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Hello. My name is Jan, and I'm a new member. I'm from Boston, Massachusetts, USA

where I've lived most of life except for 4 years in Idaho. I've been vegetarian

for 7 1/2 years now, but haven't had beef or pork since the 1980's. Right now I

do eat a little fish, very little but am quickly headed towards not eating any

at all. Along with not eating meat, I also don't eat anything where any part of

animal was used to make it, and so that means no soups with beef or chicken

broth. I do my best not to buy anything made with leather, but this is very hard

to do so. I can't always avoid it, but believe me, I try. I don't eat eggs,

but will eat something where it's part of the recipe. I do drink milk. I never

knowingly eat anything that's cooked in animal fat. I eat lots of vegetables,

meat substitues like Boca burgers, crushed boca burger, tofu, Qourn, and always

stock up when any of it's on sale. I'm physically very active. I'm looking to

improve my eating habits and to do so in a more healthy manner. I'm getting

into long distance bicycle riding and want to become stronger. I volunteer at a

cat adoption center, am currently fostering 6 while having two of my own; Batman

and Robin. I work full-time, don't have a family and am going to back to school

in January for paralegal certification. My family hasnt always understood my

being a vegetarian. Easter  one year we were over my brother's and his family's

house. My sister-in-law tried pass me the meat platter, and I told her, " No,

thank you. " My family said but it was Easter. Wasn't I going to have some ham,

and when I told them no, they repeated again that it was Easter. My reply was

that I was vegetarian, and that either a person is or isn't. Not just when it's

convenient. The samething happened on Thanksgiving. Someone made the comment I

was serious, and I said yes, I was. I'm vegetarian because animals are living

breathing things, and each one is someone's mother, father, etc. Cows have

feelings and emotions just like humans do. Anyway....I'm sorry. I know this is

long for an introduction. I just wasnt sure what and what not to say.

 

Jan

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jan, thanks for the mail and welcome to the group! You do seem to

lead a healthy and busy life - no problem about the long introduction,

these are all issues that concern us all especially the problems with

family or others who are not sympathetic towards vegetarianism, we all

have to deal with that in different ways. Some thoughts on this:

 

- Let them know in advance about your diet preferences, this gives the

possibility of discussion about what is or is not possible - a lot of

people don't even know!

 

- Depending on the circumstances, e.g. for a festive occasion you

might be able to offer your own vegetarian recipe which would also

give the others the opportunity to sample how delicious vegetarian

food really is! Look for ideas in our recipe pages under Files.

 

- In fact, traditional festive occasions are sometimes easier to deal

with cos you can just ignore the meat and gravy and enjoy the rest.

Problem is when you are offered integral menus (western or oriental)

which don't give you the opportunity to eat anything else.

 

- Don't give an inch, well I'm sure you wouldn't - if you ever agree

under pressure to sample a little of some meat dish, then it will

never be forgotten and it makes it very difficult to go back to a

stricter diet. Be persistent and consistent!

 

The other problem you mention is, of course, not knowing what

ingredients (fats etc.) are involved in the cooking of a dish

especially in restaurants and so on - this is an area where you may

have to give an inch as you can't always go into detail about the

cooking arrangements (though I'm sure many members wouldn't agree with

me about this). Safest is, of course, only to visit vegetarian

restaurants or those who have a good reputation in providing reliable

vegetarian food.

 

Enjoy the list! Piers (co-owner with Pat and Marie)

 

, Jan <starfishgirl529 wrote:

>

> Hello. My name is Jan, and I'm a new member. I'm from Boston,

Massachusetts, USA where I've lived most of life except for 4 years in

Idaho. I've been vegetarian for 7 1/2 years now, but haven't had beef

or pork since the 1980's. Right now I do eat a little fish, very

little but am quickly headed towards not eating any at all. Along with

not eating meat, I also don't eat anything where any part of animal

was used to make it, and so that means no soups with beef or chicken

broth. I do my best not to buy anything made with leather, but this is

very hard to do so. I can't always avoid it, but believe me, I try. I

don't eat eggs, but will eat something where it's part of the recipe.

I do drink milk. I never knowingly eat anything that's cooked in

animal fat. I eat lots of vegetables, meat substitues like Boca

burgers, crushed boca burger, tofu, Qourn, and always stock up when

any of it's on sale. I'm physically very active. I'm looking to

> improve my eating habits and to do so in a more healthy manner. I'm

getting into long distance bicycle riding and want to become stronger.

I volunteer at a cat adoption center, am currently fostering 6 while

having two of my own; Batman and Robin. I work full-time, don't have a

family and am going to back to school in January for paralegal

certification. My family hasnt always understood my being a

vegetarian. Easter one year we were over my brother's and his

family's house. My sister-in-law tried pass me the meat platter, and I

told her, " No, thank you. " My family said but it was Easter. Wasn't I

going to have some ham, and when I told them no, they repeated

again that it was Easter. My reply was that I was vegetarian, and

that either a person is or isn't. Not just when it's convenient. The

samething happened on Thanksgiving. Someone made the comment I

was serious, and I said yes, I was. I'm vegetarian because animals are

living

> breathing things, and each one is someone's mother, father, etc.

Cows have feelings and emotions just like humans do. Anyway....I'm

sorry. I know this is long for an introduction. I just wasnt sure what

and what not to say.

>

> Jan

>

> Click on the " Fund Food for Animals " button at The Animal

> Rescue Site and give food to an animal living in a shelter

> or sanctuary -- at no cost to you.

> http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/tpc/ERA_091907_ARS

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jan,

Welcome to our group! I love Boston (don't even live in the usa but have done so

in the past and have since visited many many times) and the whole area there  

Never been to Idaho, though, so you've got me there! LOL

 

Good for you for heading towards total vegetarianism - sometimes it's not easy,

is it? Total sympathy there! I see that one of our co-owners, Piers, has already

responded to your post and welcomed you, so this is simply an addendum to  that

Keep up the good work and do let us know if there is anything we can do to

support, advise, help, etc. We love to help!

 

I'm Pat, and I live in Canada with my dh, our little beagle Casey and our

tiger-striped cat Misha. I'm originally from the UK but have in recent years

lived in New Zealand and Australia as well as in the UK again off and on and the

USA - we do seem to get around. I've been a veggie since the early 80s (actually

at first I was pesco-vegetarian), bar a couple of backslides, and changed to

vegan after the turn of this new century (which isn't so new any more), as did

my dh. Currently, we are tending more and more towards raw, but that's a whole

other story and needn't concern this group one little bit! LOL

 

Let's hear from you lots, okay????? Grrrreat!!!

 

All best wishes,

Pat (co-owner with Piers and Marie)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello. My name is Jan, and I'm a new member. I'm from Boston,

Massachusetts, USA where I've lived most of life except for 4 years in Idaho.

I've been vegetarian for 7 1/2 years now, but haven't had beef or pork since the

1980's. Right now I do eat a little fish, very little but am quickly headed

towards not eating any at all. Along with not eating meat, I also don't eat

anything where any part of animal was used to make it, and so that means no

soups with beef or chicken broth. I do my best not to buy anything made with

leather, but this is very hard to do so. I can't always avoid it, but believe

me, I try. I don't eat eggs, but will eat something where it's part of the

recipe. I do drink milk. I never knowingly eat anything that's cooked in animal

fat. I eat lots of vegetables, meat substitues like Boca burgers, crushed boca

burger, tofu, Qourn, and always stock up when any of it's on sale. I'm

physically very active. I'm

looking to

 

improve my eating habits and to do so in a more healthy manner. I'm getting

into long distance bicycle riding and want to become stronger. I volunteer at a

cat adoption center, am currently fostering 6 while having two of my own; Batman

and Robin. I work full-time, don't have a family and am going to back to school

in January for paralegal certification. My family hasnt always understood my

being a vegetarian. Easter  one year we were over my brother's and his family's

house. My sister-in-law tried pass me the meat platter, and I told her, " No,

thank you. " My family said but it was Easter. Wasn't I going to have some ham,

and when I told them no, they repeated again that it was Easter. My reply was

that I was vegetarian, and that either a person is or isn't. Not just when it's

convenient. The samething happened on Thanksgiving. Someone made the comment I

was serious, and I said yes, I was. I'm vegetarian because animals are living

 

breathing things, and each one is someone's mother, father, etc. Cows have

feelings and emotions just like humans do. Anyway....I' m sorry. I know this is

long for an introduction. I just wasnt sure what and what not to say.

 

 

 

Jan

 

 

 

Click on the " Fund Food for Animals " button at The Animal

 

Rescue Site and give food to an animal living in a shelter

 

or sanctuary -- at no cost to you.

 

http://www.theanima lrescuesite. com/tpc/ERA_ 091907_ARS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I live in central Ct. I tried getting off of meat cold turkey (pardon the

expression) for about 3 months. I then started feeling tired and weak. I think I

just did not know how to do it. So my vegetarian friend said to start slowling

not all at once. I cofounded a rabbit rescue and netwerk with many animal

lovers. I saw a gross movie and that is why I really wanted to try going

vegetarian besides meeting more people involved in rescues that are vegetarian.

I also have some minor health problems and am not sure if I need certain foods.

 

--

Susan, Tabitha & Pumpkin Pie, Six & Drifter, Jordan, Iceberg, Peanut, Samantha,

Baily & Nokki

 

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Jan <starfishgirl529

Hello. My name is Jan, and I'm a new member. I'm from Boston, Massachusetts, USA

where I've lived most of life except for 4 years in Idaho. I've been vegetarian

for 7 1/2 years now, but haven't had beef or pork since the 1980's. Right now I

do eat a little fish, very little but am quickly headed towards not eating any

at all. Along with not eating meat, I also don't eat anything where any part of

animal was used to make it, and so that means no soups with beef or chicken

broth. I do my best not to buy anything made with leather, but this is very hard

to do so. I can't always avoid it, but believe me, I try. I don't eat eggs, but

will eat something where it's part of the recipe. I do drink milk. I never

knowingly eat anything that's cooked in animal fat. I eat lots of vegetables,

meat substitues like Boca burgers, crushed boca burger, tofu, Qourn, and always

stock up when any of it's on sale. I'm physically very active. I'm looking to

improve my eating habits and to do so in a more healthy manner. I'm getting into

long distance bicycle riding and want to become stronger. I volunteer at a cat

adoption center, am currently fostering 6 while having two of my own; Batman and

Robin. I work full-time, don't have a family and am going to back to school in

January for paralegal certification. My family hasnt always understood my being

a vegetarian. Easter one year we were over my brother's and his family's house.

My sister-in-law tried pass me the meat platter, and I told her, " No, thank

you. " My family said but it was Easter. Wasn't I going to have some ham, and

when I told them no, they repeated again that it was Easter. My reply was that I

was vegetarian, and that either a person is or isn't. Not just when it's

convenient. The samething happened on Thanksgiving. Someone made the comment I

was serious, and I said yes, I was. I'm vegetarian because animals are living

breathing things, and each one is someone's mother, father, etc. Cows have

feelings and emotions just like humans do. Anyway....I'm sorry. I know this is

long for an introduction. I just wasnt sure what and what not to say.

 

Jan

 

Click on the " Fund Food for Animals " button at The Animal

Rescue Site and give food to an animal living in a shelter

or sanctuary -- at no cost to you.

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/tpc/ERA_091907_ARS