Vegetarians & Vegans Support Group

Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal . Veganism excludes all animal products from diet and in some definitions from attire also. Vegetarians have varied motivations including religious, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, environmental, social, economic, health, political, and personal concerns. Join many others in sharing your experiences to...

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Ophelia-Slipstitch
Ophelia-Slipstitch
People find out I'm vegan and then tell me "Oh I used to be a vegetarian, but then I quit becuase it was soooooo hard! I felt sick and blah blah blah." No, you are just weak and/or not doing it correctly. Stop blaming the lack of meat. Which is just clumps of fat and connective tissue that slowly poisons our bodies. That or shut the eff up and die of your heart attack over in the corner so I don't have to hear you bitch.

You know what, fuff the world. -angrily munches on her carrot stick-
Dave17
Dave17
that gets old, doesn't it?

hmmm... carrot sticks. Gotta love them.
rainBowsLoveMe
rainBowsLoveMe
I kind of had that conversation with my "bf" last night because I just started working out again to get ready for lacrosse and he's worried about my protein intake cause I don't eat meat anymore..... :| I was just like "uh really?" We actually almost got into a fight about it lol I've been fine for almost 3months and then he almsot tried to tell me that my stomach was upset after I excercised cause of it.. I was just like no. I feel sick cause I haven't excercised all yr. lol We finally came to an agreement that I'll be fine being a vegetarian cause it's not like I'm just eating lettuce, there's beans, wheat, etc. and I can mix and match my food intake. I'll be much better off then if I ate meat, which I told him, but rephrased differently as to not sound like his lifestyle is wrong so I don't offend. People can be silly.
rainBowsLoveMe
rainBowsLoveMe
^didnt eat meat :@
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yeah, I know what you mean. People around my office are looking at me differently. Its not like I'm shouting out to the world, I'm a vegetarian! (I'm working on vegan, I really am. I am in my first 30 days of this, and maybe I am vegan, but I just don't know what hidden words I should be looking for on the ingredients list) Its just that they've heard conversations between me and a couple close friends on the book two of us read, and then look at my lunch to see if I'm eating meat.

I work in a Dr's office. So shouldn't I, along with everyone else that works there, be a role model for our patients? I mean, seriously, should I advise my patients that they need to eat healthier and exercise if I'm not doing it myself? I'm not perfect, I do need to lose about 15 lbs, but overall, I'm working on it. And I can share my personal experiences of how challenging, but rewarding, it is.

From a new veg's perspective, I can say that when a Dr started with our practice a few yrs ago, and I learned he was a vegetarian, I was curious, and admired him. But I didn't think I had the STRENGTH to follow what I thought was a strict diet. I think if more people just TRIED it (even for just a few days), they would see it can be a challenge, but its not as hard as they think.