Thinking of becoming a vegan

[Anonymous]

Best of luck OP! I was vegan for a few years and went back to vegetarian. I had to give myself weekly B12 injections for a while to get my levels back up and that’s when I realized it wasn’t for me.

[Anonymous]

The fact that you need so many supplements should tell you that it's not a healthy lifestyle

[Anonymous]

Being a vegan is about not wanting to eat animals, not about health and fitness. It is an incredibly unhealthy diet. If you believe eating animals is cruel then go for it, if you are doing it to get healthy, good luck!

[Anonymous]

Check out all the YouTube influencers that used to be vegan and then switched to the carnivore diet. While I don't think the carnivore diet is ideal, I think it says something that these people felt so much better when adding meat back to their diet that they decided to switch to only eating meat. Just stick to a balanced diet and try to buy your meat from sustainable and humane sources.

[Anonymous]

Listen to the podcast Plant Free MD. It will blow your mind. Or even better, watch him on YouTube. He is gorgeous!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check out all the YouTube influencers that used to be vegan and then switched to the carnivore diet. While I don't think the carnivore diet is ideal, I think it says something that these people felt so much better when adding meat back to their diet that they decided to switch to only eating meat. Just stick to a balanced diet and try to buy your meat from sustainable and humane sources.

I mean I'm not a vegan, but I think people who go from vegan to carnivore are just unstable. They're willing to try any diet fad

[Anonymous]

I know many vegans and they all end up with health issues or struggle with constant illness. They struggled with low energy, lost muscle, or broken bones. You can be a healthy vegetarian and eat vegan 80-90% of the time but if you allow your body some real protein (not fake protein shakes) and B12 from the actual source (not supplements), you will feel so much better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Check out all the YouTube influencers that used to be vegan and then switched to the carnivore diet. While I don't think the carnivore diet is ideal, I think it says something that these people felt so much better when adding meat back to their diet that they decided to switch to only eating meat. Just stick to a balanced diet and try to buy your meat from sustainable and humane sources.

I mean I'm not a vegan, but I think people who go from vegan to carnivore are just unstable. They're willing to try any diet fad

Have you ever talked to a vegan? Talk about unstable...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being a vegan is about not wanting to eat animals, not about health and fitness. It is an incredibly unhealthy diet. If you believe eating animals is cruel then go for it, if you are doing it to get healthy, good luck!

If cruelty is the key reason, then you need to be consistent in life. I met vegans who were cruel with other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m finally trying to make this change late in life. What are some good resources and tips for making the switch?

Are you insufferable in other ways already? Look to those characteristics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know many vegans and they all end up with health issues or struggle with constant illness. They struggled with low energy, lost muscle, or broken bones. You can be a healthy vegetarian and eat vegan 80-90% of the time but if you allow your body some real protein (not fake protein shakes) and B12 from the actual source (not supplements), you will feel so much better.

Oh wow--since you know so many vegans, then that must be evidence that people shouldn't follow a vegan diet.

Check out this Mayo Clinic guide on eating more plant based options.
https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/nutrition-fitness/steps-to-start-eating-plant-based/

Plenty of good vegan resources online--as others have mentioned, lots of Asian (particularly Indian) food is vegan or easily veganized. Mark Bittman's vegan before 6 cookbook is decent.

[Anonymous]

OP, you might find some of these sites helpful.

https://nutritionfacts.org/
https://www.forksoverknives.com/
https://www.dresselstyn.com/site/articles-studies/
https://nutritionstudies.org/
https://theproof.com/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m finally trying to make this change late in life. What are some good resources and tips for making the switch?

Are you insufferable in other ways already? Look to those characteristics.

Who is the insufferable one here? Someone asking for advice in a neutral tone or ass hat who comes in slinging insults?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m finally trying to make this change late in life. What are some good resources and tips for making the switch?

Are you insufferable in other ways already? Look to those characteristics.

Who is the insufferable one here? Someone asking for advice in a neutral tone or ass hat who comes in slinging insults?

NP, but definitely whichever one is vegan.

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Anonymous wrote:Once you start cooking most of your food, it’s very easy to be a vegan. I eat mostly Indian food (healthy, not restaurant stuff) and most of it is naturally vegan. Obviously lots of non Indian vegan recipes too.

Like what?

I am Indian so I have grown up around these dishes and don’t know what they are called really but any Indian recipe website should have them (swasthis recipes - also called Indian healthy recipes is a good start). I eat mostly fresh veggie dishes— like cauliflower/potato, cabbage/peas, spinach, green beans/potato, broccoli, and of course daal (yellow daal, Sambar, Chana, black eyed peas, etc). All of these are pretty easy to make once you get the right spices (mostly available at Whole Foods but also Indian stores). I also enjoy East asian flavored dishes with tofu so I just search the NYT recipes for these. I think it will be intimidating when you start if you’re not used to cooking lots of veggies but you’ll soon find that many veg dishes are quick to cook (chopping is another story).