I am not sure what to think about soy either. I guess you can go with the "everything in moderation" type of mind-set. I do occasionally eat processed soy, but I really try to limit that, partly because it find that I cannot digest it (gives me bloating and causes other digestive distress). I occasionally eat edamame. I love tofu and tempeh and was eating quite a bit of it but after missing a period for unknown reasons I cut way back on those. (The missed period could have been from high-intensity exercise, but since I cut way back on soy it has returned to normal...sorry if that is TMI).

I just try to eat lots of veggies and beans and I do supplement my diet with brown rice, hemp, and pea protein powders. I do high cardio (biking) and not much lifting so it's not as essential that I eat tons of protein.

Due to the scare and the uncertainty of eating soy I have started eating local eggs from a woman I work with. After eating some other dairy in the past few weeks I have noticed that I am a little more tired...but that could also be because my training has increased. Hard to distinguish the difference at this point. I'm still conflicted on the whole vegan thing and I'm not sure I was doing it for the "right" reason. I did not choose to try veganism because of animal rights so I sometimes find it hard to be totally strict about it in my diet, and my life in general. I just want to optimize my health, recovery, and workouts. I think for me being plant-based (I dare not call it "mostly vegan") with occasional eggs and diary is the way to go. This is not meant to spark another debate, just something that has come up during my vegan experiment.