Guest guest Posted June 25, 2000 Report Share Posted June 25, 2000 Welcome, Beth. Would love to have some yummy Cajun style veggie recipes! Do you have any to share? Jan > > > > Hello, all. My name is Beth, and I live in the Lake Charles (LA) area. > I was vegetarian about 2 1/2 yrs, and went vegan about a month ago. So far > so good, and I doubt I'll ever go back. I'm having a great time cooking, > and putting healthy meals together. So far I haven't ventured too far from > vegan cookbooks but I'm sure I'll start getting creative sooner or later. > > Have a good weekend, what's left of it ... > > > Beth > > > ------ > Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! > 1. Fill in the brief application > 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds > 3. Get rates as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR > http://click./1/5197/1/_/423093/_/961972584/ > ------ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Welcome, Lisa! I'm a homeschooling mom too, and I have three girls who are adopted. The difference with me is that after I got the girls, I thought I WAS done having children. Then I met my current husband and got pregnant twice within our first two years of marriage (our first child was born two weeks early--nine months and three weeks after our wedding!). NOW I'm done! Time to wait for the grandchildren. I have been mostly vegetarian for a while now, trying to eat mainly vegan and working towards raw. I don't think I'll ever be totally raw, since my husband is not (yet) even a vegetarian. But I feel better when I eat that way. I found tons of vegan and raw websites by asking in all my vegan and raw , and by doing a computer search. I lost most of my resources when my computer fried in March, but I'm slowly building my list back up. If you still can't find what you need, I can give you what I have, even though it isn't nearly what I once had. Do you belong to any other vegan or raw ? I am finding them so helpful. I hope you find this group helpful to you. Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Lisa, a great resource is: http://cgi.fatfree.com/cgi-bin/fatfree/recipes.cgi It is vegetarian and low fat and vegan recipes are marked as such. I don't do raw, so can't help you there, except to suggest a Google search. I know there is at least one raw foods magazine I have bookmarked somewhere. The best! Eric - gardengreetings Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:51 AM Introduction Hi everyone! I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. I'm a married mom to two and have been *basically* vegetarian for quite some time. My children and I are allergic to milk, so we have continued to eat only eggs. We are now wanting to go vegan and change to a mostly raw foods way of eating. However, I have found it quite difficul to locate recipes for vegan meals, and ever more difficult to find sources for the right way to change over to mostly raw foods. We live in Michigan, do a lot of organic gardening on our current 12 acres, and will be buying a much larger piece of land this summer with plans to build on it next spring (we built our house here as well, what an experience!). I'm an artist (painting, sculpting, photography, textile design) and my husband is coming around to the idea of a more creative vocation for himself as well (and, personally, I think gardening well is creative . We homeschool our child who is still at home, which is extremely gratifying and fascinating. It's a family affair and I think I've learned as much as our children in the years we've homeschooled. We don't feel we're finished parenting, and so plan to adopt in the near future. I'm (we're) very much looking forward to sharing recipes here, and am very pleased to have found this list.Sincerely,Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Try here for raw: http://www.living-foods.com/index.shtml Dawn - " gardengreetings " <GardenGreetings Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:51 AM Introduction > Hi everyone! I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. > I'm a married mom to two and have been *basically* vegetarian for > quite some time. My children and I are allergic to milk, so we have > continued to eat only eggs. > We are now wanting to go vegan and change to a mostly raw foods > way of eating. However, I have found it quite difficul to locate > recipes for vegan meals, and ever more difficult to find sources for > the right way to change over to mostly raw foods. > We live in Michigan, do a lot of organic gardening on our > current 12 acres, and will be buying a much larger piece of land this > summer with plans to build on it next spring (we built our house here > as well, what an experience!). > I'm an artist (painting, sculpting, photography, textile design) > and my husband is coming around to the idea of a more creative > vocation for himself as well (and, personally, I think gardening well > is creative . > We homeschool our child who is still at home, which is > extremely gratifying and fascinating. It's a family affair and I > think I've learned as much as our children in the years we've > homeschooled. > We don't feel we're finished parenting, and so plan to adopt in > the near future. > I'm (we're) very much looking forward to sharing recipes here, > and am very pleased to have found this list. > > Sincerely, > Lisa > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Welcome Stephen! Here are some websites that I stronger recommend: http://www.pcrm.org/ http://www.drmcdougall.com/ They offer quite a bit of info on the net free, as well as book titles with reliable information. You may be able to get many or even most of these books at the library. If they aren't in your local library, you may be able to get them interlibrary loan. The PCRM website offers a (free?) Vegetarian Starter Kit that can be very useful. They talk about the NEW Four Food Groups... fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. Add a regular supplement of B12 to that, and that about covers it. If/when you want more information, there is also http://www.vegsource.com/ which is a sort of central warehouse of veg stuff. Lots of key personalities can be found listed there. I hope your wife will come around gradually as she sees the improvements you start to enjoy. Be patient and loving with her! :-) Wishing you all the best... Deborah (been eating vegan since 1985) Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Merritt, I am 40 years old, married and live in Nashville, Tennessee. For many years now, I've wanted to make the shift to a vegan diet but have been overwhelmed. There seems to be so much to learn, at least to do it healthily, that I don't know where to start. My wife disagrees with me on this issue and so won't be joining me. I need all the advice I can get. Where do I start? What books can you recommend? Money is very tight (we're living on one income at the moment) so I need to find the right books to buy. Help! Looking forward to hearing from you! Stephen Merritt Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Hi Stephen! I understand it can seem overwhelming to go vegan at first glance and especially if you are not at least vegetarian or have a reduced meat diet. It might be an easier transition for you to start with what you can handle or are comfortable with. Go at your own pace and wean yourself off of animal products (meat, dairy and eggs) over a period of time because if you do it all at once, you could end up getting the impression that the vegan diet is impossible to acheive and lose your willingness and openness to attempt it again, which would be unfortunate in many ways. Some people are vegetarian for years before they can make the full leap to vegan although that's not to say it can't be done if one is determined enough. Just keep in mind no one is perfect (even vegans) and we all have our different paths to vegetarianism and veganism as individuals. Being vegan for me and a lot of other vegans is just about reducing the amount of animal suffering in the world instead of eliminating it alltogether (although that would be ideal). Additional benefits are having improved health, longer life span, and as well as helping the environment. I don't know what your motivations are but as you can see, you can't really go wrong if you go vegan. If you do end up becoming vegan, you will see in time (usually a matter of months) that it isn't as hard as you once thought. First, you will need a list of animal ingredients to print out to take shopping. This list has a lot of less obvious ingredients which can be a great help when buying food, toiletries, etc. Here is a link... http://www.ivu.org/faq/animal_derived.html When shopping, it just takes a little time to read labels on products and in time will hopefully become second nature to you to always know what's in what you buy and eat. Also you need to make sure you take care of yourself, that you get the proper nutrients such as Omega fatty acids and Vitamin B12 (I use nutritional yeast and ground flaxseed but there are other sources). I recommend taking a vegan multivitamin as it will help ensure you get the required daily vitamins and minerals. Supplements are not enough though, eating a balanced diet is necessary and trying not to consume too much junk food helps (there is a ton of yummy vegan junk food out there!). I don't know many good books for going vegetarian or at least I can't remember them (it's been several years). The one I recall reading was " Becoming Vegetarian " by Vesanto Melina and it is decent but a little scientific with not enough emphasis on the social and ethical aspects of the diet. I recommend these books for going vegan...Amazon seems to be the cheapest online but then there is shipping to consider as well. Borders or Barnes and Nobles might be cheaper so I would check there too. " The Vegan Sourcebook " by Jo Anne Stepaniak " Being Vegan " also by Jo Anne S. " Vegan, The New Ethics of Eating " by Erik Marcus " Living Among Meat-eaters " by Carol Adams (to help you with your relationship with your wife as well as anyone that is non-veg in your life when you are beginning a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle). I hope this helps you! I sincerely congratulate you on your open- mindedness to a veg lifestyle and hope you get all the support and encouragement you need to go veg! Please write me directly if you would like any more advice, I would love to help out however I can. Peace and Light, Mer , StephenMerritt <scmerritt@m...> wrote: > Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Merritt, I am 40 years old, married and > live in Nashville, Tennessee. For many years now, I've wanted to make the > shift to a vegan diet but have been overwhelmed. There seems to be so much > to learn, at least to do it healthily, that I don't know where to > start. My wife disagrees with me on this issue and so won't be joining > me. I need all the advice I can get. Where do I start? What books can > you recommend? Money is very tight (we're living on one income at the > moment) so I need to find the right books to buy. > Help! > > Looking forward to hearing from you! > > Stephen Merritt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Thanks for the advice and the resources. I greatly appreciate it! Stephen At 09:38 AM 8/25/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Welcome Stephen! > >Here are some websites that I stronger recommend: > ><http://www.pcrm.org/>http://www.pcrm.org/ > >http://www.drmcdougall.com/ > >They offer quite a bit of info on the net free, as well as book titles >with reliable information. You may be able to get many or even most of >these books at the library. If they aren't in your local library, you may >be able to get them interlibrary loan. > >The PCRM website offers a (free?) Vegetarian Starter Kit that can be very >useful. They talk about the NEW Four Food Groups... fruits, vegetables, >whole grains and legumes. Add a regular supplement of B12 to that, and >that about covers it. > >If/when you want more information, there is also ><http://www.vegsource.com/>http://www.vegsource.com/ which is a sort of >central warehouse of veg stuff. Lots of key personalities can be found >listed there. > >I hope your wife will come around gradually as she sees the improvements >you start to enjoy. Be patient and loving with her! :-) > >Wishing you all the best... > >Deborah (been eating vegan since 1985) > > > > > Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Merritt, I am 40 years old, married and > live in Nashville, Tennessee. For many years now, I've wanted to make the > shift to a vegan diet but have been overwhelmed. There seems to be so > much > to learn, at least to do it healthily, that I don't know where to > start. My wife disagrees with me on this issue and so won't be joining > me. I need all the advice I can get. Where do I start? What books can > you recommend? Money is very tight (we're living on one income at the > moment) so I need to find the right books to buy. > Help! > > Looking forward to hearing from you! > > Stephen Merritt > > > > > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > > Shortcut URL to this page: > ></community/>/community\ / > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Thank you so much for the wonderful advice and encouragement. It means a lot. Stephen! At 06:29 PM 8/25/2004 +0000, you wrote: >Hi Stephen! > >I understand it can seem overwhelming to go vegan at first glance and >especially if you are not at least vegetarian or have a reduced meat >diet. It might be an easier transition for you to start with what >you can handle or are comfortable with. Go at your own pace and wean >yourself off of animal products (meat, dairy and eggs) over a period >of time because if you do it all at once, you could end up getting >the impression that the vegan diet is impossible to acheive and lose >your willingness and openness to attempt it again, which would be >unfortunate in many ways. > >Some people are vegetarian for years before they can make the full >leap to vegan although that's not to say it can't be done if one is >determined enough. Just keep in mind no one is perfect (even vegans) >and we all have our different paths to vegetarianism and veganism as >individuals. > >Being vegan for me and a lot of other vegans is just about reducing >the amount of animal suffering in the world instead of eliminating it >alltogether (although that would be ideal). Additional benefits are >having improved health, longer life span, and as well as helping the >environment. I don't know what your motivations are but as you can >see, you can't really go wrong if you go vegan. > >If you do end up becoming vegan, you will see in time (usually a >matter of months) that it isn't as hard as you once thought. First, >you will need a list of animal ingredients to print out to take >shopping. This list has a lot of less obvious ingredients which can >be a great help when buying food, toiletries, etc. Here is a >link... ><http://www.ivu.org/faq/animal_derived.html>http://www.ivu.org/faq/animal_deriv\ ed.html >When shopping, it just takes a little time to read labels on products >and in time will hopefully become second nature to you to always know >what's in what you buy and eat. > >Also you need to make sure you take care of yourself, that you get >the proper nutrients such as Omega fatty acids and Vitamin B12 (I use >nutritional yeast and ground flaxseed but there are other sources). I >recommend taking a vegan multivitamin as it will help ensure you get >the required daily vitamins and minerals. Supplements are not enough >though, eating a balanced diet is necessary and trying not to consume >too much junk food helps (there is a ton of yummy vegan junk food out >there!). > >I don't know many good books for going vegetarian or at least I can't >remember them (it's been several years). The one I recall reading >was " Becoming Vegetarian " by Vesanto Melina and it is decent but a >little scientific with not enough emphasis on the social and ethical >aspects of the diet. > >I recommend these books for going vegan...Amazon seems to be the >cheapest online but then there is shipping to consider as well. >Borders or Barnes and Nobles might be cheaper so I would check there >too. > " The Vegan Sourcebook " by Jo Anne Stepaniak > " Being Vegan " also by Jo Anne S. > " Vegan, The New Ethics of Eating " by Erik Marcus > " Living Among Meat-eaters " by Carol Adams (to help you with your >relationship with your wife as well as anyone that is non-veg in your >life when you are beginning a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle). > >I hope this helps you! I sincerely congratulate you on your open- >mindedness to a veg lifestyle and hope you get all the support and >encouragement you need to go veg! Please write me directly if you >would like any more advice, I would love to help out however I can. > >Peace and Light, >Mer > > > > > > , StephenMerritt <scmerritt@m...> >wrote: > > Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Merritt, I am 40 years old, >married and > > live in Nashville, Tennessee. For many years now, I've wanted to >make the > > shift to a vegan diet but have been overwhelmed. There seems to be >so much > > to learn, at least to do it healthily, that I don't know where to > > start. My wife disagrees with me on this issue and so won't be >joining > > me. I need all the advice I can get. Where do I start? What >books can > > you recommend? Money is very tight (we're living on one income at >the > > moment) so I need to find the right books to buy. > > Help! > > > > Looking forward to hearing from you! > > > > Stephen Merritt > > > > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > >Shortcut URL to this page: > ></community/>/community\ / > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Very well said, Mer. I have nothing to add to your input... i only have a good site to add next to your website of animal ingredients and their alternatives. http://www.caringconsumer.com/ingredientsfactsheet.html Good luck Stephen. It's going to be hard at the begining, but you will get used to it like Mer has said... not only that, the more you'll realize you're reducing the animal suffering every day, the greater you'll feel. Take care, Suha zoey718560 <waternymph72178 wrote: Hi Stephen! I understand it can seem overwhelming to go vegan at first glance and especially if you are not at least vegetarian or have a reduced meat diet. It might be an easier transition for you to start with what you can handle or are comfortable with. Go at your own pace and wean yourself off of animal products (meat, dairy and eggs) over a period of time because if you do it all at once, you could end up getting the impression that the vegan diet is impossible to acheive and lose your willingness and openness to attempt it again, which would be unfortunate in many ways. Some people are vegetarian for years before they can make the full leap to vegan although that's not to say it can't be done if one is determined enough. Just keep in mind no one is perfect (even vegans) and we all have our different paths to vegetarianism and veganism as individuals. Being vegan for me and a lot of other vegans is just about reducing the amount of animal suffering in the world instead of eliminating it alltogether (although that would be ideal). Additional benefits are having improved health, longer life span, and as well as helping the environment. I don't know what your motivations are but as you can see, you can't really go wrong if you go vegan. If you do end up becoming vegan, you will see in time (usually a matter of months) that it isn't as hard as you once thought. First, you will need a list of animal ingredients to print out to take shopping. This list has a lot of less obvious ingredients which can be a great help when buying food, toiletries, etc. Here is a link... http://www.ivu.org/faq/animal_derived.html When shopping, it just takes a little time to read labels on products and in time will hopefully become second nature to you to always know what's in what you buy and eat. Also you need to make sure you take care of yourself, that you get the proper nutrients such as Omega fatty acids and Vitamin B12 (I use nutritional yeast and ground flaxseed but there are other sources). I recommend taking a vegan multivitamin as it will help ensure you get the required daily vitamins and minerals. Supplements are not enough though, eating a balanced diet is necessary and trying not to consume too much junk food helps (there is a ton of yummy vegan junk food out there!). I don't know many good books for going vegetarian or at least I can't remember them (it's been several years). The one I recall reading was " Becoming Vegetarian " by Vesanto Melina and it is decent but a little scientific with not enough emphasis on the social and ethical aspects of the diet. I recommend these books for going vegan...Amazon seems to be the cheapest online but then there is shipping to consider as well. Borders or Barnes and Nobles might be cheaper so I would check there too. " The Vegan Sourcebook " by Jo Anne Stepaniak " Being Vegan " also by Jo Anne S. " Vegan, The New Ethics of Eating " by Erik Marcus " Living Among Meat-eaters " by Carol Adams (to help you with your relationship with your wife as well as anyone that is non-veg in your life when you are beginning a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle). I hope this helps you! I sincerely congratulate you on your open- mindedness to a veg lifestyle and hope you get all the support and encouragement you need to go veg! Please write me directly if you would like any more advice, I would love to help out however I can. Peace and Light, Mer , StephenMerritt <scmerritt@m...> wrote: > Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Merritt, I am 40 years old, married and > live in Nashville, Tennessee. For many years now, I've wanted to make the > shift to a vegan diet but have been overwhelmed. There seems to be so much > to learn, at least to do it healthily, that I don't know where to > start. My wife disagrees with me on this issue and so won't be joining > me. I need all the advice I can get. Where do I start? What books can > you recommend? Money is very tight (we're living on one income at the > moment) so I need to find the right books to buy. > Help! > > Looking forward to hearing from you! > > Stephen Merritt Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Just wanted to commend you on your helpful, thoughtful, and intelligent response! You're good for the vegan image. k@ On Aug 25, 2004, at 19:29, zoey718560 wrote: > Hi Stephen! > > I understand it can seem overwhelming to go vegan at first glance and > especially if you are not at least vegetarian or have a reduced meat > diet. It might be an easier transition for you to start with what > you can handle or are comfortable with. Go at your own pace and wean > yourself off of animal products (meat, dairy and eggs) over a period > of time because if you do it all at once, you could end up getting > the impression that the vegan diet is impossible to acheive and lose > your willingness and openness to attempt it again, which would be > unfortunate in many ways. > > Some people are vegetarian for years before they can make the full > leap to vegan although that's not to say it can't be done if one is > determined enough. Just keep in mind no one is perfect (even vegans) > and we all have our different paths to vegetarianism and veganism as > individuals. > > Being vegan for me and a lot of other vegans is just about reducing > the amount of animal suffering in the world instead of eliminating it > alltogether (although that would be ideal). Additional benefits are > having improved health, longer life span, and as well as helping the > environment. I don't know what your motivations are but as you can > see, you can't really go wrong if you go vegan. > > If you do end up becoming vegan, you will see in time (usually a > matter of months) that it isn't as hard as you once thought. First, > you will need a list of animal ingredients to print out to take > shopping. This list has a lot of less obvious ingredients which can > be a great help when buying food, toiletries, etc. Here is a > link... http://www.ivu.org/faq/animal_derived.html > When shopping, it just takes a little time to read labels on products > and in time will hopefully become second nature to you to always know > what's in what you buy and eat. > > Also you need to make sure you take care of yourself, that you get > the proper nutrients such as Omega fatty acids and Vitamin B12 (I use > nutritional yeast and ground flaxseed but there are other sources). I > recommend taking a vegan multivitamin as it will help ensure you get > the required daily vitamins and minerals. Supplements are not enough > though, eating a balanced diet is necessary and trying not to consume > too much junk food helps (there is a ton of yummy vegan junk food out > there!). > > I don't know many good books for going vegetarian or at least I can't > remember them (it's been several years). The one I recall reading > was " Becoming Vegetarian " by Vesanto Melina and it is decent but a > little scientific with not enough emphasis on the social and ethical > aspects of the diet. > > I recommend these books for going vegan...Amazon seems to be the > cheapest online but then there is shipping to consider as well. > Borders or Barnes and Nobles might be cheaper so I would check there > too. > " The Vegan Sourcebook " by Jo Anne Stepaniak > " Being Vegan " also by Jo Anne S. > " Vegan, The New Ethics of Eating " by Erik Marcus > " Living Among Meat-eaters " by Carol Adams (to help you with your > relationship with your wife as well as anyone that is non-veg in your > life when you are beginning a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle). > > I hope this helps you! I sincerely congratulate you on your open- > mindedness to a veg lifestyle and hope you get all the support and > encouragement you need to go veg! Please write me directly if you > would like any more advice, I would love to help out however I can. > > Peace and Light, > Mer > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Hi Stephen, I'm also 40, married (with 2 small vegan kids) and live in Melbourne, Australia. I've been vegetarian since 1982, vegan since 1983. One of the best Aussie websites with nutritional and other info is www.vnv.org.au (Vegetarian Network Victoria), and I also have some articles and recipes from my newsletter 'Club Veg' on my website: www.vegecentric.com.au -just follow the link to Club Veg. Best of luck with your diet, and just make sure you get enough protein, zinc, vitamin B12 etc. (Personally, I take a regular men's vitamin supplement with zinc, B12 etc just to make sure). Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Thomas Perry wrote: > Hi Stephen, > I'm also 40, married (with 2 small vegan kids) and live in Melbourne, > Australia. I've been vegetarian since 1982, vegan since 1983. One of the > best Aussie websites with nutritional and other info is www.vnv.org.au > (Vegetarian Network Victoria), and I also have some articles and recipes > from my newsletter 'Club Veg' on my website: www.vegecentric.com.au -just > follow the link to Club Veg. > > Best of luck with your diet, and just make sure you get enough protein, > zinc, vitamin B12 etc. (Personally, I take a regular men's vitamin > supplement with zinc, B12 etc just to make sure). > Tom > B12 is rarely absorbed through pill form. It's a good idea to get it checked regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Bob C. wrote: >B12 is rarely absorbed through pill form. It's a good idea to get it >checked regularly. Bob, I agree with getting B12 level checked. And, I think the actual problem that you may have encountered with B12 in pill form, is just not taking a large enough dose. When people take a large enough dose, assuming their intestinal tract is intact, enough can be absorbed. Many people have a limited ability to absorb B12 through their digestive tract (even meat eaters). According to my research, if a person isn't maintaining a sufficient blood level of B12 from taking the usual little doses found in ordinary supplements, then they need to take a therapeutic dosage of between 250 to 1000 mcg per day. This dosage range has been shown to be as effective (and in some cases, more effective) than injections. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Hello Jesse Rose, Congratulations on your recent conversion. I've lost 50 lbs since I became vegan about 6 years ago. I lost it all in the first year. My cholesterol went from 250 down to 143. It takes awhile to get the hang of the cooking part buy you'll get it eventually. Ed Valentine --- Jesse Rose <j0yfu1gir1 wrote: > > hi, my name is jesse rose & i'm a 27 year old, very > recent vegan convert. mainly because of animal > rights, > but also because i'm lactose intolerant & i've been > told it would be better for my health overall to cut > out animal products. i'm overweight & am also hoping > that doing this will help me lose some pounds. i > hope > to find some very yummy recipes on this group & post > my own once i get a little braver in the kitchen. > > ttys. > jesse rose > > ===== > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > check out j0yfu1gir1's LAUNCH radio station at: > > http://launch./lc/?rt=0 & rp1=0 & rp2=1288875489 > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 hi, ed. that's great inspiration. i hope i can lose that much this year. i've just started, so i haven't lost anything yet, but i expect to soon. i'm cooking more than i ever have (i'm usually just a convenience food kind of gal), but i'm actually enjoying it & by sticking to recipes, it's edible, unlike my past experiments. =) - jesse rose --- Ed Valentine <tacomaharbor wrote: > Hello Jesse Rose, > Congratulations on your recent conversion. I've lost > 50 lbs since I became vegan about 6 years ago. I > lost > it all in the first year. My cholesterol went from > 250 > down to 143. It takes awhile to get the hang of the > cooking part buy you'll get it eventually. ===== ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ check out j0yfu1gir1's LAUNCH radio station at: http://launch./lc/?rt=0 & rp1=0 & rp2=1288875489 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Read only the mail you want - Mail SpamGuard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Hey, Tim. Welcome! All new people are welcome. I find often times when people talk to them about reasons for being vegan and ways of cooking are refreshing why and how I want to live. I too live with a disability, sort of, blindness -- sort of because it's not a big deal to me other than the biggest handicap I face is what people think I can't do, so they don't ask. If you want to share, feel free or if you want to write off list: sseric57 Again, welcome to the group! Eric - Tim Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:51 PM Introduction Hello , my name is Tim Cobillas, i am 34 and live in Belleville, IL.I live with a disability, and am again trying to be vegan. I am thankful for this group listing to broaden my options and ideas in helping me remain vegetarian. I will at sometime share some of my self-created recipes. Again thanks, and wish you all well. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2005 Report Share Posted February 19, 2005 Hi Tim, and welcome! I live in southern IL too and know what it's like to be a vegetarian in a rural area. Luckily, it's getting easier all the time. Looking forward to sharing recipes with you!! Mary " I have from an early age abjured the use of meat and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men. " -Leonardo DaVinci - Tim Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:51 PM Introduction Hello , my name is Tim Cobillas, i am 34 and live in Belleville, IL. I live with a disability, and am again trying to be vegan. I am thankful for this group listing to broaden my options and ideas in helping me remain vegetarian. I will at sometime share some of my self-created recipes. Again thanks, and wish you all well. Tim Meet the all-new My - Try it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Brandi, Welcome to the group! Most people start by trying to cut out the meat, but find that the hardest part to cut out is the dairy (cheese specifically.) But my own personal opinion is that it's probably a better idea to cut out the dairy first. Replace the milk with soymilk, the cheese with vegan alternatives, etc. I'm not sure of which is technically less healthy (meat vs. dairy), but dairy " feels " a lot less healthy to me. And it's the harder addiction to break. What a lot of people do when they go vegetarian is start eating a lot more dairy to " make up " for the lost meat. I did this, too, and I gained about 20 lbs. So I would say a good first step would be to cut out the dairy, and get used to how things taste without it. For the soymilk I thought the vanilla was the only tolerable flavor when I started drinking it, but now I think the vanilla is way too sweet. People's taste buds change over time. I think once you've got the dairy cut out and are comfortable without it, then you should move on to cutting out the meat consciously. If you're using recipes from this group, then you'll probably cut down on the amount of meat without making it about cutting out the meat. Does that make sense? If you tell your family you're trying a new recipe for dinner, and it just happens to not have meat in it, they will probably react better then if you say " we're not going to be eating meat anymore, so here's your lentils. " You should also try cooking with tofu. I've heard that it's not good for you to eat it every day, but every once in a while is okay. And it is fun to work with. You can use it for smoothies, mock meats, almost anything. And you can cook it in so many different ways that it doesn't even look like the same thing anymore. This group is a great source of recipe ideas, but you might also want to try www.vegweb.com They've got everything separated by types, and people post comments with variations, feedback, and all the recipes get rated so you can see what everyone else thought of it. Those recipes are vegan, too. Good luck! Tsaria > " Brandi " <brandi_sharkey > >Hello, my name is Brandi, I am 25 years old and have two children 2 >and 3 years old. I am very much of a meat eater, sorry, but I am >wanting to start eating a bit healthier and lose some weight. I am >not obese, but a bit overweight from the pregnancies; I am not >unhealthy, but need to make some more health concience decisons to >make my body healthier. I am really excited about trying to start a >new lifestyle along with all the changes I have just recently made. >Thank you for letting me join your alls community I look forward to >all of your experience and knowledge. > >Brandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 >but > would like to expand to more veggie-based recipes. I heard about this > group on another forum and couldn't wait to join! There has been a lot of off-topic posts the past few days and not too many recipes, but if you go to the group's archives and Files section you should find enough recipes to keep you cooking for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 HI BINDI! WELCOME TO THE GROUP!!! =) I'M Currently living in DC with my family of four , Hubby , David and our two kids, ages 9 & 11, one girl, one boy. And I'm due with our third in September =) We have one kitty named Wicky. We are a vegan home-schooling family. We've lived all over the country... in AZ, Los Angeles, NYC, DC. I'd love to hear more about the column you write. =) Jenni On Jul 16, 2007, at 10:28 PM, Bindi Roberts wrote: > FIRST OF ALL, I USE A LARGE FONT BECAUSE OF POOR SIGHT. ANY SMALLER > AND I > COULD NOT SEE WHAT I'M WRITING.\ > > MY NAME IS BINDI ROBERTS. I LIVE ON A FARM IN CENTRAL INDIANA WITH MY > HUSBAND, RUDY, AND MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, BINDI. > > I ENJOY COOKING, GARDENING, CRAFTING. I WRITE A COLUMN FOR A LOCAL > PAPER > CALLED ' FROM BINDI'S HILL.' I LOVE MAKING FRIENDS .' FRIENDS SAY > I'M A ' > GOOD EGG.' > > BINDI " It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. " ~e. e. cummings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Hi all, Just wanted to say hi. My name is Mel and I live in Florida. I'm glad to have a veg group here! I'm doing step one and looking forward to the rest of the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Welcome, Mel! Nice to have you here. What do you like for breakfast? I love my protein shake with coffee flavoring, with a bowl of oatmeal on the side. Cinzia , " Melissa Marshall " <melissa wrote: > > Hi all, > Just wanted to say hi. My name is Mel and I live in Florida. I'm glad > to have a veg group here! I'm doing step one and looking forward to > the rest of the program. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hi Mel, welcome!! How is step one working for you so far? Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Melissa Marshall <melissa Thursday, February 5, 2009 11:33:54 AM Introduction Hi all, Just wanted to say hi. My name is Mel and I live in Florida. I'm glad to have a veg group here! I'm doing step one and looking forward to the rest of the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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