Vegetarians or Vegans or even Wannabees Wanna Group?

Count me in. I've always been a fan of the veggie lifestyle. Last November I started making the transition. Hard when 6 other family members at home eat meat, but I'm doing the best I can and looking to work harder at it.

Count me in too! I've been lacto-ovo vegetarian for about 12 years. I would love to be vegan but I'm finding the transition more difficult than I expected.

To a few of the previous posts:
The people that have posted they are "almost vegetarian". My husband used to eat that basic diet and although he hates labels, that is called a "flexitarian" diet - in case you were wondering (he is a pescatarian now, which means the only animal he eats is fish).

And I agree, I think anyone should be allowed in the group - except for the guy the blabbed on about teeth being designed for eating meat - why would he post something like that in a group for vegetarians - weird? Maybe he had a bad day & wanted to try to make someone else fee like crap? I always find that argument interesting however. I don't pretend to know more about anatomy than the next guy but I always think of it like this: if we descended from great apes (maybe we did - I don't want to debate evolution vs creationism or anything here) BUT, if we did - don't we have the same teeth as them? Great apes are vegetarians....hmmmm......

Dr. McDougall's site has some good information about the health of vegan diets too - it might be something worth checking out for vegan-wannabes like me

"Ironically, the utterly unselective omnivore -- "I'm easy; I'll eat anything" -- can appear more socially sensitive than the individual who tries to eat in a way that is good for society."
— Jonathan Safran Foer (Eating Animals)

i have always been a vegetarian.... happy to join a group etc...

I am a vegetarian for 6 years now. When I first started, I was deer in the headlights......and then I started reading and the recipes are endless. As a vegetarian, you will find food exciting again, you will start craving fresh foods and you can fill your plate knowing putting things into your body that are good. Start reading up and I'm looking forward to some delicious recipes. I enjoy fabulous tasting mexican, italian foods, everthing!!! Just no meat, chicken in my recipes. I like it that way, I feel better about myself because of it. Its easier than you think and good for your body.

Backstory: I am a big animal lover but that is not the only reason why I turned to a vegetarian lifestyle. If anyone starts reading what goes into meat.....you learn about the injections that go into chickens and beef to make the animals grow faster and bigger, you learn about the inhumanity that go into slaughter, you will learn about how meat factories and the meat department in your local grocery injects "things" into the food that is delivered there. I'm not mentioning more but go online and read 100 reasons why I am a vegeterian.

But I don't foster my opinion onto others.....their path is their path. Being a vegetarian, caring about animals and trying to help them and people...is my path,

So............good on you!!!!!!!!!!!! The more you know, the more you will find you are making an educated choice on your body. I'm happy to share recipes and take in new information and recipes from others on this path. Check out your local health food store.

And if you don't follow the vegetarian or vegan lifestyle... please feel free tto start ...the Cheeseburger Diet on another thread and know I will bless you on your weight loss journey as well. Best to everyone!

Linn

How to get started? Lets start a group where we can talk about our vegetarian/vegan lifestyle, with recipes to share. We have a good start already.

There are so many misconceptions out there. Yes, I take a B12 every day, along with other vitamins including fish oil.....and because we are so conscious of what we eat, we probably eat more protein than the carnivores.

We are conscious of what goes into our bodies. I never volunteer information...but when asked I tell people to go get educated about "the face on your plate."

Vegetarians/Vegans are generally educated about foods.

Hi! I am BRAND new to a veggie diet so I am definitely open to recipes and tips!