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I'm in central FL, and I get looks saying y'all.
It's nice to meet y'all!
nice to see the word "y'all" has spread to california!!
when i lived in sf they said that word always outed me as to where I *really* came from.
Let's see if if can do this right this time, so my response makes sense!
I use y'all all the time, and I'm a native Californian. I think it's a very functional solution to the 2nd person plural. It's a much nicer term than 'youse', which I also use on occasion.0 -
The goal is a plant-based diet. Some days I stick to that, other days I have some dairy. Nobody else who lives here (husband, son, granddaughter) is supportive. It gets me down sometimes. When I'm cooking dinner, I usually cook some meat on the side for them. But when one of them cooks, they don't give me the same courtesy. So I think I'll follow their example! It's only fair.
Hah hah! I think you are right! You should follow their example 0 -
Hi. I did a 30 day vegan challenge in August, 2013 and have stuck with it!! It is wonderful. I find I really enjoy cooking and always love new receipes!!0
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Hello! I just wanted to invite everyone to my "5K A Day" group. Be an inspiration to others as they help motivate you! :flowerforyou:0
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Hello!!
I'm Blu and I have been vegan for just over a year now. I went vegan straight from being an omni after making many excuses, but I realised in the end that my conscience just couldn't hold it up anymore.
I'm new back to MFP - its been a long time since I was here last, but I remember how important it was having friends and support so if anyone would like to add me, please do :-)0 -
Vegan for 2 years. Feel better than ever.0
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Hello!
I went vegetarian in Nov. 2013. I love wildlife and I have been very upset by the killing of wolves by ranchers. I decided that I would never again support those ranchers by buying meat. Then I started learning about the treatment of animals in factory farms and slaughterhouses. I was horrified! I believe all animals have feelings and the right to live in peace. I finally decided I could no longer in good conscious consume dairy and eggs, so I went vegan in March. I wish I would have made this choice many years ago.
Since going vegan, I am healthier than ever. I am losing weight and I feel great!
I want to reach my goal weight to inspire others to eat a kinder diet.0 -
hi! i'm christene. i've been veg*n since 1990 (more vegetarian than vegan these days, but i do have plenty of vegan days). i spent much of my childhood in the midwest and was always asking where my meaty foods came from, then refusing to eat them (which did not go over well). until i was a teenager, i didn't realize it was a viable option to simply never eat meat. i've always been an animal lover; the health benefits of not consuming animal products is secondary to me (but as i get older, i appreciate them more). my husband (who does almost all the cooking) is an omnivore who eats vegetarian at home. our two youngsters are also vegetarians and consume more greek yogurt than anyone i ever met when i lived in greece. seriously.
since discovering the reports tool on this site, i realize that i never come anywhere close to meeting my protein macros. i prefer real food to supplements but have been going through an experimental phase with protein powders and protein bars (most of which taste awful to me). i'd love to get some inspiration from this group about delicious, EASY (because i'm a lazy, lazy cook) ways to get plenty of protein. i'm familiar with the many vegan sources of protein and have no good excuse for not getting enough in my diet - hence, the desire for inspiration. 0 -
Hi there...I am 100% vegan for health, ethical, and environmental reasons. I have been either vegetarian or vegan over most of my life with the occasional break here and there. This time around in my veganism I started on December 29th, 2014 and it feels a lot different...I feel more mature about it if that makes sense
Anyhoo...I am 6'0 and 216.4 lbs as of yesterday. I east mostly whole foods and very little vegan junk food. I walk 4 miles a day and I feel super healthy! I just wish this weight would come off!0 -
Greetings, Aedreana here, brand-new to MFP. I am a radical vegan-- I oppose the murder of animals for any reason. I love creatures that most people consider to be vermin. I rescue insects that are imperiled and get them safely out of harm's way. I despise and detest so-called "animal rights" organizations that euthanize animals. I am not interested in debating opposing points of view. Please feel free to contact me if you are like-minded. Thank you.0
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I am attempting to slowly transition to a vegan high protein diet. I am still slowly eating up foods around the house that have animal protein (Just throwing them out would be disrespectful, the damage is done so I should respect the sacrifice, I feel) but in the meantime I am trying to learn about good protein sources and combine legumes with grains with soy each day for instance so I can hopefully get all the amino acids I need to get. It's going to take a while to eat through my Whey Protein Powder but that will probably be the last item to go. I just bought a Vegan Protein Powder so I'm all set there.
I was vegetarian once before but I started to lose my hair because I just didn't care about calories, veggies, or macros and I was likely super low on protein. I basically lived on pasta and cheese. Vegan sounded too "hard" back then and then social pressure made me back off. Well I'm back now with all the foods that I avoided before and it is really pretty doable. Seitan for instance is an amazing source of protein and I will make my first batch tomorrow from scratch. I'm hoping that since I'm educating myself and slowly making good changes that this will be one that sticks. Also I'm planning to tell my family that "I am trying to eat more plant based foods" rather than "I'm cutting out all animal products" as I just want to be able to make this transition and change without judgment.
Basically doing this because I don't believe there's a farm out there that can raise meat in a cruelty free way (Despite their marketing), and most definitely if there is, most milk/eggs don't come from those places.0 -
Hello! I have been eating vegan for about a month now. I originally changed what I was eating just to lose weight, but after all I have learned over the past month, I can't see going back to my previous diet for ethical reasons. The weight has fallen off really easily, and I stay full all of the time. I also stay away from processed foods completely now, so I think that helps as well. I feel so much better now and have way more energy. I definitely have a lot to learn still, and I'm always looking for recipes ideas, so this group looks like a great place for me!0
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Whole foods plant based - Vegan in diet, but I still wear leather shoes and belts and there's wool in my suits. Also, no refined/processed/bleached foods like oil, white flour, white rice, corn syrup.
So, I'm diabetic, cardio patient with one heart attack, 5 stents. I'm trying to lose weight, become healthier, and reverse some of this damage I have done to this body in my 45 years. At the time of this writing, I'm ending my second week with no meat, no dairy, no eggs, and no honey. But when ya can have Engine 2 hummus or their wild rice and black bean tacos with fresh pico de gallo, who the heck would want carcass?0 -
I've been a whole foods vegan who gave up refined sugar for the last 13 days. I'm losing weight like I never thought possible, although MFP has me on 1200 calories a day and I'm supposed to lose 2 pounds per week. I'm down 4 pounds a week. I'm 50 years old, 5'7, and I started out weight 246 about 3 months ago. When I started the vegan diet 13 days ago I weighed 242. I'm female BTW.
I went vegan for my health. I got a bad report from the doctor regarding blood test results and I'm looking to get my cholesterol and tryglycerides way down.
I have been a food addicted personality and the change was hard at first. But it is easier and easier. I love not eating processed sugar. I really don't want any cookies or cake or anything like that anymore. I love blended frozen fruits instead of ice cream, and I'm looking forward to some raw vegan baking.
It is a wonderful journey and I'm loving it. I'm glad there is a group here of happy vegans. I'm one too.0 -
Hi I'm Ally, I live in Austin Texas and I am also looking for friends and support. I am looking to lose 30-40 pounds and have been unsuccessful thus far on my own. I am new to veganism (2 months) but I am feeling better everyday. I finally decided to make the jump to vegan for health and moral reasons. I look forward to learning more. Please feel free to add me as a friend if you are looking for support too.0
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Greetings! I don't send out individual friend requests; I accept friend requests sent my way..Please check out my profile, and if you'd like to be friends, add me! I oppose the murder of nonhuman creatures for any reason; I am an ethical vegan who HATES PETA!0
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Hello everyone I'm Christina and I'm 27y/o. I'm not yet vegetarian. I have been researching about becoming vegetarian before I convert all the way just because I know there are some nutrients that are a little harder to find in a plant based diet. I really want to get to vegan diet because of the health benefits plus my daughter has read something about the animals that we eat and she was not very happy about it and to be honest I was disgusted by it and we would like to have animals to love not eat :-) please if you can give me some pointers also I'm trying to transition my entire family over so if you have some recipes that will kind of trick my husband into feeling and tasting that he is eating meat would really help just because he is not against the transition but he misses the beefy flavor or meat flavors and some textures as well :-) thank you all so much :-)0
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Hello! Vegetarian for the most part from 2011-2013. Had some health issues (unrelated to diet or what I was or wasn't eating), went back to omnivorous eating.
Got down to what I find a comfy weight (still halfway to go though) and decided last month it was time to go back to vegan eating permanently.
When people ask me my reasons I'm just like, I dunno, sustainable eating, moral obligations, health and longevity? Or in the case of my family, I just say, to be annoying....they say you need a good reason but really, I don't need to justify what I eat to other peole so I can be as vague as I want to. My personal choice, my personal reasons.
...hopefully this doesnt come off as flippant....its late....why am I writing at this hour?
Either way, I do promise I'm nice, add me if you want!0 -
Hi. I have been vegan for about 7 years. Haven't looked back since then! Although I am generally healthy, exercise regularly, and eat super healthy, I have let the stress of my job and life get to me the last couple of years by snacking a lot and skipping workouts. Looking to get back into prime shape so I don't have to buy new work clothes (my job requires that I dress fairly nice, which I definitely do not do otherwise).0
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Vegan here! Was a kinda vegetarian till i watched Earthlings and went full vegan forever! I hesitate to tell people about being vegan because I'm an easy 50 pounds overweight and feel like I'm being judged for not looking "healthier" . Feel free to add me, I know of no other vegans and would love not to be so alone in my compassion. 0
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Hey there, semi-new to MFP (2 weeks in!) I just had my vegan 1 year anniversary August 5th! I'm also Wheat free due to allergies and we don't eat too much soy. My fiancé, myself, and my toddler are all vegan. We started as vegetarians and then my son was born 2 years ago with a severe dairy allergy. I started cooking dairy free vegetarian meals.. and ended up transitioning to eating completely vegan. We still would eat out occasionally and not eat vegan, but then last August made the decision that was best for our health and morals. I love being vegan... but sometimes I struggle with protein, especially since my calories have been cut on here so much. I just bought Jarrow's hemp protein so I'm hoping to put a scoop of that into my smoothies every morning! I hope this can help me with my protein! Feel free to add me! I'm always looking for new friends on here 0
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I've only just found this group after roughly 130 days with MFP. Have to admit I'm not very Internet savvy but I'm getting there! I've not eaten red meat for ever, but I do eat eggs and fish at the moment. From being a child I've just not liked the taste of animal meat, and needless to say have always loved "all creatures great and small". I'm wanting to learn how not to eat any animal product and still get enough protein. I have enjoyed very good health in my long life in that I have only visited a doctor maybe 5 or 6 times in the last 40 years, and that was for accident related bone breaks, ankle etc. and I can't remember the last time I had a cold or the flu. If this is due to diet or just being fortunate with good genes I don't know. Anyway I'm so glad I finally discovered this site. I guess I am probably the most ancient on it!0
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Hey, I'm Karyssia. I'm not a vegan or even a vegetarian but I am really interested in changing my eating habits and working toward one or the other; probably vegetarian then work my way further to vegan.
I'm obviously new to this and am open to any advice anyone might be willing to share. I have 2 children that I'd like to introduce to this as well; they're both still quite young so I'm hoping the transition won't be that drastic for them. We rarely eat meat and they love fruits and veggies. With them in mind, I want to do this the right way so they get the proper nutrition they need for their growing minds/bodies!!
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My name is Diana, I'm Italian and I live in Rome, and I'm in my second year to be vegan, before I was a vegetarian for 5 years and I am so glad that I changed. I have become more conscious about what I eat and especially what are derived. I only have one problem in 25 kg overweight for most of my normal 10 .... too many stumps troppi..unfortunately I had some hormonal problems, so all those extra pounds, but let's face it .... LIKE TO EAT !!! But now I decided to prove to all those around me that being vegan does well, which with my pounds more than I could do. Ascertained that physically I'm fine, it's time to wake up my personal determination ... and... here I am! There are six days that I help with MFP already after 2 weeks of food rationing, and I find it very helpful ... although I still confusion over all entries of the food! Someone suggest me a good breakfast?
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Hello,
I began my vegetarian journey a bit late in life, a mere 6 years ago. I just reached my 3 year mark as a vegan tho this month, so I'm staying the course. I started looking into vegetarianism because I wanted to lose weight and be healthier. While researching (online) I became aware of the harsh, cruel realities that go on "behind the scenes" of the treatment of our "food animals" and I wanted no part of it. I also learned that meat and dairy products wreak havoc on our bodies. Further education opened my eyes to the same atrocities in the dairy industry.That's when I knew it was all (vegan) or nothing for me.
The reason I'm here (on MFP) is because I am in dire need of a lifestyle change (mentally, physically, emotionally, and even financially!!). I have become somewhat of a recluse; only going to my (desk) job each day but then retreating to my "cave" thereafter to hibernate. Even though I'm a vegan, which most people would equate with a healthy diet, my eating habits are atrocious! Yes, I do eat lots of fruits and veggies along with whole grains, beans and legumes, nuts and seeds etc., but I LOVE my vegan junk foods as well. I've been known to eat potato chips or a bowl of Cocoa Puffs cereal for dinner. I'm not disciplined in the diet and exercise realm AT ALL!
As horrid as my eating habits are, my exercise habits are even worse. They are non-existent. I don't exercise. AT ALL. I have an "exercise room" at my house with a recumbent bike, an eliptical stationary bike, some dumb bells 5-15 lbs (I think), several yoga DVD's (the room is equipped with a flat screen TV and stereo system), and I have a Total Gym, which at the moment is in a rented storage space with "tentative plans" to bring it back to my house. I haven't used ANY of this for years. I am full of excuses and I don't know how to get motivated. I keep telling myself not to wait until I'm in a major health crisis. I know I need to make changes NOW. I know I'm not giving my body the nutrition or the exercise that it needs. I know I would feel so much better if I tweaked my diet, lost some weight and began a "reasonable" exercise regime.
I didn't mean to be so whiny here. Hope I didn't scare anyone away from supporting and encouraging me or from "friending" me. I'm honestly very good at supporting and encouraging others!
Best Wishes to All............0 -
Hi!
I'm a 20-year old guy from Finland! 170cm and 59kg. I'd love to get down to 56-55kg for irrational reasons, but I'm happy with just dropping my fat-to-muscle mass ratio.
I'm vegan. I have been on and off for 2 years, but I've been fully committed to it since June. Been vegetarian for 4 years.
I love food but I'm not very good at eating it or preparing it. This week I haven't really eaten much apart from cereal and salad for example.
I cycle almost daily, around 100km a week, and recently I've been trying to start running again. (you can see my goals over at http://runkeeper.com/user/kemla )
I do yoga and I go to the gym once or twice a week, I'm obsessed with acrobatics.
I'm currently studying textile and clothing as a vocation, but I'm actually more interested in art and writing.
I love good music and films.
I was kind of hoping to find some MFP friends, it kinda helps with the motivation to see someone else than yourself on your feed 0 -
Hi everyone,
My name is Janet and I'm glad I finally found this group! I have been a vegan only since August 2014, for several reasons:
I'm dealing with a husband who's being treated for esophageal cancer, and though his progress has been noteworthy, I'm still super-stressed. I teach at the University here and run a small poetry-only press, which is also a source of stress (though nothing like my first one)! I'm here for community and, since I'm a newbie at veganism, to have a place to ask questions of people who know what they're talking about.
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Hello all!
I'm Melissa, and I'm returning to veganism after being on-and-off again for quite some time. The primary reason for coming back to veganism is my health. I've noticed such a negative difference both mentally and physically since switching back to a meat and dairy diet. I can't take it anymore and am ready to get things back under control.
I'm nervous about navigating through busy season at work (I'm a CPA) but am confident that I can do it successfully! Any encouragement or support is also appreciated!0 -
Hi there!
I became a vegetarian at a very young age (a month before my 4th birthday) after making the connection between the names of the foods I was eating and the animals they came from (chicken, turkey, etc). I had a lot of questions for the grown-ups in my life and just couldn't wrap my young mind around how everyone seemed to think it was okay to eat animals. I was lucky enough to have a mother who worked with me to make sure that I was eating healthy now that I refused to eat meat.
Around my mid twenties I realized that veganism was the next logical step for me, as an ethical vegetarian, and that was 14 years ago. I eat mainly healthy whole foods, but I have a sweet tooth and having a nearby vegan bakery and a husband who is an excellent baker presents some challenges.
My son just turned 8 months old and I realized that the last 15 pounds of baby weight (plus the 5-10 I was already wanting to loose before pregnancy) is not going to come off by itself, so I'm here counting calories and trying desperately to find time to exercise as often as I can manage. I'm hoping to find some good recipes here to add to the regular line-up and I'm sure I've got some worthy of sharing, too.
I was very happy to find this group
Good luck to everyone on reaching your goals!0 -
Hi everyone!
My name is Brittney and I've just recently (I'm on day 19) started eating vegan. I have wanted to eat vegetarian since my food and nutrition class in high school visited a local slaughterhouse and saw first hand what the process looks like. I was never able to keep it up mostly because of my lack of willpower and living at home (my mother was the cook and fruits and vegetables weren't often on the menu). I originally started my plant based diet as part of a juicing reboot. I didn't stick with the juicing but it's been fairly easy goings so far. My fiance isn't too pleased with my decision as he's an avid meat eater but I seem to like to prove people wrong... 0
