Hi everyone. I'm Bea. Been a vegan 10 years and the 20 year before that was a vegetarian. I gained some weight due to my work schedule, and then some grief weight. I took 15 pounds off the past 3 months and have 10 more pounds to go. MFP is good at helping me see when bad habits (eating out, not cooking, junk food, not exercising) starts to creep back in. Glad to meet y'all.

Hello ! I've been vegan for about 2.5 years now. I originally went vegan when my brother gave me a book called Eating Animals by Jonathan Foer. I slowly transitioned from wanting to partake in the 75 oz steak challenge here in town to being vegan, along side with my boyfriend at the time (now husband !) We haven't been perfect vegans, but we have learned from our mistakes. I hope to find a good community of vegans on here to help me lose the last 10 pounds or so that I have left. Im not doing Facebook because of social media, but I figure this is different because it's actually towards a goal of lifelong healthy eating ! Feel free to add me!

Hey there. Been vegan for almost 8 months and looking to connect with other vegans trying to lose weight. Just got back on MFP so figured I would reach out. Thanks!

I've been transitioning to vegetarian since about a year ago and to vegan over the last 3 months, to get healthier in general. I'm still cooking for a bunch of omnivores, but even they are eating the vegan meals that I cook now, without complaining. I'm still trying to lose about 5 pounds but also to maintain healthy sustainable food and exercise habits.

Hi guys! I'm Lisa, 30 years old and live in Sydney, Australia. I've been vegan for 8 years now (vegetarian for 9). Went vego when a community college friend talked to me about vegetarianism and planted the seed in my head. Went home and decided to plan to go veg and watched Meet Your Meat. Went vegan a year later when I realised how despicable the dairy and egg industries etc are.
Veganism led me to my passion for nutrition... I'm currently studying to become a nutritionist. Am half way through my health science degree in nutritional medicine. This is my way of helping people transition to the vegetarian and vegan diets and help save animals live in the process.
My mum is also vegan, has been for nearly 8 years too. Im very fortunate i have such a close person in my life who has the same values in life like myself.
I lost 10 kilos in 3 months after going vegan and put it back on (plus an extra 10 kilos) on within a few years. Ive lost 8 kilos since last November and am hoping to lose another 12-13 kilos by the end of the year xx

I have been vegetarian since the age of 10, was vegan for 4 years before returning to vegetarian at 22 due to an unrelated illness that meant I didn't have the time or energy to prepare my own food. Now at 30 and back at full health I have been transitioning back to veganism since November. 6months in I am loving it and can't believe how many new products are available! Not just food products but toiletries and cosmetics too!
The change in attitude from others in just 8 years is truely amazing. Looking forward to connecting to some like minded people.

Hello I have been vegetarian for 20 years, and became vegan in January this year via the Veganuary challenge which I have kept up since then. It's definitely a lot easier than it was when I first tried (and failed) to go vegan about ten years ago. There are so many dairy-free options now - Sainsbury and Tesco have a vegan cheese alternatives that actually melt, and Swedish Glace and Almond Dream make very good vegan ice creams - cheese and ice cream previously being my dairy weaknesses.

I get most of my recipes from vegweb.com and blogs - two favourites are One Arab Vegan and The Full Helping but always on the lookout for ideas. The only thing I won't eat is mushrooms - no allergies or intolerances, thankfully!

Hello! I am a new vegan. I was vegan for some time in high school, however I was an "unhealthy vegan" and I was pretty uneducated on how to take care of myself. Starting fresh-- hope to find new friends!

Hi! My name is Melissa. I am a mother and a wife. I have been eating vegan for over 3 years now. My change was pretty easy, at the time my teen aged daughter was eating vegan and as a mom I was concerned that she was eating well. I began cooking well balanced vegan meals for her to insure she was getting all she needed in her new diet. I read a lot about being vegan and a ton of recipes. After a while I decided to just cook everything vegan and cook meat as a side for the guys. Everything in my fridge over time was swapped out for vegan and most processed foods are gone.

Eating vegan I feel 100% better. My hair and skin look amazing and I am just happier.

Feel free to Friend me.

Hello,my Name is Oliver from Germany. I lived since 9 years vegan.