Thinking about vegan...?

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  • xLellyx
    xLellyx Posts: 9 Member
    Hey!

    I'm a vegan dut to animal enzyme intolerance. Eating anything animal based (meat, dairy, fish) makes me really ill so I've had to cut it out completely.

    I took this as an opportunity to completely rethink my diet. I was veggie for about 7 years before being 'forced' into veganism. My diet was healthy but I did eat the occasional pizza/ bars of chocolate/ ready sandwiches. ALthough I wasn't eating an unhealthy diet, there was still a lot of food going into my body that I couldn't pronounce the ingredients list for.

    Now, I only eat 'clean'. I'm very conscious that I get the right amount of protein and nutrients needed so plan my meals far more meticulously than I ever did as a veggie/ when I ate meat.

    I work out 5/6 times a week with weights, interval and resistance training. Because of this I take a pea protein shake. This isn't because I'm vegan but because any extreme exercise requires an extra protein boost.

    I cook everything from scratch and won't eat anything I can't pronounce (chemical wise!) I don't eat vegan meat replacement foods or fake cake or fake eggs-- if we're going to be healthy we may as well embrace it properly, right?

    I still eat chocolate=- now I just make it myself! You'll become far more adventurous with your cooking.

    I have a website that I'm currently working on www.vplates.org - feel free to have a look for recipe ideas.

    Here are some other good sites of mostly vegan but some veggie recipes :
    http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.uk/
    http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/
    http://www.earthsprout.com/

    Good luck!
  • autumnpennell
    autumnpennell Posts: 196 Member
    Hey!

    I'm a vegan dut to animal enzyme intolerance. Eating anything animal based (meat, dairy, fish) makes me really ill so I've had to cut it out completely.

    I took this as an opportunity to completely rethink my diet. I was veggie for about 7 years before being 'forced' into veganism. My diet was healthy but I did eat the occasional pizza/ bars of chocolate/ ready sandwiches. ALthough I wasn't eating an unhealthy diet, there was still a lot of food going into my body that I couldn't pronounce the ingredients list for.

    Now, I only eat 'clean'. I'm very conscious that I get the right amount of protein and nutrients needed so plan my meals far more meticulously than I ever did as a veggie/ when I ate meat.

    I work out 5/6 times a week with weights, interval and resistance training. Because of this I take a pea protein shake. This isn't because I'm vegan but because any extreme exercise requires an extra protein boost.

    I cook everything from scratch and won't eat anything I can't pronounce (chemical wise!) I don't eat vegan meat replacement foods or fake cake or fake eggs-- if we're going to be healthy we may as well embrace it properly, right?

    I still eat chocolate=- now I just make it myself! You'll become far more adventurous with your cooking.

    I have a website that I'm currently working on www.vplates.org - feel free to have a look for recipe ideas.

    Here are some other good sites of mostly vegan but some veggie recipes :
    http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.uk/
    http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/
    http://www.earthsprout.com/

    Good luck!

    thank you! i've definitely already found i experience much more with my cooking!
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Read "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian". It will help you transition. This book really helped me a lot.
  • 879311
    879311 Posts: 60
    Vegan guy for over a year....was a vegetarian for 5 years in the late 90s.....feeling better than ever and maintaining my weight without really much work lately (need to get cracking again)
  • kitinboots
    kitinboots Posts: 589 Member
    Ooh this is an interesting thread, I'll hang onto this.
  • bobemmer
    bobemmer Posts: 16 Member
    i have been doing the vegan thing for 3 plus years now - i moved towards vegqn for ethical reasons and i feel much bette- no acid reflux and my body seems to work better !! i am trying to move away from processed food like booca burgers towards move bean and legume based selections - ggod luck with the journey - ask lots of questions - bob
  • Cocochickdeleted
    Cocochickdeleted Posts: 342 Member
    I have been vegetarian for about seven months, and have recently been contemplating making the jump to veganism. In fact, I just ordered The 30 Day Vegan Challenge today. I think the hardest thing for me is that I really don't enjoy cooking, and it looks like, in order to ensure that one is truly eating vegan, it is almost required to do a great deal of cooking. But, I have found some amazing looking recipes, so if I can find some quick and easy-to-throw-together ones that are as delicious as they look, I think it would be doable. Any of you 'seasoned' vegans are free to friend request me. I would appreciate the help and guidance!
  • hapandleonard
    hapandleonard Posts: 9
    Hey!

    I'm a vegan dut to animal enzyme intolerance. Eating anything animal based (meat, dairy, fish) makes me really ill so I've had to cut it out completely.

    I took this as an opportunity to completely rethink my diet. I was veggie for about 7 years before being 'forced' into veganism. My diet was healthy but I did eat the occasional pizza/ bars of chocolate/ ready sandwiches. ALthough I wasn't eating an unhealthy diet, there was still a lot of food going into my body that I couldn't pronounce the ingredients list for.

    Now, I only eat 'clean'. I'm very conscious that I get the right amount of protein and nutrients needed so plan my meals far more meticulously than I ever did as a veggie/ when I ate meat.

    I work out 5/6 times a week with weights, interval and resistance training. Because of this I take a pea protein shake. This isn't because I'm vegan but because any extreme exercise requires an extra protein boost.

    I cook everything from scratch and won't eat anything I can't pronounce (chemical wise!) I don't eat vegan meat replacement foods or fake cake or fake eggs-- if we're going to be healthy we may as well embrace it properly, right?

    I still eat chocolate=- now I just make it myself! You'll become far more adventurous with your cooking.

    I have a website that I'm currently working on www.vplates.org - feel free to have a look for recipe ideas.

    Here are some other good sites of mostly vegan but some veggie recipes :
    http://mynewroots.blogspot.co.uk/
    http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/
    http://www.earthsprout.com/

    Good luck!

    Say WHAT?! You make your own chocolate?! Tell me more....
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