Comments on: Why I Went Vegan.

By: Alexander Miller

Alexander Miller — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:04:46 +0000

i am a proud Veggan and it keeps me fit and healthy*,`

By: George

George — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:07:24 +0000

Hey, I became vegetarian (ovo-veg, so not far from what you’re doing) about two years ago now, and I’ve put on weight. I did it for moral reasons, but I find I’ve gotten lazy when it comes to cooking.
I hate cooking for one. It wastes so much food and all that effort for me. Do you have any ideas for a lazy student?

By: Ethan Jones

Ethan Jones — Sun, 09 May 2010 10:16:59 +0000

I am also a vegetarian and my body has never been in a very good shape. Being a vegan can really make you much heathier..~.

By: Lily

Lily — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:47:17 +0000

Hello,

Having just found your blog, I’ve been sitting here reading it for the past hour or so, and I find it awesome. Thanks for standing up for agnostics and giving such fresh and innovative ways to work out the small details that don’t seem important, but ultimately can make a big difference.

Regarding this article, I’ve been vegetarian for a few years, and I am thinking about going vegan soon. I’ve convinced my close family to eat vegetarian at home, but they (unlike me) eat meat sometimes when they’re dining out, and my sister has lately only been eating at organic and free-range animal restaurants.

Your articles really are great. Please keep it up!

By: Real Vegan

Real Vegan — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:24:43 +0000

Want to know how ridiculous you sound?

“Let me start by saying that I’m not truly 100% virgin. I think of myself as vegan, but every once in a while I remember that the real hard-core purist virgins might not consider me one.

First, I have sex once in a long while, which I do with my friend because I’ve seen her chickens and how free they are to roam on her property. I don’t have sex with them. But sometimes we fry them.”

You apparently don’t know what vegan means. Wannabe!

By: Rose M.

Rose M. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:37:03 +0000

Just stumbled upon your blog. I’m not a mom, but my fiance and I are agnostic vegans (who often wonder just what it will be like raising kids if we ever have ‘em), and I just wanted to tell you we think you’re awesome. Keep it up!

-Rose M.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:21:19 +0000

Congrats on going vegan. I’ve recently done the same and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. I love how it encourages me to eat healthier in general, and forces me to be more creative when choosing what foods to buy. Again, congrats!

By: Amaretto

Amaretto — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:31:40 +0000

I just found your blog. I think it’s great. While I am extremely liberal… I have to disagree with your first reason for going vegan. Although you are totally entitled to be vegan, and for any reason, I just have to ask myself “Has she EVER driven cross country?” I recently drove from Michigan to Oregon and there is nothing BUT land between the two. Just a thought I had.

By: Greg100

Greg100 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:17:40 +0000

It is good to see you back on the air at least a little bit. I hope you really know what you are doing when it comes to living vegetarian or close to one. My wife, a nurse for many years, did not have good experiences with vegetarians. They tended to have longer hospital stays because of slower recovery and healing. We evolved to eat both meat and vegetables and as the old saying goes, “It is not nice to fool (with) Mother Nature!” I knew two brothers that both had Phd’s in Nutrition and were both vegetarians. They were world class bicycle racing champions but their kitchen looked like a chem lab. I don’t know if that is what it takes to do things “right” but as a minimum I recommend that you have some form of qualified expertise on your side.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:02:52 +0000

Hi, just found your blog. I found this post interesting. I have some friends that have gone vegan, and seem happy. I am not, but I have been “veging” dinner a few times a week. I have found the wonder of beans and soup, and I am even coming around to tofu!

One question-how do you bake without eggs?

By: noell

noell — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:51:19 +0000

Yeah, me too–exactly. Mostly I don’t have the slightest desire for meat, but once in a while I smell a smokey-type flavor somewhere or see some BBQ wings and have to think about something else. =)

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:46:13 +0000

Congrats on losing weight. I too have noticed a decline in cravings, especially after dumping the cheese and sweets. Only once in while do I miss meat, but not enough to eat it.

By: noell

noell — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:30:41 +0000

Laura–o ahead and keep the mic for a while if you want it…so far nobody else has bitten, lol!

I can imagine how hard it would be to be both
Gluten-free AND have any other further restrictions of top of that! We just do our best. Giving up dairy, with those small exceptions, was the best thing I’ve ever done. I stopped craving food so much (I think cheese does that to you) and I lost ten pounds after years of trying to lose it.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:17:09 +0000

Great post, Noell.
I think that what you are doing is great. I too call myself a vegan, if I have to label myself, but I eat organic eggs and occasionally will have something that contains cheese. I agree with you that it is better to allow yourself these exceptions. No one is and should be expected to be perfect. Life isn’t.
It is harder to be vegan and gluten-free. Most of the time I don’t have problems, but if it must come down to being gluten-free or completely vegan, I always choose GF.
Sorry to steal the mic. Handing it back now.