Vegetarians / vegans
aayudinova
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If you eat mostly plant-based, please add me. I'd love to connect with more like-minded people with healthy eating habits to share recipes and support each other🙂 My daily diet is heavily plant-based (and I love it) but I do have the occasional egg and yogurt. I may have salmon once every 4 months. I don't take pictures of everything I eat but I do like to see what others post if they choose to share it for inspiration.
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Hi, I’m trying to eat vegan. It’s not always easy, especially when out with friends and socialising and going to parties with lots of tempting foods, but, in 2019 I am determined to stick to the principals of a vegan diet because I think it is healthier for my body. I feel physically better and mentally clearer when I am not eating animal products, especially dairy. Ive also got a nut allergy so I’ve had to be an inventive vegan at times. I’ve got some great vegan recipes if anyone would like them. Bring on 2019!0
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Hi, I'm a mostly plant-based eater (but not one who is terribly active on MFP). I'm determined to be better at it next year, though. Please feel free to add me, I really struggle with meal planning on a vegan diet (particularly around getting enough iron and protein while sticking to a 1300 calorie diet) so would love to get recommendations.0
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Ovo-lacto vegetarian here. Always open to new friends!0
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I’m vegan. Will add and happy for more plant based friends0
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I just finished one full year WFPB and will not be sticking with it 100%. I learned a lot and I’m glad I tried it, but my body was breaking down.
It’s great to learn how specific foods affect you. I will stick with a very heavy plant diet, but will add back eggs and salmon. I’ll stay off dairy and cut wheat. Sugar (my arch nemesis) and I will continue to do battle. Maybe a tiny bit of grass fed beef and a dash or two of olive oil.2 -
I just finished one full year WFPB and will not be sticking with it 100%. I learned a lot and I’m glad I tried it, but my body was breaking down.
It’s great to learn how specific foods affect you. I will stick with a very heavy plant diet, but will add back eggs and salmon. I’ll stay off dairy and cut wheat. Sugar (my arch nemesis) and I will continue to do battle. Maybe a tiny bit of grass fed beef and a dash or two of olive oil.
How was your body breaking down, may I ask? And how did you know if it was from WFPB diet? Thanks!2 -
I've been eating a junk based vegan diet for almost a year now. I learned late that certain ingredients mean milk which I wasn't educated meant milk like whey. 2019 I will start eating more whole based plants with my rice cooker / hybrid mix. I for one think a vegan diet is the best decision I have done. I've read the studies of the health benefits and I feel great. In the year 2018 I ran my fourth marathon and ran a hour faster than any other marathon I had done previously. Compared to other family members, I don't have the risk of having diabetes / heart disease/ increasing my weight at the rate my non-vegan family members have done in 2018.5
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Hi everyone, I'm in high school and have been on a whole foods vegan diet since September 2017 and have been a lacto-vegetarian my entire life. I am also a runner and martial artist. Please ask me if you have any questions, and add me if you want to. I'm the only vegan in my family, so I can definitely relate to you all about dealing with social situations as well! Best of luck to you all in 2019!1
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Hi! Mostly WFPB with a bit of meat as a condiment once in a while. No dairy - lactose intolerant and a wheat sensitivity which has shown up the last year. I feel much better when I don’t eat it. IF 16/8 - 2 meals a day is works for me.3
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I've been vegan since last spring, but this is the first time I am trying to lose weight since eating this way. I am back up close to my heaviest and I'm needing to get serious about my weight and health. I could use some friends! Thanks!1
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Ovo-lacto vegetarian (don't eat many eggs) for 44+ years now (yes, since 1974), so I'm thinking I'll stick with it.
Most days, plants are a huge percentage of my eating (8-15 servings of fruits and veg alone most days, not counting grains & nuts & plant-derived processed foods like tempeh/tofu/seitan/etc.).
I do consume a good bit of dairy: Thanks to my centuries of Northern-European ancestors, I have the genes to tolerate it just fine.
I'm not that great at chatting in the MFP friend-feed, but my diary is open to friends. Aiming at around 1800 net for calorie-banking, or ultra-slow loss, in maintenance at 5'5", mid-130s.1 -
vegangem86 wrote: »Hi, I'm a mostly plant-based eater (but not one who is terribly active on MFP). I'm determined to be better at it next year, though. Please feel free to add me, I really struggle with meal planning on a vegan diet (particularly around getting enough iron and protein while sticking to a 1300 calorie diet) so would love to get recommendations.
I'm an anemic omnivore and can't get enough iron from diet alone, so supplement with https://smile.amazon.com/Solgar-Gentle-Iron-Vegetable-Capsules/dp/B00013Z0QA/ref=sr_1_3_a_it which is not constipating.
Re protein, are you eating plenty of foods like legumes, tempeh, seitan?0 -
Veg 12 years now. My wife forces me to eat salmon & eggs!!! Otherwise I would probably be vegan. I recently found "Beyond Meat Burgers" that are the bomb-diggity (yes, I said that)!! They are so good.4
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I just finished one full year WFPB and will not be sticking with it 100%. I learned a lot and I’m glad I tried it, but my body was breaking down.
It’s great to learn how specific foods affect you. I will stick with a very heavy plant diet, but will add back eggs and salmon. I’ll stay off dairy and cut wheat. Sugar (my arch nemesis) and I will continue to do battle. Maybe a tiny bit of grass fed beef and a dash or two of olive oil.
How was your body breaking down, may I ask? And how did you know if it was from WFPB diet? Thanks!
@Frogfisg for starters my teeth hurt, I had no energy to walk (much less run, which I love), I lost strength in my lifts and was generally lethargic. I was totally turned off by beans and soy and was basically down to broccoli and potatoes. I’m not suggesting that a WFPB diet isn’t healthy or that people can’t thrive - I just didn’t work out for me.6 -
I just finished one full year WFPB and will not be sticking with it 100%. I learned a lot and I’m glad I tried it, but my body was breaking down.
It’s great to learn how specific foods affect you. I will stick with a very heavy plant diet, but will add back eggs and salmon. I’ll stay off dairy and cut wheat. Sugar (my arch nemesis) and I will continue to do battle. Maybe a tiny bit of grass fed beef and a dash or two of olive oil.
How was your body breaking down, may I ask? And how did you know if it was from WFPB diet? Thanks!
@Frogfisg for starters my teeth hurt, I had no energy to walk (much less run, which I love), I lost strength in my lifts and was generally lethargic. I was totally turned off by beans and soy and was basically down to broccoli and potatoes. I’m not suggesting that a WFPB diet isn’t healthy or that people can’t thrive - I just didn’t work out for me.
Sometimes enthusiastic converts fail to understand that their best 'religion' isn't best for the whole world of humans. The magic is always in finding what's best for you.
JMO . . . because my religion is self-itude.
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I just finished one full year WFPB and will not be sticking with it 100%. I learned a lot and I’m glad I tried it, but my body was breaking down.
It’s great to learn how specific foods affect you. I will stick with a very heavy plant diet, but will add back eggs and salmon. I’ll stay off dairy and cut wheat. Sugar (my arch nemesis) and I will continue to do battle. Maybe a tiny bit of grass fed beef and a dash or two of olive oil.
How was your body breaking down, may I ask? And how did you know if it was from WFPB diet? Thanks!
@Frogfisg for starters my teeth hurt, I had no energy to walk (much less run, which I love), I lost strength in my lifts and was generally lethargic. I was totally turned off by beans and soy and was basically down to broccoli and potatoes. I’m not suggesting that a WFPB diet isn’t healthy or that people can’t thrive - I just didn’t work out for me.
Sometimes enthusiastic converts fail to understand that their best 'religion' isn't best for the whole world of humans. The magic is always in finding what's best for you.
JMO . . . because my religion is self-itude.
@AnnPT77 Not exactly sure how a simple but polite curious question lead to an answer about enthusiastic converts and religion....
Anyways,
@nowine4me thanks for your response.4 -
I just finished one full year WFPB and will not be sticking with it 100%. I learned a lot and I’m glad I tried it, but my body was breaking down.
It’s great to learn how specific foods affect you. I will stick with a very heavy plant diet, but will add back eggs and salmon. I’ll stay off dairy and cut wheat. Sugar (my arch nemesis) and I will continue to do battle. Maybe a tiny bit of grass fed beef and a dash or two of olive oil.
How was your body breaking down, may I ask? And how did you know if it was from WFPB diet? Thanks!
@Frogfisg for starters my teeth hurt, I had no energy to walk (much less run, which I love), I lost strength in my lifts and was generally lethargic. I was totally turned off by beans and soy and was basically down to broccoli and potatoes. I’m not suggesting that a WFPB diet isn’t healthy or that people can’t thrive - I just didn’t work out for me.
Sometimes enthusiastic converts fail to understand that their best 'religion' isn't best for the whole world of humans. The magic is always in finding what's best for you.
JMO . . . because my religion is self-itude.
@AnnPT77 Not exactly sure how a simple but polite curious question lead to an answer about enthusiastic converts and religion....
Anyways,
@nowine4me thanks for your response.
Not at all intending to respond to (or criticize) you, @Frogfisg . Vegan/fully plant-based is a wonderful thing, for those it suits. I was intending to recognize that @nowine4me had found what was best for her. It can be an easy or tempting trap for people to feel like the things that work for them (or don't) are wrong, if others around them are proselytizing in a different direction.
If fully plant-based eating, or the whole ethical commitment to veganism is the right thing for you, I applaud that. Apologies for any offense given: It was not intended.1 -
Anyone can add me - I have an open diary and plan on tracking daily this upcoming year.
I’m about 95% vegan, 100% vegetarian. I eat Icelandic Skyr (haven’t found a good replacement yet) and take collagen peptides so those are my two non-vegan indulgences.1 -
@Frogfisg Frog, I should also mention that my supplementation was spotty at best, specifically B12 and D. I had bloodwork done back in June when I was 6 months in and it was perfect, then I just let it slide.
Thanks, I hope that you start to feel better soon!I just finished one full year WFPB and will not be sticking with it 100%. I learned a lot and I’m glad I tried it, but my body was breaking down.
It’s great to learn how specific foods affect you. I will stick with a very heavy plant diet, but will add back eggs and salmon. I’ll stay off dairy and cut wheat. Sugar (my arch nemesis) and I will continue to do battle. Maybe a tiny bit of grass fed beef and a dash or two of olive oil.
How was your body breaking down, may I ask? And how did you know if it was from WFPB diet? Thanks!
@Frogfisg for starters my teeth hurt, I had no energy to walk (much less run, which I love), I lost strength in my lifts and was generally lethargic. I was totally turned off by beans and soy and was basically down to broccoli and potatoes. I’m not suggesting that a WFPB diet isn’t healthy or that people can’t thrive - I just didn’t work out for me.
Sometimes enthusiastic converts fail to understand that their best 'religion' isn't best for the whole world of humans. The magic is always in finding what's best for you.
JMO . . . because my religion is self-itude.
@AnnPT77 Not exactly sure how a simple but polite curious question lead to an answer about enthusiastic converts and religion....
Anyways,
@nowine4me thanks for your response.
Not at all intending to respond to (or criticize) you, @Frogfisg . Vegan/fully plant-based is a wonderful thing, for those it suits. I was intending to recognize that @nowine4me had found what was best for her. It can be an easy or tempting trap for people to feel like the things that work for them (or don't) are wrong, if others around them are proselytizing in a different direction.
If fully plant-based eating, or the whole ethical commitment to veganism is the right thing for you, I applaud that. Apologies for any offense given: It was not intended.
Thanks Ann
I am very careful not to proselytize about food. My relationships are more important than food choices. My extended family are all big meat, potato and cheese eaters. They do not eat any vegetables whatsoever and very rarely - fruits. When they come to my home I always make them meat, potatoes, cheese and combinations thereof. When I go to their homes I bring our own dinner since they do not cook or bake anything I would care eat. Been doing this for over six years. Nobody makes a big deal as we respect each other’s choices. However it always creates a lot of work for me since I’m always cooking two dinners when they come to my home. I’m not crazy about cooking meat - however its the price of having them at my home.
However they haven’t seemed to notice that my chocolate cakes are vegan, and they eat them with relish....
Happy New Year to both of you!1 -
I try hard not to eat meat. I only eat it when I'm out at someone's house and that is what they are serving.0
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Hello. *waves*
Just entered my 4th year as a vegan. It's boringly normal to me now.
Apart from occasional cravings for fried chicken (!), it's basically plain sailing at this point. Luckily, I LOVE veggies, which definitely helps. I also love carbs (hence the extra bulk I'm in the process of shifting!). There is no earthly way I'm giving up the carbs, but MFP has helped me be far more mindful of portion sizes which has helped. I'm a 5ft 3 woman, and was eating like a 6ft 4 man!
If anyone is doing #Veganuary this year, and needs any advice - hit me up! And my diary is open, so feel free to have a poke around and see what I eat (um, maybe ignore the last week though!? The holidays got the better of me!)1 -
Anybody doing the fok 21 day challenge? It's free to sign up on their website. I'm starting over. WFPB for health reasons.0
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I just finished one full year WFPB and will not be sticking with it 100%. I learned a lot and I’m glad I tried it, but my body was breaking down.
It’s great to learn how specific foods affect you. I will stick with a very heavy plant diet, but will add back eggs and salmon. I’ll stay off dairy and cut wheat. Sugar (my arch nemesis) and I will continue to do battle. Maybe a tiny bit of grass fed beef and a dash or two of olive oil.
How was your body breaking down, may I ask? And how did you know if it was from WFPB diet? Thanks!
@Frogfisg for starters my teeth hurt, I had no energy to walk (much less run, which I love), I lost strength in my lifts and was generally lethargic. I was totally turned off by beans and soy and was basically down to broccoli and potatoes. I’m not suggesting that a WFPB diet isn’t healthy or that people can’t thrive - I just didn’t work out for me.
Unfortunately, I've seen this happen to too many people who adopt a WFPB diet. Layering the additional restrictions on top of avoiding animal products can too often lead to people not getting enough of what they need. I hope you feel better soon.0 -
I’m raw vegan. I have a pretty restrictive diet, because old habits die hard. I’ve been vegan since Feb/Apr 2015.2
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Ovo-lacto vegetarian here
I have to supplement plenty due to malabsorption but it suits me fine
My sister bless her was hosting Christmas and bought about 5 different mains for me and my kiddos as she couldn't decide what to cook for us
On the plus side she now has some veggie foods in the freezer for when we visit1 -
I try not to get stuck on labels, but I have been a vegetarian for 26 years (since I was 14!) And wfpb vegan for over 3 years. Stress at both home and work have led me to spiral quite a bit since August. After losing over 40lbs, I've gained back about 10. Ugh! Although, things are still not better at either home or work, I am determined to get back on it as of the 1st of this year. No more excuses, no more dairy and very little to no more gluten (not allergic, just makes me bloated and feel like garbage). My husband is a meat eater and has never been supportive of my WOE, so it would be nice to have a support group that understands.3
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My son has just decided to try being a vegetarian so I’m interested as maybe it will give me ideas for him I think it’s be around 5 months since he’s eaten meat but he tells me he feels better and he’s lost some weight2
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Vegan chef here! Feel free to add me if you like meal inspiration and pics!3
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I'm in the process of transitioning to a more plant based diet, with a goal of switching over to a whole foods, pescetarian woe at some point. Currently working on reducing chicken/beef right now, while upping beans and whole grains 1
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