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Struggling vegan...help!

Mishelly2013
Mishelly2013
Hi, first time poster here:)
I became a vegan 3 years ago after watching Forks Over Knives then reading/watching a lot of other books/documentaries and kind of being coached by my sis in law.

For about the last 8 months I've been just vegetarian as dairy and eggs (in baked stuff) have slowly crept back in:(

I have 2 daughters and husband who eat lots of cheese, ice cream etc so it's always in the house.....someone please remind me how horrible dairy is so I can kick it for good!
Any help appreciated:)
Booky
Booky
I am stuck on cheese myself, and a little ice cream too.

Dairy is horrible but it is not as horrible as eating meat.

Some times we simply must recognize and accept our own limitations.

It is senseless to beat your self up because of dairy when in fact you are doing a great job already and no one is perfect.

My view is just to minimize the cheese since I can not stop it, so I get the thick pizza where there is more crust than cheese, or make macaroni that only has cheese on the top.

I hear that some places have ice cream made from soy milk but I can not find any in my area, so I patiently wait and pray for the day that I can get the soy instead of the cow milk.

Know thy limitations, because no one can be perfect.
Mishelly2013
Mishelly2013
You're right, thank you:) I'm reminding myself that it's progress, not perfection:)
I did buy vegan ice cream from Trader Joes and funilly enough, now that I have it in the freezer, I'm not eating that OR my daughters ice cream! Maybe if I get vegan cheese I wont eat either:)
Thanks again
sigmund2
sigmund2
Dr Kelly Brogan addresses mental issues of many kinds and dairy. This is p2 and it a dresses dairy but p1 is important so click backwards too.
BedHog
BedHog
I think for most people cheese is the most difficult thing to give up. There always people posting cheez like sauces on the groups I'm part of. Living with SAD eaters is very challenging. I wonder if you could slowly start making substitutions for your family so that they would hardly notice the change.