Looking for Whole Food, Plant-Based Friends on MFP

So I have been on this whole food plant-based path--off and on--for a while. But in April of this year, I made the decision to take care of my health (and the planet) by stopping consumption of ALL animal products. I feel good and I am losing weight consistently (about 1 to 1.5 lbs each week).

However, I would love to connect with some other people who follow a whole food, plant-based diet. Is that you?
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  • KTRXS
    KTRXS Posts: 32 Member
    Yes! Add me! I've been wanting to commit, but have been struggling on and off for several months now.
  • RGonVSH
    RGonVSH Posts: 44 Member
    Thanks for your responses and offers to be friends. I am looking forward to talking with you both!
  • Maggie3495
    Maggie3495 Posts: 2 Member
    Would love to share in this group
  • jennpinklady
    jennpinklady Posts: 26 Member
    Add me too! Dont forget your potatoes they are high in protein and 9 Essential Amino Acids.
  • crippcrunch
    crippcrunch Posts: 16 Member
    I'd like to connect! Feel free to add me!
  • littlebabekitty
    littlebabekitty Posts: 398 Member
    I am. Loves to connect.
  • slokey83
    slokey83 Posts: 22 Member
    I have been struggling with this as well. Add me. I am just starting and on a journey to lose 88 lbs.
  • mamaquist
    mamaquist Posts: 1 Member
    Can you all add me. I don't know how to request friends.
  • shastahun
    shastahun Posts: 4 Member
    I've been transitioning to a vegan diet. You can add me! Not trying to lose weight, just trying to be more healthy/have more energy to keep up with my little rugrats.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Add me too! Dont forget your potatoes they are high in protein and 9 Essential Amino Acids.

    Potatoes aren't high in protein and in fact don't have an adequate amount of the 9 amino acids so are actually incomplete proteins
  • confused_truffle
    confused_truffle Posts: 38 Member
    I'm vegan as well and would love more friends on MFP! :smile:
  • dancefit2015
    dancefit2015 Posts: 236 Member
    I am slowly working towards a vegan Whole Foods diet and would love some support from those with a similar life style!
  • brucejei
    brucejei Posts: 102 Member
    I'm working on going an a plant based diet. Feel reel to add me
  • Add me I'm transitioning to be vegan! I would love to trade recipes
  • irianap2017
    irianap2017 Posts: 6 Member
    I would also like to join but am still figuring out this app :)
  • jenfwed
    jenfwed Posts: 7 Member
    I've been vegan for 2 years and would love to connect with others. Somehow even cutting out 90% of the processed crap I used to eat and switching to predominantly Whole Foods, I am still morbidly obese. It's very frustrating. Feel free to add me.
  • jlynn1991
    jlynn1991 Posts: 50 Member
    Hi! I've been a vegetarian for over 7 years just recently decided I wanted to lean more towards vegan (at least most days). But being a poor college student thats basically just rice and beans so far.
  • dfields884
    dfields884 Posts: 33 Member
    Hello, I'm new to the vegan/ whole foods lifestyle & would love to be added as a friend. I am losing weight since I've started 2 weeks ago. I'm currently going through some health issues which probably came from my poor diet over the years. Could really use support.
  • msjac23
    msjac23 Posts: 140 Member
    After watching a program on Netflix called "What is Health". I have not been able to eat meat, chicken, or fish, as I get sick thinking about what they were doing to the animals. Therefore, I'm trying to eat vegetarian, but worry about get full and eating right. I am also trying to lose weight. Could use some support and help.
  • HeliumIsNoble
    HeliumIsNoble Posts: 1,213 Member
    Anyone who wants may add me. I'm not whole foods based, but I am surely plant-based! I have followed an almost entirely vegan diet for a long time now, and the only animal product I eat is honey.
  • mtnman2415
    mtnman2415 Posts: 11 Member
    edited August 2017
    I would like to be your friend as well. I haven't figured out how to do that yet and couldn't find it in the help. How does that work? Thanks Dennis
  • Desdamona16
    Desdamona16 Posts: 4 Member
    Add me:) I'm WFPB and loving it:)
  • hannamarie0098
    hannamarie0098 Posts: 85 Member
    I'm vegan and looking to include more whole foods into my diet so would be up for swapping recipes and tips etc :)
  • snibbets1
    snibbets1 Posts: 9 Member
    Im just getting started on a plant based diet. Please add me! I could use the support also!
  • KaroshiQueen
    KaroshiQueen Posts: 213 Member
    I'm a vegetarian trying to transition to vegan by the end of the year. Feel free to add me!
  • bonniebrownhair
    bonniebrownhair Posts: 12 Member
    This is pretty much exactly me! I had experimented with eating vegan/WFPB in the past (anywhere from a couple weeks to a few months), and I always felt great. At the beginning of April, I decided that I'm going to do this permanently, and I've been eating almost 100% WFPB ever since. (I haven't fully phased out cooking oils.)

    I'm doing this mainly for health reasons (diabetes and cancer run in my family), but there are so many other benefits, too. It's less expensive, it's yummier, it's kinder to animals, and it's better for the environment.
  • bonniebrownhair
    bonniebrownhair Posts: 12 Member
    jlynn1991 wrote: »
    Hi! I've been a vegetarian for over 7 years just recently decided I wanted to lean more towards vegan (at least most days). But being a poor college student thats basically just rice and beans so far.

    I ate primarily rice and beans/lentils for the first month. Add some veggies and fruits, and it's an extremely healthy and satifying diet.

    Have you found that eating vegan is less expensive than eating omni food? I feel like I spend less on groceries (as long as I'm not buying the processed vegan stuff -- like cheese substitutes, fake meats, vegan cookies, etc.).
  • jtyack
    jtyack Posts: 5 Member
    edited August 2017
    I would be interested in sharing vegan and "real" food recipes. I have been dairy-free for quite a while now.