Calling all Vegans!

Can't believe I only just saw this question now!!! I LOVE talking about this!!!!
I have been vegan for over a year...it was a process for me.

I hadn't ever really eaten dairy..always found it gross as anything..and I never liked meat. I grew up in the contryside in Ireland so I always knew what meat was and where it came from, unlike a lot of city slickers! The last and hardest thing for me to stop eating was fish and shellfish as I loved those ...and in the end it was for moral and also for health reasons, with mercury and the pollution of our waters being hard to ignore.
I am very strong and healthy and happy to provide nutritional info if you like.
I dance about 9 hours a week so fully understand what I need to fuel my body.
I feel happier morally as I am not at all involved in the torture and hurt of animals. I don't buy leather but still wear what I already own as otherwise it's terribly wasteful...like the por animal died for nothing.

I strongly believe that dairy and meat is very bad for our bodies.
Watch videos from Dr. Michael Greger http://nutritionfacts.org/ for a lot of super information.

It is great to be able to help animals rather than support their slaughter for our own selfishness...there is just so so much great food out there Ask me anything and congrats for starting on this journey

That is the most common question...and you are not alone in worrying about it... but our western world is a little obsessed with protein It's VERY rare to get too little protein..watch the Dr. Greger info video on protein.

I actually.. most days get a little OVER my protein allottment though stay below my other calorie count.
I eat lots of lentils, beans, some healthier mock meat products, lots of veggies which also have protein, tofu, nuts,seeds, vegan protein powder in my morning shake....etc..

I take B12 and also eat nutritional yeast which is yummy and has B12 in it also and D which most folks, vegan or not should take when they don't sun bathe
You are welcome to look at my diary

I'm a vegetarian. Went Vegan about a month and a half ago, did great for about a week.. and fell off. I just went into it too fast and it was hard. So, I'm slowly backing away from things to make the process easier. Would love to connect with others to learn tips and nutrition ideas!

Thanks for the info!

I guess my biggest question would be how do you get your protein. Do you take multivitamins for other things you could be lacking in?

A well balanced, healthy vegan diet shouldn't have to supplement with any vitamin except B12 as that is the only vitamin that you can only get from meat products. I track my protein and iron here on MFP and I am ALWAYS over my daily recommended intake. I am usually at around 150 - 175% iron and around 80 grams of protein (and I don't even eat a whole lot of soy products).