Please add me too! :-) it`s always great to meet new vegans, and if we can help each other out along the way, you betcha I'm down! I've been vegan for about... 7 years (barring about half a year when I was living in the middle of nowhere in Western Africa and eating vegetarian was already tough!!)

I love to cook too - would love to hear what both of your favourite recipes are, etc.

I also love to cook! Haven't been as much lately because I have a newborn. Need to get back at it though because quick meals for me usually have waaaay too much sodium!

Hi, I'm new, too. My doctor recommended the vegan lifestyle to me months ago because I have some chronic conditions associated with inflammation. I never could find the right time to make the change until last week when I was so sick for 36 hours that I couldn't keep anything down. After that, I felt that my system was all cleaned out and ready for a change.

I'm very excited. I was getting bored with the same-ol' meals all the time. Now I'm forced to find new ones.

I'm on my own. The rest of my family here are not interested in being vegan.

You can add me if you like! I'm vegan and my diary is open.

Hi! Yes feel free to add me. I too am looking for more vegan friends.

Feel free to add me as well. Nothing more than a lovely vegan chat!

Yes please anyone can add me. I need friends too. I love to cook too.

I don't have any friends either, add me if you want.

I'm a vegan straightedge superhero powered by the darkside.

i am aspiring vegan.... a whole foods plant-based vegan...

I consume over 1 kilo fresh fruit every day and 1-2 kilo's of veggies, and with additional raw vegan protein powder (added only recently) to bump my protein numbers up due to heavy exercise (of varied intensity) routine of 2-4 hours per day avg)... I lost 30 kilos (66 pounds) in about 4 months last year (April-Jul) achieving my target weight, and after have been continuously focusing on creating sustainable healthy nutrition/consumption habits.

Since Aug last year i have further lost 1.5 kilos, -2.3 kilos of fat, +800 grams of muscle with vinyasa yoga being my primary exercise along with hiking, trail running and recently some running. So i have gained lean body mass and shed fat all while eating at a calorie deficit (1200kcals/day... now 1300) and without weight training, which goes against most all of what i have read on MFP...

My recent DeXA scan last week indicates that i have19.6% body fat and BMI 22.8. (This shouldnt be confused with caliper or bioelectrical impedance ("BIA") readings which would be substantially lower (14%?))....

I am not religious about veganism as it is my experience that most people that proselytize dont have a very deep understanding of what they are doing. That goes for most every "sect" on MFP including but not limited to IIFYM and Paleo.

That being said MFP is about self experimentation and learning (through others and of course making mistakes followed by further refinement(s)). Afterall, designing a new satisfying healthy lifestyle for ourselves (with our particular set of circumstances) to take into account nutrition/ethics etc. after decades of poor habits instilled by peers/family/society/country, takes substantial time and effort....

Happy to share...

HI all, I'm new(ish have been here before but never had success) I am adding a bunch of you. Anyone please add me too. I love vegan friends!

I'm friends with just about everyone on here, but figured I'd post and let others know they are welcome to send me a friend request. I'm always looking to add to my group of vegan friends to give and get encouragement!

Im a long time vegan.... so Id love some fellow travellers.... !!

switching to vegan to lose weight is great, and Ill support that.... but when vegan is your norm, it seems more difficult. Thats what brought me on here.