Vegan anyone?

Saving for tomorrow, avoiding sleep on cell.

Hi! I'm vegan, and indulge in the occasional dairy and fish. My acne has completely disappeared, my digestion is great and I wake up feeling a lot happier and lighter. I've been vegan for exactly a year now, since Dec 2012. It can be hard in the beginning, but by doing some research, pinning some yummy recipes on pinterest and even finding your own community for support (I like the Kind Life website, as well as Kris Carr's website for inspiration and recipes) it can make the transition a lot easier. I'd suggest reading Kris Carr's book, Crazy Sexy Diet, for a complete understanding though. The protein deficiency thing is a complete myth, and Kris really makes it all easy to understand. I know it can be difficult to keep an open mind when it comes to the vegan lifestyle, but it really is worth it. I initially just wanted to try it for a month (I loooooooved my steak!) purely for weight loss and yet here I am, a year later

Hi! I'm vegan, and indulge in the occasional dairy and fish.

No this would make you a Lacto Pescetarian.

I recommend you try this group-http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/62-happy-herbivores

Hi! I'm vegan, and indulge in the occasional dairy and fish. My acne has completely disappeared, my digestion is great and I wake up feeling a lot happier and lighter. I've been vegan for exactly a year now, since Dec 2012. It can be hard in the beginning, but by doing some research, pinning some yummy recipes on pinterest and even finding your own community for support (I like the Kind Life website, as well as Kris Carr's website for inspiration and recipes) it can make the transition a lot easier. I'd suggest reading Kris Carr's book, Crazy Sexy Diet, for a complete understanding though. The protein deficiency thing is a complete myth, and Kris really makes it all easy to understand. I know it can be difficult to keep an open mind when it comes to the vegan lifestyle, but it really is worth it. I initially just wanted to try it for a month (I loooooooved my steak!) purely for weight loss and yet here I am, a year later

Ahhh.... You might want to look at the definition of vegan. It doesn't include occasionally having dairy and fish. Seriously. You are pescatarian. You are not, and cannot count yourself as vegan eating the way you do.

You can't wear a PETA tshirt and eat a fillet o fish at the same time.

nvm

I'm a recovering alcoholic, 2 years sober, but I still get smashed about 3 times a week. hehehehe.

I am not Vegan, though I try to eat Vegan food as much as I can. For me it's the health benefits mainly - Dr. Dean Ornish was the first doctor to design a diet that stopped and even reversed heart disease, and it is *almost* vegan. I have read much medical literature on plant-based diets and am convinced that it is the healthiest in the world.

The healthiest sources of protein in the world are Vegan - you can read many medical studies on that topic referred to in John Robbin's Diet for a New America and Dr. Dean Ornish's Spectrum or other books.

I would say the main problem with Veganism is when you go to other people's houses or restaurants, it can be a real b*tch to find anything decent to eat. The number of times I have had to eat "pasta primavera" I could barf.

Get some GREAT cookbooks - I have one vegan one that is asian/world fusion and it keeps things interesting every day. A great cookbook and great recipe websites are a MUST for anyone starting on a vegetarian or vegan diet, to give you great tasty ideas and inspiration and re-teach you how to cook and eat.

I used to eat 100% vegan because of the ethics, however today actually I feel better about eating MEAT than EGGS, because if you eat meat, at least the cow dies and the pain is over. Eggs, for the most part, ensure life-long torture for the animal. Meat-eaters always say "but lettuce has feelings too - you are killing that lettuce!" as a joke, but actually, I am very spiritual and I do revere the soul/spirit in plants as well as in animals, and I always apologize to my herbs when I cut some rosemary, and I thank the plant. I have come to feel that there is not so much difference between the two. I feel bad eating BOTH, but I know I must eat something. THAT is why I am not 100% vegan anymore - I don't see a difference between plants and animals, so I don't see a reason to be 100% Vegan, when 95% veg seems good enough for my health (the Dean Ornish diet). There are several books - scientific ones written by proper biologists and spiritual ones also - which talk about the sentient nature of plants and their consciousness and their ability to feel pain. I would reference them here, but I am sure everyone already thinks I am a nut for having said this, so I won't bother. Either you "feel" that this is true, or you don't; I don't think any book is going to convince anyone that a plant has a soul or consciousness, until you actually sense that for yourself.

My crazy 2 cents' worth.

I'm pretty sure everyone eats "vegan foods".

I'm pretty sure everyone eats "vegan foods".

Sure do! I enjoyed some oreos this past weekend, in fact.