Looking for vegetarian/vegan friends!

beckyyoungers
beckyyoungers Posts: 18
edited October 7 in Introduce Yourself
Any other vegetarians or vegans here? I'm a long time vegetarian who has dabbled in being vegan several times. I made the commitment to go 100% vegan on New Year's - I'd love to have some like-minded friends so I can get ideas from your food diaries, etc.

(I also started an Introduce Yourself thread about being here as a New Year's Resolution but nobody commented! Trying again.)
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  • beezbee
    beezbee Posts: 87 Member
    I like your description of dabbling in veganism - I very much relate. Congrats on going 100% Feel free to add me, my diary is visible to my friends, and I welcome suggestions.
  • SeaSiren1
    SeaSiren1 Posts: 242 Member
    Congrats on your commitment! Request sent.
  • rugbyphreak
    rugbyphreak Posts: 509 Member
    i've been vegetarian for 9 years so i feel you there! add sent!
  • I quit meat cold turkey--no pun intended ;)--in August and love it! Although I eat fish occasionally so I guess I qualify as a pescatarian. I'm always open to new vegetarian recipes--add me if you'd like :)
  • firedragonjlc
    firedragonjlc Posts: 4 Member
    Request sent. I've been vegetarian for 10 years, and been leaning toward vegan for the last 4 years. My diary is public. look forward to exchanging ideas
  • caitylynn62
    caitylynn62 Posts: 99 Member
    Vegetarian since november! Love it!
  • aekaya
    aekaya Posts: 163 Member
    I'm a vegetarian 95% of the time! :) I'll add you!
  • SanCan2602
    SanCan2602 Posts: 52 Member
    I am a half vegetarian since January 1, 2012. I still eat fish every now and then. Feel free to add me. :-))
  • I've been a vegetarian for 9 years now! It would be great to meet some others!
  • Kymmy81
    Kymmy81 Posts: 168 Member
    I've been vegetarian for just over a year and I love it. I am always on the lookout for food ideas and my diary is open to my friends :smile:
  • pindie
    pindie Posts: 3
    Did you not see my post? lol.
    On and Off Vegetarian for years, but recently turned Vegan. Add me!
  • AnnaMaus
    AnnaMaus Posts: 167 Member
    I'm vegan, but I'm kind of a smartass, so add me if you want to see a diary full of great food (that's cheap too, cos we're broke), and learn funny **** about mean people.
  • Thanks everyone!! Lots of new friends now. :)
  • bilzprincess
    bilzprincess Posts: 107 Member
    vegetarian for 23 years, and went vegan this past july (after several different tries over the years). an acquaintance told me new year's resolutions stick if u get some practice first--so i've been PRACTICING since july, then for new year's cleaned out the closet of all animal-related-wear (wool, silk, leather, etc). nothing like putting my outfits where my mouth is to really sharpen my focus. this time is easier. i'm IN. happy to share recipes, and no, the weight doesn't fall off just because i became vegan. portions matter always. i originally had my GW set for 135. now that i'm getting in that range i realize i may actually be able to get to 125. i'm committed. not perfect. committed and still human. still want portions of vegan food i should cut in half. and sometimes i don't halve them. smile. good luck.
  • gingerb85
    gingerb85 Posts: 357 Member
    I'm vegan, 2 years. I have sent you a friend request.
  • yestowellness
    yestowellness Posts: 98 Member
    Just went vegetarian this year. A lot of my meals are vegan. I love it! Feel free to add me.
  • 714rah714
    714rah714 Posts: 759 Member
    I still eat fish on occasion but would like to know what your eating, need to up my protein. Please add me to your friends list
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Yes, I am the same. A guilty vegetarian is perhaps the best way to describe it.

    That is, I feel guilty for being too selfish to give up dairy. But I make sure my milk is organic and locally produced, and only buy eggs from farms I know personally and approve of.
  • seraieis
    seraieis Posts: 4 Member
    I'm a mostly vegetarian who occasionally throws a steak on his plate. I ate a vegan diet for a year and had never felt better, but then moved in with my fiance, who would eat steak and eggs at every meal. Needless to say, it's been hard to do it since. Feel free to add me if you'd like :)
  • rinalyn
    rinalyn Posts: 12 Member
    I've been a vegetarian since I was in junior high (I'm 27 now). I went vegan in 2009.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    I'm a vegetarian for the last 7 years. :] I'm currently pregnant so this is more of an attempt to maintain my weight or gain gradually until delivery. It then becomes a mission to lose some pounds. I ended up losing 5lbs from December 9, 2011 to December 27, 2011 somehow despite being pregnant, but even as a vegetarian I am tempted by pasta, bread, potatoes, crackers and other carb heavy foods that are indeed delicious! I'm new here and until our second baby is delivered (due March 10, 2012) you may not notice my ticker moving a lot or it may even move the opposite way by a couple pounds. Side Note I am a strict vegetarian so I don't eat rennet or animal enzymes, gelatin and other biproducts.. I attempt to eat organic, but I still eat some processed foods like Nate's Meatless Meatballs, which are seriously delicious. <3
  • llasky1
    llasky1 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi,

    I have been a vegetarian off and on for about 17 years and went vegan for new years as well. I am finding it a little difficult when I eat out sometimes or with dried eggs in some mixes, but absolutely loving it.
    Would love to share recipes. Sadly, my favorite book in the past couple months have been vegan cookies :)
    Lara
  • WHARRGARBL
    WHARRGARBL Posts: 2 Member
    I have been vegan for just over a year now, with only a few slip-ups since going from full on Omni to strict vegan! I find that breakfasts and lunches can be difficult at work, so I struggle with what to eat while I'm at work when I don't have enough energy/motivation to plan ahead and pack meals.
  • hypersensitiveb
    hypersensitiveb Posts: 342 Member
    Veggi one and off most my life vegan a few times . Currently veggi for about 2 years.
    Looking for veggi or vegan friends . My mother and husband are veggi too. My mother will be joining on here soon.
  • apparatus195316
    apparatus195316 Posts: 79 Member
    I'm a vegetarian and have been for over ten years now (with some, er...slip-ups? lol)
    Baby #2 is due on Feb 8th and I'm going to go Vegan to lose the baby weight.

    Feel free to add me, anyone! I need all the help I can get :D
  • rwozzie
    rwozzie Posts: 24 Member
    Hi! I was vegetarian for 3.5 years, and now have been vegan for about 10 months. Feel free to add me. :)
  • Cool, I've been vegetarian for 9 years. I tried being vegan but didn't even make it until dinner time. Cheese was calling my name...
  • I'm trying to be meat free :)
  • jenifer7teen
    jenifer7teen Posts: 205 Member
    vegetarian for 11 out of last 13 years.

    dabbled in vegan, but it has never fit my lifestyle (complicated at dinner parties, expensive, and i struggled to meet my nutritional needs).

    i eat meat a few times a year for special occasions (i.e. when i went to new orleans i HAD to try some authentic foods):)
  • I've been a pescaterain for six years now. I eat fish rarely. Feel free to add me!
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