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| Introduce Yourself - Are you vegetarian / vegan? Welcome All! Please sign-in and introduce yourself. Are you a vegetarian or vegan? Becoming one? Tell us a bit about yourself, share your story, express yourself. Then if you have questions, or want to get involved in veg*n discussions, explore the rest of the board! Post Date: 01/06/14, Replies: 229 | ||
| Introduce Yourself - 2014 Happy New Year- Since it's a new year, thought to continue the conversation in a new thread. Here's the original: https://www.happycow.net/forum/community/introduce-yourself-are-you-vegetarian-vegan/268 Who wants to be the first?! Share your story, and introduce yourself to the community here. :o) Post Date: 01/23/17, Replies: 93 | ||
| who else agrees? You can't be a vegetarian if you eat any game, fish, poultry whether its once a week or once a month. This fad diet that has evolved in the past couple of months have targeted the idea that you are considered a vegetarian/vegan even if you the smallest amount of meat and/or (cheese,milk, eggs for the vegan). I don't understand how its justifiable to eat meat once in a while and think that eating this hamburger every so often is just a craving and it's not big deal. You either are or are not. Post Date: 07/14/10, Replies: 29 | ||
| HappyCow now on Facebook Hey Everybody, I see that HappyCow has joined facebook. If you are using facebook, you can add them as a friend and join the fun. Click Here to get to their profile page. If you haven't tried facebook yet, it is a great site that really lets you keep in touch with your friends a little more and do all sorts of fun stuff. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=577006383 Post Date: 12/05/11, Replies: 16 | ||
| Please come to chat room Where are the chaters. Please come to the chat site. I would love to converse with other vegetarians and want to be vegetarians. Post Date: 08/30/09, Replies: 13 | ||
| Veggie in a Carnivorous household ok. .. so for years i have been trying to go all veggie. i don't like eating meat. but everyone in my house is carnivorous. and when i try to introduce all veggie meals i feel like i'm in the old Wendy's commercial with "where's the meat?" does anyone have any support/tips for dealing with this situation? they are my family. . and i do have to live with them. Post Date: 11/10/09, Replies: 13 | ||
| Restaurants: To call or not to call? I've just read an article about eatting out as a vegan and it recommended calling ahead to warn the restaurant (non veggie places). I can't imagine doing that so I was wondering how many people do? Post Date: 11/23/15, Replies: 11 | ||
| It's nice to be vegetarian! Hello, My name is Michelle. I love cooking very much. I'am vegetarian for three years. I have a lot of respect for animals and nature. I have a small biodynamic garden with a pond, a spiral of herbs and flowers. Here are more bees, butterflies and other animals such as frogs and toads and many types of birds. This vegetarian forum is very nice! Post Date: 02/12/16, Replies: 11 | ||
| Needing Advice Please! I am seriously considering becomming a vegetarian and I'm wanting advice as to how to go about it, how to discuss it with my family, etc. Just any advice in general. If anyone could help that'd be greatly appreciated. Thanks Post Date: 01/02/10, Replies: 9 | ||
| thinking of becoming vegan Hi I am John Northam I watched a video on my facebook feed It was cows being dumped from a truck into a chopper ripping them apart I do not know what slaughterhouse it is or anything i could not watch it all I decided to go look up PETA and watch videos I joined a few facebook groups but I got tired of waiting for them to add me and searched fot groups and found the happy cow I seen the various topic areas and they interested me I thought alot about animals poor animals in zoos in cages poor animals being raised and tortured for slaughter poor animals being forced to perform in circuses I used to work in a chicken plant God knows what went on in the kill room or the hatchery we was not allowed to see Native Americans teach everything is our brother and sister Is this how we should treat our brother and sister. Wiccans teach the law of karma and harm none Are we making bad karma doing this and folling the harm none rule. I study many religions Christianity, Wicca, Buddhism, Hinduism They all say in one way or another do not harm I read many self help books and health books and alot of them have said being vegan is healthier I watched the cowspiracy on youtube its good for the enviroment as well I am not sure where to start tho Should i slowly do this. what about my chihuahua can i get him on a vegan diet I live in hamilton alabama and not many Vegan stuff that i know of are around we got a walmart enyone shop there any advice would be great Post Date: 03/14/16, Replies: 9 | ||
| what can i eat to give me energy 4 sports i play field hockey, and it's intense. i feel weak a lot from not eating meat, so what should i have to keep me fueled instead? i'm allergic to most nuts, and strawberries and bananas... just to let you know, i guess. hahaha :) any ideas? Post Date: 09/15/11, Replies: 8 | ||
| The chatroom is working again! Just want to let everyone know the chatroom is up and running. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Post Date: 10/27/11, Replies: 8 | ||
| Any vegan families / pregnant ladies here? Hello Veggies from everywhere! I'm living in Cologne, Germany and I'm in my 17th week of pregnancy! As my veganism and pregnancy is a BIG Topic for all the smart People in my family, working environment, friends and so on I'm looking for pregnant ladies or vegan mums and dads to talk to about babystuff and veggiestuff ;-) Respond to this Topic or pm me, if you want to share experiences or tell me your Story!! :-) SO EXCITED FOR MY CUTE BABY :) Post Date: 01/13/14, Replies: 8 | ||
| Hello, I'm new here. Hello everyone! My name is Holly and I am a new member. I'm not sure how this site works yet but I am figuring it out. I am interested in becoming a vegetarian and eventually a vegan. Any advice? Post Date: 12/03/15, Replies: 8 | ||
| Looking to add new people Hello All, I just became 100% vegan about a week ago. I'm looking to surround myself with like minded people as I don't have anyone I know personally that would consider going vegan just yet. If anyone wants to connect either on FB, Snap Chat or Instagram let me know! Post Date: 08/18/16, Replies: 8 | ||
| Teenage Vegan here hi i'm Meme2012. i have been vegan for a year now and vegetarian 2 years before that. i have wanted to be vegan for a really long time now but my parents and family were strongly against it and didn't accept it. i am the only vegan and vegetarian in my whole family and it is difficult to handle sometimes. i was very lost a year ago but then i met my best friend and she has brought me into her family who are vegan! Post Date: 04/07/14, Replies: 7 | ||
| Ninja Vitamix or Nutribullet Pro- which? So I'm getting one of these. Anyone feel strongly about one or the other? Ninja, Vitamix or Nutribullet Pro-? I'm single and busy. Looking for easiest road on this path. Which is the best of these three? Post Date: 04/19/14, Replies: 7 | ||
| Vegan vs. Raw Vegan Which do you prefer? Post Date: 07/23/15, Replies: 7 | ||
| Hi I am New To this fourm hello virtual people I am Paris I am new to this form I am 26 will be 27 I have been lacto Vegetarian for 3 years and a few months I am working to transitioning to vegan all the way right now I am doing this raw til 4 well trying to the thing is I struggle with cheese and I am doing my best to stay away from it. but anyways I live in a small town not a lot of people here that are vegan or who live the life style . so I figured I would take it to social media and see if I meet people and hopefully I do . Post Date: 06/20/16, Replies: 7 | ||
| Vegetarian Bikers? Hi all, I am a vegetarian biker and after pondering the possibilities of regular biking groups decided I would prefer to mix with likeminded people. Are there any vegetarian bikers out there ...? Post Date: 08/03/09, Replies: 6 | ||
| New vegetarian Political Group There is a new vegetarian based politically progressive group. Members can chatvia the chatservice in a private room. http://www.happycow.net/groups/vegetarian_independents_and_progressives/ Post Date: 10/19/08, Replies: 6 | ||
| Needing some support I just registered for this site because I recently made the decision to become a vegetarian. I am completely appalled by the way that animals are treated that become food. I know this is going to be hard. There are a lot of family gatherings where meat is the main dish and most of the time the only dish. I know i'm going to get slack, but I don't care. I can't contribute to the cruelty anymore. I'm 27 and that means 27 years of animals being tortured to feed me. I'm sick, I can't stand it. I love animals, I have a small animal refuge in my house. I have 2 dogs, 11 cats, 8 guinea pigs, 4 mice, 1 hamster and 13 rats, all of which are rescues that I love and would do anything for. How can I continue to eat meat when I feel so strongly about animal rights. I really need people to talk to that share my beliefs. No one in my family does including my husband. I also have an 18 month old daughter who I would like to be a vegetarian with me. I know this will bring up a lot of problems from family members. I really need some support, words of wisdom or anything that anyone has to offer to me. Thanks so much, Jenny Post Date: 07/24/11, Replies: 6 | ||
| www.myvegetariandating.com - new date site hi all veggies, I'm a veggie, and I've started www.myvegetariandating.com/ It's a great place to meet like minded, passionate vegetarians and vegans. We also have a really great Twitter at https://twitter.com/DateVegetarian our handle is @DateVegetarian We're also on Facebook as 'My Vegetarian Dating' And on Pinterest interest.com/myvegdating/ We're putting a lot of good content through social media, great quotes, and links, etc. To thank happy cow, we'll be promoting their site too, and this forum. We want to do our best to support this international community of vegetarians and vegans (we support 15 different languages on the site, and have thousands of users from round the world). So, support us, get involved, follow us on social media, sign up for our site, registering is free, get a paid membership if you can, we're trialling low introductory prices. Let's do this!!!! xx Post Date: 01/02/13, Replies: 6 | ||
| Need advice on nutrition for a runner Hi Guys, I'm a brand new vegetarian (4th day today). I've done a lot of research on food balance and nutrition when switching and finally decided to make the switch this week. I am very focused on living healthy and have recently started running. Tomorrow I will do my first outdoors 5km run. Very excited! My question is this: how do I eat around my training to make sure I have the right amount of protein and carbs for the session. 5km is only 30minutes to me, but in a normal training schedule I do 60minutes of cardio and muscle training and suspect I need to eat "smarter". If anyone can suggest a book or website or have personal knowledge to share, I would much appreciate it :-) Post Date: 01/03/14, Replies: 6 | ||
| Vegan crisis!!! Never done this before so I guess I'll begin with hello! Having a crisis here. I've been travelling in Asia now for 2 months and although I'm loving every mintue of it, it's really making me think about the choices Im making in my life. You see before I left England I was vegan for about 3 months. And I really loved it, I felt amazing, not just physically but mentally I felt I was more in tune with my body and the world. I felt in control of what I was putting into my body which was fantastic. I fully expected every single argument against Vegananisim to hit me left, right and centre as soon as it was "revealed" that I was vegan. Even down to the pizza guy dictating to me accross the counter why I should be eating his over processed, disgustingly cheesy pizza and trying to force a counter argument out of me (I told myself I would never be a "preachy vegan" and only explain why I was a vegan if people asked and were curious into the matter; a rule I still stick by to this day.) Anyway these months of being Vegan and various "you go girl!" And "It's just a phase" it was creeping up to the time of departing to go travelling. To the build up of leaving I some how got brainwashed by people that I would miss out on the delecacies when travelling if I remained Vegan. I ignored it as first but then I started researching into why you shouldnt be vegan (I know, stupid!.) Thus leaving me in this position now. 2 months into my travels and currently not vegan (please dont hate me) feeling very indecisive about what to do. At home I was always a spiritual person but since being away I have really come into my own about it and have gained tonnes of confidence in the way of what I believe and how I wish to live my life. I realised after eating a non-vegan diet whilst away I began to feel very bloated and lethargic and just not as light and energetic as before. I feel like I need to go back to veganism as I was so passionate and vibrant before and I want to continue feeling that way. Basically I would love any advice and support about feeling unsure about Veganism, being vegan whilst travelling (as I am quickly learning that the language barrier can often cause problems in this area) and dealing with opinions from others about being a vegan (I never really got used to 'arguing' with people about why I was vegan so it made me quite self concious about telling people as I was afraid of the en slaught of judging.) Also just to skin the subject, I took multi vitimains before but I'm worried that if I become vegan again when travelling I wont be able to get any and this will damage my health. Thank you for reading me ridicuously long post, any advice is apreciated. Post Date: 08/20/15, Replies: 6 | ||
| I had a cookie that changed my life today. I was at my local health food store today looking for vegan staples (organic veg broth etc) and they had these new organic, vegan cookies. I forget the name right now but i still have one left. They were 2 big cookies, i only ate half of one. I got them in ginger snap. They were totally more amazing than any cookie i have ever had. What a real treat. It even had some crystallized ginger on top. Just spectacular. I will have to find the name and post it later so you all can try it. Post Date: 05/23/13, Replies: 5 | ||
| Isn't it interesting . . . . how some people are so quick to judge and condemn. I enjoy playing on Facebook - not so much the games and quizzes but I like being nosy and even commenting on people's stuff. I only post positive things. If I don't like what someone is saying, I just hide them so I don't have to see it. I try to keep it fun because that is what it is for me - a fun way to break up the day. Some girl I went to high school with did one of the games - a food fight thing. She threw hamburger helper and Ben and Jerry's at people of which I was one. A bunch of people had made comments so I joined in and posted "I am a vegetarian so I hope it was made with soy LOL." I even did the LOL for crying out loud, clearly indicating that I was having fun with this! Within minutes I was called "gross" and "not normal" by two people I don't even know. This particularly frustrates me because I do not preach at people. I do not bring up the cruelty to animals or the horrible hormones and antibodies they are ingesting through meat. I do not ridicule them for being sucked in by US propaganda that you have to have meat or dairy to be healthy. And I am certainly not going have such a debate on Facebook! I am glad I have discovered HappyCow.net so I can communicate freely without fear of being treated like a cast out for what is becoming an increasingly popular lifestyle. Post Date: 08/04/10, Replies: 5 |
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