Fellow Vegan/Vegetarian/Pescetarians

awaytofindhappy

hi! nice to meet all of you. Vegetarian for five years, vegan for one.

gogojodee

BUMP!

Anyone can friend me as well. Maybe we can start a group?

SmartAlec03211988

I'd love to go pescetarian, but I just can't give up chicken. I don't eat any red meat, though. So I guess that makes me a polo-pescetarian.

tania2287

I was a vegan for 17 years. My children are vegan from birth and are very health.

lauehorn

I was pescetarian for over a year, eating mostly veg with fish a few times a week and loved it except I gained about 15 lbs. I struggled with not overdoing cheese and carbs, even though I was eating whole and not processed foods. I think I need to find a good solid meal plan to follow for a while to help with getting used to balancing other protein sources and not overdoing carbs and picking up creative tips for balancing meals. Cookbooks are overwhelming because most seem to have an overwhelming number of ingredients in each dish. I like it simple, maybe 5 ingredients. I went back to eating meat, not because I love meat, just because I was tired of the inflexibility of cutting it out 100%. It annoyed me, as someone who always ate or tried everything, to be the one asking how's it made or what's in it. So now I just keep it to a minimum and make sure I know the source so I get quality lean meats from sustainable farmers. Love all the tips for cookbooks… I'll have to check them out!

RenCara

My husband and I have watched a few VERY eye-opening documentaries in the last few days, namely "Forks Over Knives" and "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead." Between these two and the data presented, I'm very much convinced about the health benefits to going vegan. Like a few previous posters, I shy away from processed food, even if it is vegan.

The good news is that my husband is totally on board with going to a mainly whole-food, plant-based (calling it WFPB going forward) diet, just so long as I don't call it vegetarian or vegan haha Seeing Rip Essylsten in "Forks Over Knives," who was a professional triathlete turned firefighter sealed the deal for him, I think, as he's a firefighter himself. He was so excited about the juicing fast presented in "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" that I think I might get him a juicer for Valentine's Day... how romantic!

Our problem is that we both love meat-- steak, chicken, fish, pork-- and have a hard time imagining a meal feeling complete without it. We're also big into dairy... Greek yogurt is our newest favorite breakfast item. I've already switched to soy milk and saw an improvement with my problem skin, but switching my DH to soy milk is definitely going to be a challenge.

We're excited to give it a try, though! Finishing all the animal-based products in our house and not buying their replacements. No sense in wasting what we already have!
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I just requested Forks Over Knives at my library. I am so excited to see it! I do not eat pork or beef and limit foul. I cannot give up dairy or fish. I also try to go totally vegan a couple times a week. This is where I am at now but can see me moving forward with time

RenCara

I'd love to go pescetarian, but I just can't give up chicken. I don't eat any red meat, though. So I guess that makes me a polo-pescetarian

^^^^^ Yes! But I also eat eggs. I guess I am an ovo, polo- pescetarian (Why don't we call me a flexitarian.)

_ADecadeUnderTheInfluence

Hardcore vegan.

Sorry but I personally:

Hate the word "pescatarian" and vegetarians are alright in my book. Do not call your self "part" vegan or "part" vegetarian, it makes a mockery of my lifestyle from your ignorant word choice. Education is key.

Vegans DO NOT eat any animals (FISH, cow, chicken, pig, basically any thing with a face or nervous system) or their by-products including (honey, milk, dairy, eggs)
Vegetarians DO NOT eat any animals (FISH, cow, chicken, pig, basically any thing with a face or nervous system) -some chose dairy/eggs or one or the other or both.

Being "part" anything in food-related diets makes the person who is living that way really upset-like myself. It's like people saying "I'm part carnivore (a being whom only eats meat), but I do like to eat vegetables once in a while."
What you are searching for is 'my lifestyle is plant-based' or, "I like to eat less meat than the average person in__insert country_"


*****"This is only my opinion and only an opinion."-taken from @themerchdude

_ADecadeUnderTheInfluence

I was a vegan for 17 years. My children are vegan from birth and are very health.

YES! if I ever have kids, I would raise them vegan!

alicia2601

I'm pescetarian and have been for about 6 mts. I eat fish. No meat or poultry. Slowly trying to rid myself of cheese....I don't really consume any other dairy product. I drink soy milk and found that I actually like soy better than cow's milk anyways. Maybe eventually i'll become full vegetarian but I love my seafood.

pdworkman

I am vegetarian, dairy-free, grain-free. My diary is open if you want to browse it.

nextrightthing

bump

joyous504

I'm 100% vegan and I find all sorts of delicious healthy recipes out there. Keep in mind you can still be a fat vegan, I'm proof. There are amazing vegan desserts and foods out there that are not healthy.

BlackmetalCoffee79

I've been vegetarian for the past 2 years for health and also ethical reasons. Don't know how well my diary looks recipe-wise, but you're welcome to look at it. I'll send you a friend request.

veganbaum

There's a group called Happy Herbivore that has a range of plant-based eaters and veg*ns. Check it out for other vegheads.

@veganthinn - we had a very polite discussion about the whole terminology thing as well. Was very civilized, it's nice to be able to discuss such things.

CallmeSbo

Thank you for posting this. I was a vegetarian for a year, im mostly pescetarian. Im interested in being vegan.

damnedlady

I've been a vegetarian for seven years or so. In a transition period I still ate fish or seafood, but that now happens only a couple times a year. I know a lot of vegans and vegetarians are annoyed that people call themselves vegetarians when they sometimes eat meat or seafood, as I myself am annoyed when I say I'm vegetarian and get the response: "Yeah, but you eat fish, right?" or "But you eat chicken?" But to me, eating seafood is an exception from the rule and is only done on special family occasions and I completely identify with being a vegetarian and all the good reasons for being one. Health being one of them!

I am trying, and have been trying to get a more vegan diet, but I'm not doing very well. Partly because of cheese and milk chocolate, partly because I then would have to carry my own food everywhere as vegan options in Norway are scarce. Inspirations on how to be vegan are welcome, as are recipes not containing processed foods (I try not to eat it + your processed foods won't be available for purchase here anyway ...).

I have just opened my food diary to friends. There is still too much sugar and cheese in my diet, and some foods are in Norwegian (so you might want to ask me what it is), but I would love some more vegetarian or vegan friends, also people who want to eat more vegetarian/vegan!!

ebenoit1

If you haven't already you should check out the Thrive Series by Brendan Brazier. Recipes are simple and he has an entire book on vegan nutrition for optimal sports performance. The smoothies are nice & an easy breakfast to fix!

yesthistime

Vegan/vegetarian/pescetarian groups:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/search?phrase=Vegan&order=0

ebenoit1

Also looking for more vegan friends, so add me!

stayseeing

I'm a pescetarian at the moment, but I think I'll be making the full transition very soon to vegetarian. I'm finding myself disgusted by fish more and more. Milk and eggs (by themselves) gross me out, but I like cheese. Maybe vegan one day, who knows.

RobertGAlexander

I'm working towards being a pescatarian nutritarian. Seafood provides the DHA, vitamin B12, and vitamin D that is lacking in a vegan diet.