Any Vegetarians, Vegan, or Raw Foodists?

HI. I'm plant-powered. I was a vegetarian for about 15 years, and 3 months ago gave up cheese, which was my last lacto thing. I feel much better, but I think that has something to do with the fact I don't tolerate milk products very well.

I'm trying to eat raw more, but between work and the gym I don't always have time. I have a fruit smoothie with vegan protein powder every morning and usually seitan, tempeh, or lentils most lunch and dinner, along with some kind of greens and a little quinoa or brown rice. I usually eat raw almonds and fruit for snacks. Feel free to look at my diary if you want. although today may not be my best day.

Long term veggie here, about 18 years and counting, and every now and again I give veganism a try. I very rarely used prosessed ready meals, usually I cook from scratch & I batch cook & freeze the extra. I try to avoid cheese 'cause thats a big trigger food for me, I can't just have a little. My OH calls me the 'mouse'.
I have an internet friend who is a raw foodist, but chatting to him it all sounds a bit too much like hard work. But he's very fit & healthy and runs marathons so it works for him.
ATM I'm just having protein shakes & one meal a day, but thats 'cause I need to lose a whole lot (over 100lbs), and I'm on quite a tight budget. My diary is open so take a look if you want.

I've been a vegetarian for about 7 years just watch out for too much pastas and carbs

Hi I'm a vegetarian who is interested in becoming a raw vegan. I'm incorporating more raw foods into what I eat every day because I feel better when I do.

Veggie here :-)

And no, i dont find it hard at all. I always thought i'd 'miss' meat and cheese in particular - but i feel amazing and dont miss those foods.

I went vegetarian about 2 years ago after reading Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer (AMAZING book!) and found that it was much easier to give up meat than I'd originally expected. Chicken was the only real meat that I previously ate, and the detail in that book about the quality of most available chicken was enough to turn me off for good! I eat a lot of multigrain bread, salad and patties, and I really like marinated tofu. I have put on a bit of weight since going vego, though, as a lot of the pre-made vegetarian food available is deep-fried I really need to cook more but it's one of my most hated things, so I can't really see myself taking pleasure in whipping up some vego feast :P

All of that said, I think you do need to think about your daily nutrition a lot more when you're vegetarian, and after finding that I was getting run down a lot, I've started to eat seafood a bit. I now eat fish about once or twice a week, and feel much better for it. Moreover, it's MUCH easier to eat out when you're open to eating either meat or seafood, and I was finding it really, really difficult to eat out with my family/friends when I was eating no flesh whatsoever. Technically this makes me a pescetarian rather than a vegetarian, but I don't give a **** about the labels. I think you need to do what's best (and maintainable!) for you, and by eating seafood a few times a week I'm much more able to avoid eating all other meat. So, I'm happy with my compromise