Name:
Thumper
Diet Type:
vegan
Gender:
female
Location:
Idaho, USA
College / University:
college
Hobbies:
going on adventures with my loved ones
Religious Views:
Spiritual but not religious
Relationship Status:
In a relationship
Seeking:
friendship for friendship or penpals
Description:
My name is, Maile, and I have been on a vegan/vegetarian diet for almost 2 years. Ever since I was little I wanted to be a vegetarian like my best friend, Megan. She has been a vegetarian since she was born. I never knew why, but ever since summer of 2009 I made the effort and became a vegetarian. At first it was for health and weight loss, then I learned about vegan-ism and was inspired to vegan, but not for the health benefits, though those are a plus. I love being vegan, and I plan on living this lifestyle for a VERY long time. :) If anyone else is vegan or vegetarian, I'm open to discussion. However, I do not give my personal information on the internet, so don't ask.
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That really sucks! I have talked to so many people, professional and non, and every answer is different and leaving me to wonder. Which is why now I only eat soy products like smart dogs and veggie burgers moderately because I really don't want to risk getting breast cancer or any cancer at that. Whenever I really feel the need for protein I get it from those kinds of vegan certified products, but ever since the mystery of is it safe or is it dangerous came up, I only eat it when I'm really craving for it. Otherwise I'm terrified not knowing. So I try eating nuts, spoonfuls of peanut butter, whole wheat breads and pastas and certain vegetables. However they're not as filling, and the breads, pastas and nuts aren't exactly the healthiest to eat consistently so I'm trying to figure out how to have a healthy balanced vegan diet without excluding too much protein.