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moreveggiesplease Posts: 12
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Hello! I'm new to this site, obviously. I am currently vegetarian, working towards raw vegan. Trying to break a lifetime of bad habits and emotional eating. Each day gets easier! So glad to be here! :)

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  • jrich1
    jrich1 Posts: 2,408 Member
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    Welcome and good luck!
  • Alleghany
    Alleghany Posts: 200
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    Welcome! :flowerforyou: You'll find this site is TONS of FUN! Please read the following links/threads which have invaluable info. I wish I had read these sooner!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/23912-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/55796-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition

    Hope this helps! Good luck on your journey!
  • absie107
    absie107 Posts: 290
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    I'm glad you are game to lose weight, but let me be a little blunt... going raw vegan is not really going to be a sustainable thing. People have been eating meat since forever - I don't eat it mostly due to how processed most of the stuff is and because the food system is not as efficient, clean, or cruelty-free as it definitely could be. You can take supplements or whatever... but getting nutrients from real food is probably going to be a better bet. People were never vegans before the start of agriculture, and veganism only started very recently in human history. You can't really do it strictly unless you live in an industrialized society, either, as we all do. Though I know you have very good intentions... I tried being vegan for a little less than a month and honestly it just made me miserable. You need animal proteins, I just wish we could revolutionize the food system so the animals weren't running around in their own filth, and on less massive of a scale.

    Of course this is just my opinion. I'd say do some research on your end before you decide to go vegan, but good luck with whatever you decide!
  • kickitlarson
    kickitlarson Posts: 204 Member
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    Hello! I'm new to this site, obviously. I am currently vegetarian, working towards raw vegan. Trying to break a lifetime of bad habits and emotional eating. Each day gets easier! So glad to be here! :)

    WELCOME Moreveggiesplease!! Great name & so glad your here!!!
  • Norbert2010
    Norbert2010 Posts: 36
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    Veggie here too but I am a long way from being vegan. If you are disciplined enough it is entirely possible to live a Vegan life, good luck to you and hope you get what you want from this site.

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