thrilled to see the abundance of quality vegetarian/vegan options in stores today. Its great!!

veganon50

Hi I have just joined today! I have been vegan for 3 years - vegetarian and vegan (on and off) for most of my life - my diet is really healthy - but I still get overweight! I blame my mother's genes...
I have to be careful not to get too obsessive about it, as I know this can backfire. I prefer to think of it as healthy eating choices, not deprivation. But I do need to be careful what I eat - I am finding it harder to keep the weight off as I get older, and I want to be fit and happy and old, not tired and grumpy and old!!
So joined this website on my iPhone today - and I hope my fellow vegans will inspire me - so nice to find so many on here - people generally assume if you are vegan you are thin - how wrong they are!!!

badrianne

Hey !
I am a vegetarian myself. We can stick together ! I have been meat free for the last 5 years and it has definitely made a huge difference in my life! What made you want to be come vegetarian if you dont mind me asking ? I am not a full vegan as I do occasionally eat an egg here and there and some diary products but I try to keep them at a minimum. I also try to stay away from processed foods as much as I can, since I have done that I have been full of energy. Keep in touch

I have been attempting various forms of vegatarianism for a few years now. At the moment I have eliminated pork and red meat. I really want to make the full transition, but I do not like the idea of immitation meat or eggs. How do you manage to eat clean and have variety at the same time? Like to me there is something backwards about eating a fake egg shake thingy for scrambled eggs and weird mashed up things that are supposedly chicken strips.

I need to find a support group on here for current/wanna-be vegans and vegetarians. Or could this be it?!

chickpea81

Hello!

Ive been vegetarian on and off for most of my life and vegan for the last 5 years.
I'm new to this site and have a very looong way to go as i've hit the junk food rather too much over the last 2 years. i'm determind to get my weight into a healthy range now.

moreveggiesplease

I was just going to make a similiar thread, until I saw this! Support is great! Love it!

dsr25

Hi, I used to be vegetarian, but 8 years ago I became allergic to dairy (head swelled up/ eyes closed over. was poorly for about 3mths) and found with my being unwell, trying to go vegan was too much, and I ended up eating meat again.

I would love to be vegan for health reasons, as I have piled the weight on since eating meat again.

I tend to have two non meat meals a day, so it's just really the evening meal I need to sort. I find it hard as I am not a lover of beans, and TVP just gives me really bad indigestion.

I suscribe to the vegan magazine here in UK, and keep up to date with the new products, but like the comment before, I hate 'fake' meats and cheese, would rather go without.

What is a typical days menu for you? Would love to know what others eat!

SugarDiva

I'm vegetarian too. Nice to see there's so many of us :happy:

Alleghany

Hi, I used to be vegetarian, but 8 years ago I became allergic to dairy (head swelled up/ eyes closed over. was poorly for about 3mths) and found with my being unwell, trying to go vegan was too much, and I ended up eating meat again.

I would love to be vegan for health reasons, as I have piled the weight on since eating meat again.

I tend to have two non meat meals a day, so it's just really the evening meal I need to sort. I find it hard as I am not a lover of beans, and TVP just gives me really bad indigestion.

I suscribe to the vegan magazine here in UK, and keep up to date with the new products, but like the comment before, I hate 'fake' meats and cheese, would rather go without.

What is a typical days menu for you? Would love to know what others eat!

My food diary is open (Good, Bad AND Ugly). Some days are better than others.

nicolebarr03

I am vegan and recently gluten free. So far it's hasn't been difficult but it is lonely since I do not have many supporters. We are in a small world of veganism but it is certainly a great way to feel great about yourselves and to give mother nature a little break!

AndriaLL

I was vegan for a year, am hoping to start again as it felt good!

SugarDiva

but it is certainly a great way to feel great about yourselves and to give mother nature a little break!

Agreed! I've never felt better

kickitlarson

Raw vegan here Add me if ya like & my diary is open as well. I eat pretty simply but we are running a raw food challenge/support in another thread - check it out if ya like - tons of great info

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/99327-raw-food-challenge-trying-to-eat-a-cleaner-unprocessed-di

beccasetsfire

Vegan for about 8 years, want to go raw... Wait for my seeds to come in the mail to try and grow some nom noms!

kc7671

Looks like i'm a little late joining in on this thread but hope to make some vegetarian/vegan friends and get support. I've been vegetarian about 4 months now and working towards vegan...i'm doing well but do eat things sometimes that include cheese or eggs. Would love to keep in touch for supoprt! I'm really excited about my decision to be vegetarian/vegan! I'm trying to lose the last of the weight I gained while pregnant with my son. He'll be a year old very soon and I'm not quite there yet and am embarrassed :-( Hope to get there soon tho! Good luck to everyone!

AlynnP1005

I'm vegetarian, eating no meat, egg or dairy, although I will occasionally eat fish. My reasons were intolerance to certain foods. I havent had meat or dairy in over 2 months, and while it was tough at first, its easy to me now. I loveknowing there are others out there living the same lifestyle because it seems that the people around me physically just dont get it, and love to question why I make the choices I do.

DancingYogini

Hey all,

Vegetarian for quite a few years, and was Vegan for some of them. I eat eggs and dairy, though not much. Dairy makes my belly ache...but I have a love/hate relationship with really good cheese:laugh: I get weak though, sometimes eating fish, but the guilt that come from that isn't worth it in the end :sad: . I chose to be a vegetarian not because I don't like the taste of meat, but for ethical reasons (so it makes me even more ashamed when I cave in). I cannot stand the meat replacements. They are full of preservatives, and are so processed. I really try to limit the amount of soy I consume and seitan also makes my belly ache (concentrated gluten??). My two oldest kids eat no meat, but fish, eggs and dairy. My youngest is a full blown carnivore, like my husband. Hard to cook when you have so many different diets to deal with!! Maybe we can share some recipes?? I am so sick of my menus! Anyway, nice to meet you all.

kylea5

Thanks so much for starting this thread! I'm a vegan (most of the time). I have to admit that occasionally I fall off the wagon and binge on cheese. Oh, why is cheese so good? But I'm trying very hard to stop doing that. I definitely think it's the healthiest way to live (for both personal health and the health of the planet). Glad to see so many others on here...

questionablemethods

Hey everyone! I am jumping on this thread. I am not currently even vegetarian, though up until last fall I probably would have considered myself a "flexitarian" (not a huge fan of the word, but basically I only ate meat a couple times a week or so). However, since trying to lose some body fat, I have resorted to the best way that I knew of -- a high-in-animal-protein bodybuilding diet.

Well, I am just feeling all meated-out! I really don't like the thought of it from many different levels. Besides, I have just never really even loved meat! I don't crave it so I feel like it is sort of just cluttering up my grocery shopping, my meal planning and my diet.

So, the more I dug into going vegetarian, the more I found out about the research into the problems with animal protein in general. I listened to some lectures by T. Colin Campbell, the author of The China Study (which I have on reserve at the library) and I think vegan is really the way I need to head. I hesitate to use the label because, as Dr. Campbell points out, you can be a "junk food vegan". I want to have a whole food, plant based diet. I'm not saying I will swear off animal protein 100% of the time and in all situations, but I would like it to comprise a very very small percentage of my calories.

As for now, my boyfriend and I have a lot of meat, eggs, etc. in the fridge. We'll be eating our way through that and then, ideally, stop buying it and stop eating it.

So.... who here has an open diary? I would love to be able to sneak a peak to get some ideas.

veganon50

Hi everyone
I see lots of people posting on here who want to be vegan, or are trying to be vegan and struggling - I think for me it was a decision I made, and once made, I can't go back on - do I want to support animal cruelty? Do I want to know how many male calves were slaughtered to make my pint of milk possible? Do I want to know how many pus nodules are currently acceptable per gallon of milk? When you think about the suffering, the pus, the bacteria, and the antibiotics that goes into it, the cheese no longer looks so tasty!
I can no more go back to eating dairy or eggs than I can go back to eating meat - the cruelty and the cost to the planet is no different.
For me, being vegan is an ethical choice, not a diet or fitness choice. I want a fair and healthy world, free of cruelty for all creatures.
Maybe if you do some research, and find out a bit more about it, then you will feel ready to make the decision, or not - it is up to you!
But for me, knowing that no animals have been harmed in the production of my food is a wonderful way to be - and delicious, too!

BlueLikeJazz

So, the more I dug into going vegetarian, the more I found out about the research into the problems with animal protein in general. I listened to some lectures by T. Colin Campbell, the author of The China Study (which I have on reserve at the library) and I think vegan is really the way I need to head. I hesitate to use the label because, as Dr. Campbell points out, you can be a "junk food vegan". I want to have a whole food, plant based diet. I'm not saying I will swear off animal protein 100% of the time and in all situations, but I would like it to comprise a very very small percentage of my calories.

As for now, my boyfriend and I have a lot of meat, eggs, etc. in the fridge. We'll be eating our way through that and then, ideally, stop buying it and stop eating it.

So.... who here has an open diary? I would love to be able to sneak a peak to get some ideas.

I feel like I'm in a similar place as you are. My priority is eating mostly healthy, whole, non-animal foods. I'm definitely not in a place, either, where my goal is to be perfectly vegan but rather that I'm only consuming trace amounts of, if any, animal products.

My husband is a meat-eater and probably always will be. He can't even comprehend any inkling of why a person would stop eating meat. So unfortunately, there will still be some animal products in the house but I'm going to try to cut him down without him knowing lol. I've already added you as a friend and my diary is open for friends to view.

jennifergarceau

I'm glad I came upon this thread.....I also am joining late. I currently do not eat any meat, I have only been vegetarian for 10 months now. I could use any support and ideas I can get. I currenlty eat alot of meat "replacements" and this is not something my family and I would like to do forever. But for now, it helps still with the transition. My son and husband are meat eaters but very open to trying pretty much anything I make. As of right now the only dairy I really consume is by cheese...I have purchased vegan cheese to try before and it wasn't bad....the cost is what had made me not purchase it again but I am really wanting to become vegan so I will be getting some vegan cheese....and I dont' eat alot of cheese. I also eat eggs on and off. We live in a rural type area and its a "fall back" item for when we go out to eat and what not.....I don't want it to be that way. I'd like to just transition into veganism. We would also like to cut processed foods as much as possible. So our goal is 2 times per week have vegan meals and cut out processed foods to start.....

Feel free to add me as a friend or throw any suggestions, ideas, etc. my way.

Glad to meet everyone!!

BlueLikeJazz

I'm glad I came upon this thread.....I also am joining late. I currently do not eat any meat, I have only been vegetarian for 10 months now. I could use any support and ideas I can get. I currenlty eat alot of meat "replacements" and this is not something my family and I would like to do forever. But for now, it helps still with the transition. My son and husband are meat eaters but very open to trying pretty much anything I make. As of right now the only dairy I really consume is by cheese...I have purchased vegan cheese to try before and it wasn't bad....the cost is what had made me not purchase it again but I am really wanting to become vegan so I will be getting some vegan cheese....and I dont' eat alot of cheese. I also eat eggs on and off. We live in a rural type area and its a "fall back" item for when we go out to eat and what not.....I don't want it to be that way. I'd like to just transition into veganism. We would also like to cut processed foods as much as possible. So our goal is 2 times per week have vegan meals and cut out processed foods to start.....

Feel free to add me as a friend or throw any suggestions, ideas, etc. my way.

Glad to meet everyone!!

Hi Jennifer, I added you One thing that I find that has helped me to not rely much on meat replacements is to build my meal around a veggie or veggies. I think we're so used to building a meal around the protein source, but really the veggies should compose about half your meal, so it makes more sense to build it around them. I find that when I buy a bunch of yummy veggies at the Farmer's Market, pick which one I'd like to have, and form my meal from that starting point, I tend to rely less on meat replacements. It just seems like it's a lot easier to think, "Ooo I have lots of good salad veggies, maybe I'll throw some chick peas on top" than "I have a can of chick peas, what the heck am I going to make with these?"

BlueLikeJazz

When you think about the suffering, the pus, the bacteria, and the antibiotics that goes into it, the cheese no longer looks so tasty!
I can no more go back to eating dairy or eggs than I can go back to eating meat - the cruelty and the cost to the planet is no different.
For me, being vegan is an ethical choice, not a diet or fitness choice. I want a fair and healthy world, free of cruelty for all creatures.
Maybe if you do some research, and find out a bit more about it, then you will feel ready to make the decision, or not - it is up to you!
But for me, knowing that no animals have been harmed in the production of my food is a wonderful way to be - and delicious, too!

Hi veganon, I completely agree with you. I was a vegetarian in the past but had never even considered going vegan because I had never done any research and had just decided to stop eating meat on a [guilt-ridden] whim. I also thought the idea was just absurd because...how could I possibly give up cheese and eggs?! Nah, not going to happen.

But after "seeing the light" recently, I just have no desire for any animal products. Even cheese, which has long been a beloved staple of my Wisconsinite life, has lost its appeal.


I am still in the process, though, of weeding out those "hidden" animal products, or ones I don't even think about checking on. For instance, last week I had some refried beans with salsa and veggies for lunch and it wasn't until yesterday that I was looking through the pantry and saw another can and thought, "oh crap...I bet this has lard in it!" Sure enough. And my Parkay fake-butter spray has buttermilk in it, too. That's something I'll have to find a replacement for because I used to use it all the time.