I'm so happy, I've finally decided to be a vegan! I was a vegetarian for about 8 months and I finally have the desire to be vegan. Alot of the posts in here have helped influence me to become vegan. Thanks guys! I feel better already!
My mother is appauled with the idea of me going vegan. I really want to though, but she won't let me, she says, "milk and cheese and eggs have a lot of protein," well, I see but what about the animals that have to produce them? She just doesn't get my argument.
i'm proud! i'm attempting the transition as we speak, but it's a bit difficult at university. i admire anyone who can do it!
Intheflesh, tell your mom that there are other ways to get proteirn besides eating dairy products. Soy products and almonds, and peanuts have lots of protein in them. I hate that when people find out I'm a vegan they say, well how do you get protein?, as if animal products are the only things on earth that have protein
So - just out of interest, how do vegans ensure they're getting a balanced protien? I'm a bit suspicious, because I know a vegan family, and all four of their children look thin, pasty faced and lacking energy to me - something I can't say about lacto-vegitarians I know. Alaso, I wonder about vegans who use other animal products, eg. leather, and who drink, esp. french wine, where there are almost certainly animal ingredients?
some vegans continue to use leather they owned prior to becoming vegan, so as not to waste it. others may buy it second-hand. (that way they're not giving money directly to its production, but instead recycling.) while there are a few nutrient deficiencies to watch out for on a vegan diet, such as b12, protein is certainly not one of them. if you eat food, chances are you get enough protein. it's found in lots of places, and you only need 50 grams a day. under-eating can lead to a gaunt pasty appearance, as can a poor knowledge of nutrition. (no matter what your dietary habits.) i'm a bit on the underweight side, but that's because of an inherited thyroid problem. veg*nism is neither the cause nor the cure of everything.
Yeah I'm ashamed of the suede shoes I have and the leather I used to wear. I think once I get more developed and older I'll go vegan. By then I'll have a lot of recipies and be used to the vegetarian diet.
Turning into a Vegan so young is not the best idea. It will affect you for the rest of your life, no matter what decisions you make concerning your diet. Yes, I know your 15 and your never gonna change your mind never ever ever ever, but......
they, (duh hypocritz, wohmen mostly) have changed duh meaning uv vegetable 2 mean egg, fish, dick, whatever. duh only vegetarian on dis planet, me
and if they make all of the proper decisions regarding nutrition, exactly what are the dreadful effects they will reap? are they social ones- teasing, fitting in, etcetera? because many young people are in fact equipped to handle that, and if they're not, then they are free to return to any diet that works for them. there's no reason not to give something a try.
intheflesh- its hard when younger. ive been vegge since i was 9 (though i'll admit ive given in to cravings and had a bit of chicken here and there (and gotten sick afterwards or felt sick after i realized what i did and didnt do it for a long time) but when i was younger it was harder. I DO NOT SUGGEST DOING IT THIS WAY but after a few months of me eating nothing but pbj, peanut butter and bananna and cereal with soy milk (luckily i was already lacose intolerant so soymilk was present) my parents realized i was for real with it and we had a small selection of vege food in the house. for a while i lived on nothing but tofu and veggie burgers. If you live near a market the easiest way is to either sit down and talk to your parents about having money for food or just getting a job and getting food yourself. just show your paretns that A) youre serious in your convictions- you do want to be a vegge and B) you want to do it healthily and need their help to do so without getting ill from the dietary restraints good luck
If you decide at a young age, to be a vegan, your body adjusts itself to the fuel that you give it. If you change your mind later in life, you body is not equipped to process the meats that you MIGHT want to start eating.
