From: amanda panda (24.183.25.165)
Greeting: ¡Hola! Bonjour! and Hello...
Date: January 11, 2006 at 4:39 pm PST

I am a new, 17 y/o vegan. I have been vegitarian for the past 2 years, and am now going to
become vegan. It is tough, however, as my family is majorly into meat, and when I first became
a vegitarian, they tried to slip me up. What they didn't know was that I was having problems
eating meat, as it was making me sick, at that point, I became vegitarian. I really, then, began to
feel more about the fact that others were consuming animals, and it impacted me emotionally,
so, I have now made great efforts, for the past 4 or 5 months to become vegan, and so far, so
good. I have also found that cholesteral from animals in foods I was eating was making me sick,
too, so, this is a very good thing for me, and I am very glad to have found a support system for
these feelings I am having, and for my health, too. Thanks for 4 being here!!!