Any Vegan or Vegetarianism !!

ginakiki
ginakiki Posts: 226 Member
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I am a vegetarian but like i always say i am 90% vegetarian and 10% bad

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  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    I went through that when I was 1/2 traditional vegan and 1/2 raw vegan. Just be what you are and embrace it.
  • Mguilmot
    Mguilmot Posts: 232 Member
    Vegetarian, just dairy keeping me off begin vegan, hello :-)
  • faithfirst
    faithfirst Posts: 138 Member
    Vegan baby! It has made a huge difference in my life!
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
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  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    Vegan here! Was a vegetarian for 16 years before that.
    I've never had the flu, my blood pressure is spot on as are my blood glucose levels. Before going from vegetarian to vegan I suffered with a few spots on my face, since going vegan my skin is fantastic! I'm 33 next but still get asked for ID...
    While living in Taiwan I had a full heart and vascular MOT (it's super cheap over there) the surgeon told me that by looking at my heart function through the various tests and exercises that I was involved in, he said that there is pretty much zero chance of me ever developing heart disease.
    I (until 2012) threw javelin and swam for my county (which sticks a finger up at the morons that say vegans are weak) :drinker:

    Most importantly, I feel I can sleep at night knowing that I am not contributing to suffering and have less of a negative impact on the earth by being vegan.

    Have I sold it enough yet? :laugh:

    PS - These kind of threads tend to escalate quickly in to a big pile of bollocks due to the "we're meant to eat meat" brigade.

    Each to their own :flowerforyou:
  • crackur
    crackur Posts: 473 Member
    makes you wonder how vegatariansvegans are overweight.......everything sugary or fattening has meat derivatives in it.......everything chocolate is non compliant with vegan.
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    makes you wonder how vegatariansvegans are overweight.......everything sugary or fattening has meat derivatives in it.......everything chocolate is non compliant with vegan.

    I can imagine a lot of veggies and vegans padding out their diets with loads of bread, pasta and the like. If people each too much and consume too many calories and dont move around enough they will gain weight...

    PS - there are loads of chocolates that are vegan friendly.
  • crackur
    crackur Posts: 473 Member
    yes I stand corrected on that......but all my vegan friends.....look frail......no seriously, it saddens me when I went on a trip one time and he couldnt' eat anything......and I love cheese.........
  • PonyTailedLoser
    PonyTailedLoser Posts: 315 Member
    Long time vegetarian here :)
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    yes I stand corrected on that......but all my vegan friends.....look frail......no seriously, it saddens me when I went on a trip one time and he couldnt' eat anything......and I love cheese.........

    They must be doing it wrong, I look fab not frail :wink:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Vegetarian, just dairy keeping me off begin vegan, hello :-)
    They'll pry cheese from my cold, dead hands.

    And sour cream.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    yes I stand corrected on that......but all my vegan friends.....look frail......no seriously, it saddens me when I went on a trip one time and he couldnt' eat anything......and I love cheese.........

    They must be doing it wrong, I look fab not frail :wink:

    This. I don't look frail. I'm VERY healthy. My hair and skin are wonderful. I have energy. I never get sick (granted, I never got sick for years when I ate meat). And I have yet to go anywhere that I couldn't find something to eat.

    Sorry. I misread. I am not vegan.

    However, I have a lot of friends who are and they are fine.
  • Corissia
    Corissia Posts: 33 Member
    Hey Veganlexi,

    I am on a weight loss journey and I am eating vegan during the week and having a cheat day on Saturday, I am tryig not to get bored with the veggies and I also don't want to eat too much soy because of the reports that too much will effect women negatively. Do you have any advice on how I can keep it interesting on a budget?
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    Hey Veganlexi,

    I am on a weight loss journey and I am eating vegan during the week and having a cheat day on Saturday, I am tryig not to get bored with the veggies and I also don't want to eat too much soy because of the reports that too much will effect women negatively. Do you have any advice on how I can keep it interesting on a budget?

    Have a look at my diary, we get a large box of organic vegetables once a week from www.abelandcole.co.uk and other goodies such as organic tofu, organic wholewheat linguini and bits like that. I eat pretty much 100% organic.

    I usually have a couple of slices of toast for breakfast, in the winter ill have some organic porridge made with rice milk.
    Lunch is usually a stir fry with bean curd or tofu or a homemade vegetable pie with a mashed potato topping
    Dinner varies day to day :)

    Here's my Instagram, there are pics of my dinners on there to give you an idea. I get my protein from my veg, bread, tofu, vegan steak (wheat protein) and hemp protein powder.

    http://instagram.com/surfin_bird1981
  • dawningr
    dawningr Posts: 387 Member
    I'm a new (almost) vegan. I allow myself eggs and honey.
  • NekaMaye88
    NekaMaye88 Posts: 162 Member
    VEGAN!!!! And I am super proud of it! :wink: :glasses:
  • inukshuk1960
    inukshuk1960 Posts: 27 Member
    Vegan here
    I am proof you can be vegan and overweight. I think it is the amount of food. I don't eat anything animal based, minimal fats and only Ezekial Bread once or twice a week.
    I was vegetarian for over 35 years and switched to vegan 8 months ago after suffering with esophageal spasms for the past 5 years.
    The biggest challenge was giving up bread...I feel much better as a vegan though.
  • AprilMae1975
    AprilMae1975 Posts: 726
    Mostly vegetarian but I do eat fish a few times a month.
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    I've been a vegetarian all my life, even when I was a kid meat freaked me out. But I love my dairy so no vegan eating for me. I tried it, but i lift so I need LOTS of protein.
  • Nikoruo
    Nikoruo Posts: 771 Member
    I want to be a vegetarian but at the same time i love certain things way too much and i wouldn't be getting all my vitamins :o
    also, the fiance would rather me eat some meat products so we dont have completely different diets. :o
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    I've been a vegetarian all my life, even when I was a kid meat freaked me out. But I love my dairy so no vegan eating for me. I tried it, but i lift so I need LOTS of protein.

    This vegan lifts http://www.patrikbaboumian.de/ he's a world record holder and Germany's strongest man.
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    I want to be a vegetarian but at the same time i love certain things way too much and i wouldn't be getting all my vitamins :o
    also, the fiance would rather me eat some meat products so we dont have completely different diets. :o

    Which vitamins wouldn't you get?
  • emalinemartin
    emalinemartin Posts: 131 Member
    Vegan - Aiming for raw vegan :)
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    Vegan - Aiming for raw vegan :)

    Me too, eventually :)
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I want to be a vegetarian but at the same time i love certain things way too much and i wouldn't be getting all my vitamins :o
    also, the fiance would rather me eat some meat products so we dont have completely different diets. :o

    Which vitamins wouldn't you get?
    This.

    And I don't eat what my SO tells me to eat. I eat what I want to eat. And I don't eat what I don't want to eat.
  • opheliaphoenix
    opheliaphoenix Posts: 1,474 Member
    Vegetarian for 10 years here. Hoping to go vegan someday, but dairy keeps getting the better of me! I was actually aiming for vegan and at least 50% raw by the end of this year, but greek yogurt and cheese keep telling me "NO". :| Haha. Working on it, though! Glad to see other veggies out there. :)
  • pridely
    pridely Posts: 1
    happy to see other veggies here. fat veggies are cuz they eat crap meatless food, thin veggies are cuz they eat the good stuff :)
  • AnnaMarieDinVa
    AnnaMarieDinVa Posts: 162 Member
    yes I stand corrected on that......but all my vegan friends.....look frail......no seriously, it saddens me when I went on a trip one time and he couldnt' eat anything......and I love cheese.........

    They must be doing it wrong, I look fab not frail :wink:

    I completely agree. And I've never been healthier in my life. I'm in my late 40's but feel much better than when I was a young meat-eater. At my last doctor's appointment, the doctor told me how good my vegetarian lifestyle is. :smile:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    happy to see other veggies here. fat veggies are cuz they eat crap meatless food, thin veggies are cuz they eat the good stuff :)
    You can get fat eating "the good stuff." It isn't about the what, it's about the how much.

    Know how much fat and how many calories are in an avocado?
  • VeganLexi
    VeganLexi Posts: 960 Member
    happy to see other veggies here. fat veggies are cuz they eat crap meatless food, thin veggies are cuz they eat the good stuff :)
    You can get fat eating "the good stuff." It isn't about the what, it's about the how much.

    Know how much fat and how many calories are in an avocado?

    They taste so good :love:

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