I want to become vegan.?

Question

I have been vegetarian before, then i felt reallllllly guilty at thanksgiving. but now i want to be vegan i just cant get rid of milk from my diet anyway to stay motivated.

Answer 1

becoming a vegan is a huge step. trust me i went there and then i was a raw vegan. you have to make sure you know what you are doing. bc now that your trying to be a vegan you have to know what things to eat to make up for other things you dont eat. dont eat a whole bunch of junk and "fake" foods. eat tons of veggies and fruits!! make that most of your diet. and add some whole grains in there...i like manna bread...womens bread..and ezeikal bread. all can be found at a speciality health store. also make sure to get your fats like...RAW nuts and seeds...the enzymes are still in them so you get all the nutrients. so make sure they arent cooked. and same with oils...look for coldpressed and organic. drink lots of water. and i also take a shot of wheatgrass at least 3 times a week. its equivalent to 2 pds of vegetables!
well hope i helped! good luck
oh and one more thing...
make sure you are taking ur supplements like B12 and vitamin pill. that is a major part! dont forget to take those!

Answer 2

Have you tried soy or rice milk? I was a vegan for 2 years (had to quit because it caused some health problems in me) but I drank rice milk or soy milk. The chocolate rice milk is really good. Also, if you have a food coop anywhere near you there are really good soy cheeses and other soy-dairy products that will take away the craving without the animal products.
Hope this helps.

Answer 3

What do you mean, you "can't get rid of milk from your diet"? I've been a vegan my whole life, so... I don't really understand.

If you mean you REFUSE, then you're not a vegan. You're simply a vegetarian who eats no eggs or honey.

Please remember that veganism is a lifestyle, not just what you eat. Vegans don’t wear leather, fur, or wool, buy products from companies that conduct non-required animal toxicity tests:
http://www.caringconsumer.com/pdfs/companiesDoTest.pdf
Or frequent zoos, rodeos, circuses, or other places where animals are held in captivity or forced to perform.

Good luck!

Answer 4

For cows' milk sub soy milk, rice milk, or nut milk.

For cheese, there are vegan cheeses, but they're not very good. If you buy soy cheese, make sure it doesn't have casein (a dairy protein).

For ice cream, there's soy ice cream and rice ice cream. I'm a big fan of Soy Delicious Purely Decadent.

Tofutti makes soy cream cheese and soy sour cream (as well as soy ice cream). They're geared toward the lactose intolerant, but many of their products are accidentally vegan).

Milk pops up in a lot of foods--so read your labels (drives me nuts so many companies but milk in dark chocolate--snarl). You can get vegan chocolate and baked goods, though.

www.vegweb.com is a great site for resources and recipes.

Answer 5

I did, however I used to be counting energy and TRYING to lose wieght....Whenever I quit healthy eating plan I keep the equal weight so Im lovely certain you wont lose any as lengthy you get right energy and nutrients. If you desire to fairly ensure you dont drop a few pounds fry greens in olive oil! makes me reap weight! I misplaced weight on account that I used to be I used to be 60 kilos overwieght...round 2 hundred kilos and im five"five'! I misplaced 30 kilos from healthy eating plan. additionally I used to be a vegetarian earlier than for eight years...I made up our minds to be a vegan after determining the vegetarians dont aid with animals ache up to vegans, so i went all of the approach and discovered that its less difficult to nutrition while your now not consuming plenty of staurated fat and processed meals! I could now not have misplaced any weight in any respect if I wasnt seeking to, so your mother must simply ensure you get right nutrients and so long as your consuming sufficient energy you are going to be high-quality =D

Answer 6

Google "Flexitarian Diets" or "flexitarian" and check out the websites. Here's a great article to get you started. You can be a flexitarian vegan and still drink your milk. I don't blame you, milk is a WONDERFUL all purpose food. You will do well as a Flexitarian Vegan.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/09/LVG1C6GDUQ1.DTL

Answer 7

Do your research. See the cruelty involved and the health implications it causes, then whenever you're tempted to drink it, think of it logically and it should get easier. It took me a while to get used to soy, almont and rice milk but now I love them and can't imagine ever drinking cows milk again.

http://www.milksucks.co.uk
http://www.milkmyths.org.uk

Answer 8

Vegan is Native for Bad Hunter.

Answer 9

You might want to checkout a flexetarian vegan diet.

Answer 10

Do some research.
Read this book:
Skinny Bi+ch
Good luck