Vegans

davidmilmine9
davidmilmine9 Posts: 10 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Are there any other Vegans ? ... I went Vegan about a year ago ... wasn't always successful and was more flexitarian to use a word Rip Essyltyn (author / vegan ) uses to describe the transition that many take.

Just like to be able to share recipes / vegan experience / and encourage / be encouraged to keep with it.

Hope that there are several of us out there !!!

David

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  • arl1286
    arl1286 Posts: 276 Member
    I've been a vegetarian for 6 years, but I have so much respect for anyone able to keep up a vegan diet! That said, I do eat a lot of mostly vegan meals (a lot of the time there's a small amount of cheese, but that's it), so feel free to add me for inspiration.
  • babyangelica2010
    babyangelica2010 Posts: 117 Member
    Me :) I decided to stick to it or the new year an I started yesterday.
  • rjdunn87
    rjdunn87 Posts: 385 Member
    I've been vegan for a little less than a year, feel free to add me.
  • JingleMuffin
    JingleMuffin Posts: 543 Member
    veggie for three years- vegan and loving it for a couple months now. :)
  • srichardallen
    srichardallen Posts: 20 Member
    I've been a vegan for a little over six months now and have seen great results. I lost 15-20 pounds in the first few months and have felt much more energetic and just happier in general.

    I'm not going to lie, sometimes it is tough, especially as a college student on the go, but I look at it as a lifestyle change that not only benefits me but potentially hundreds of animals.

    P.S. If you're looking for recipes: I've enjoyed Isa Chandra Moskowitz. She has some really great cookbooks and a website/blog site The Post Punk Kitchen (www.theppk.com) that has a ton of recipes as well.

    :]
  • jypsyjulia
    jypsyjulia Posts: 33 Member
    I was actually thinking of starting a thread looking for fellow vegans. I am new to the lifestyle and hoping to make some friends on here with interests. Feel free to add me! :-)
  • KardioKim
    KardioKim Posts: 160 Member
    Lifelong vegetarian. Occasional vegan. Chocolate gets me.

    I've discovered plenty of vegan cheeses, so that's not a problem. Just a bite of milk chocolate every now and again.
  • GothicaAdore
    GothicaAdore Posts: 82 Member
    I have been a Vegetarian for 15 years now.
  • micneg01
    micneg01 Posts: 147 Member
    I started a plant based diet in November 2012; I eat honey so I do not consider myself "vegan". I am slowly incorporating a vegan lifestyle. Feel free to add me!
  • MorgueBabe
    MorgueBabe Posts: 1,188 Member
    Sort of.... I only eat fish and eggs no other animal products. Feel free to add.
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
    I'm vegetarian. I'd like to eventually go vegan, but I don't have the willpower yet to give up cheese. =/

    Check out the Happy Herbivores group. There's tons of vegans/vegetarians and recipes there: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/45-happy-herbivores
  • jaelus
    jaelus Posts: 11 Member
    I've been vegan for over 10 years and was vegetarian for about 7 years before that.

    Veganism is really a system of beliefs of which the diet is only a part. The diet, lifestyle, and behaviors then come naturally as an extension of those beliefs. So, there is a dietary aspect, but veganism is no more a diet than any prescribed way of eating that comes from a religion. For a vegan to revert to a non-vegan diet would require something akin to a loss of faith.

    Edit: If anyone wants vegan diet tips I'd be happy to help.
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Three year vegan and 10+ year vegetarian here! Feel free to check out my diary.
  • Rhumax67
    Rhumax67 Posts: 162 Member
    There are 2 group forums: Happy Herbivores & Team Vegan. Lots of info, recipes & friendly people.
  • lilfairywren
    lilfairywren Posts: 4
    Vegan Chocolate is yummy, you should give it a try, there's one brand I know of is Sweet William, and Aldi sell beautiful Vegan chocolate bars individually wrapped but 5 slabs to a pack, just can't remember their name but they are beautiful, I remember one had pears in it, so devine...
  • lilfairywren
    lilfairywren Posts: 4
    I have hundreds of Vegan sites, just let me know...
  • njitaliana
    njitaliana Posts: 814 Member
    I was on a vegan diet for a year. I'm not anymore, but if you want to share recipes or whatever, that would be nice.
  • lilfairywren
    lilfairywren Posts: 4
    I have hundreds of Vegan sites David...let me know, and I can lead you in the right direction...:flowerforyou:
  • jen_mv
    jen_mv Posts: 21 Member
    I've been a vegetarian since June (with just a few exceptions) and I'm recently vegan!
  • cactuswax
    cactuswax Posts: 77 Member
    vegan! except for eggs and sushi once in a blue moon..

    i can't recommend making your own almond milk enough... two ingredients and no weirdo thickeners. That's one of my biggest pet peeves with vegan food options are all the additives and substitute products. Embrace whole foods..!
  • fruttibiscotti
    fruttibiscotti Posts: 986 Member
    Is cheese and other dairy products allowed on vegetarian diets?
  • jaelus
    jaelus Posts: 11 Member
    Is cheese and other dairy products allowed on vegetarian diets?

    Some cheeses are considered vegetarian and others are not, depending on whether or not an animal was killed to provide material for the cheese manufacturing, such as rennet, or other more obvious inclusions in the cheese. Otherwise dairy is generally considered vegetarian but not vegan.
  • missdelarocha
    missdelarocha Posts: 32 Member
    I'm a vegan, went from vegetarianism to eating chicken then now to vegan, apparently I briefly forgot why I didn't eat from animals >.>

    Anybody feel free to add me, I'm gonna be making a lot of my foods from the veganeasy.org recipes, which is a great site, check it out. Started my challenge recently.
  • faeriecake
    faeriecake Posts: 18 Member
    I'm vegetarian but eat a vegan diet approximately 5 out of 7 days of the week without meaning to. The only thing I will occasionally have is cheese! I don't eat eggs at all due to the environmental impact. I'm trying to transition to being 100% vegan soon!
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    I have hundreds of Vegan sites, just let me know...
    P.S. If you're looking for recipes: I've enjoyed Isa Chandra Moskowitz. She has some really great cookbooks and a website/blog site The Post Punk Kitchen (www.theppk.com) that has a ton of recipes as well.

    Thanks for the links and would love to find more Vegan/Vegetarian recipe sources... also appreciate the groups listed here on MFP!
  • brottishluv
    brottishluv Posts: 5 Member
    I've been vegan for 4 years, feel free to add me!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,226 Member
    brottishluv wrote: »
    I've been vegan for 4 years, feel free to add me!

    @brottishluv , this is a really old thread. Most of those people from 2014 and before haven't posted in the Community in a while, may not even be using MFP any more.

    You might enjoy this group, one that's recently gotten started here for vegans, vegetarians, and even some plant-centric omnivores:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/145477-herbivores-of-mfp

    Welcome, and best wishes!
  • VegjoyP
    VegjoyP Posts: 2,772 Member
    I've been vegan on and off sfrom 2017 to 2020 and then full vegan
    I also eafor health.. almost competely a WFPB diet, for health. I can not imagine not being a vegan now for many reasons. For web sites I search the web, go to Vegan Health, PCRN, NutritionFacts.org, and Google recipie ideas
  • pineapple_jojo
    pineapple_jojo Posts: 440 Member
    I’ve been vegan for nearly five years, I’ve just started logging again, I need to get back in the habit!

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