Bellarina19's profile

More About Me

Reasons why I prefer to eat vegetarian or vegan:

I first gained interest in vegetarianism in high school and decided it would be something interesting to try, besides I love a good challenge! So I did my research on how to go about it but I decided to try something on my own, eliminating one meat at a time. I began with the meat I consumed less and tried to not eat it for a week, then a month until I no longer craved it. I continued this pattern until I got to the meat that I loved the most and I slowly eliminated it from my body until I was completely ok with being meat free and there were no cravings. I think the hardest part of this journey was being an east coast girl in the crab cake epicenter! But I got over it Anyway, I loved the change in my body and how "clean" I felt on the inside out. Honestly it's a hard thing to describe but the feeling is wonderful. Recently, I was asked if I have ever tried going vegan. And me,loving a good challenge, tried to go vegan for two weeks but it lasted for 3 months. During that time I felt great, creative with cooking new vegan foods,etc. I only reverted back because I wanted to have my protein shakes and although I have tried vegan versions of the protein powder, I like the other shakes and the nutritional value. Eventually I plan to go back to being vegan and begin my journey again!

I joined HappyCow Members Community because:

I felt that to stay on track with my goals of being vegan, I needed to be around a group of people that understood and we could share our experiences, recipes, or anything!

Here are some places I've been that I liked... and places that I would like to visit one day:

I would love to visit North Shore in Hawaii because I have a major interest in surfing Also I would love to go to Japan, and maybe Ireland.

Some of my favorite veg*n foods include:

"Mardi Gras Rice". Something I whip up at home, the colors resemble Mardi Gras colors "Summer squash spaghetti" recipe I found online, it's delicious!

Here are some books, movies, magazines, and my favorites that I would recommend to other HappyCow members:

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