The Vegan Thread

Im startin fully in new year.
Goin to parents for christmas and its too late notice to tell her im vegan as turkey is ordered etc.

Exercise aint an issue - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaS2ZNlp7oQ

When i first tried it i actually felt a lot more energised than when eatin meat.

I'm 21 too and was raised on meat and two veg.

I exercise regularly and go to the gym often. Im also trying to 'bulk'. I am worried if I cut out all animal proteins I will loose a lot of weight.

there are vegan body builders so it shouldn't be a problem.

I ride and "gym out" 5 times a week. Been a Vegan longer than I care to remember. My primary source of protein are super pea and rice protein isolate from Bulk Powders. I either just drink shakes or make "protein bars" (dates, prunes, dark chocolate blended with protein powder). Only cos I'm too lazy to cook properly and most of the time I'm stuck on a mono-diet composed of banana and peanut smoothies.

I exercise regularly and go to the gym often. Im also trying to 'bulk'. I am worried if I cut out all animal proteins I will loose a lot of weight.

There's a whole bunch of info online about vegan body building. Spend a bit of time understanding the science and it'll probably work out.

I am allergic to nuts, thus I will miss out on a massive non animal protein source here.

Plenty of other proteins available: soy (tempeh, tofu, regular old edamame etc.), beans, greens, pulses (quinoa, buckwheet, lentils etc.), mushrooms and there's always spirulina... (if you don't mind everything being green)

I am worried that the meals will get boring and repetitive

You can usually veganise a lot of the stuff you already eat, eating seasonal veg is probably better for you and is an easy way to force yourself to try new things throughout the year. Failing that avocado and hotsauce will improve pretty much every meal.

I am twenty years old, and I have been eating animals and their products for as long as I can remember.

Got to start somewhere!

Its nearly christmas and I am going to miss turkey dinner tremendously.

I've been trying to perfect a vegan wellington for the last couple of years, it's always tasted great but I've never got the presentation quite right. Don't have to worry about it being dry and overcooked either!

I exercise regularly and go to the gym often. Im also trying to 'bulk'. I am worried if I cut out all animal proteins I will loose a lot of weight.

A friend of mine is a vegan personal trainer and is definitely 'bulky'. Website is here if you want a look.

PM'd answers to your concerns.. (bit to much of response for the thread)

If I were you, I'd go vegi for a while, that will lead you into veganism a lot easier than going in full bore, I was vegi for three years before going vegan, I read up on it a lot and watched shit loads of youtube... I think the main thing is learning to cook a normal meal without having to reach for the meat, it's a learning curve for sure.

One thing is, you're gonna fuck up somewhere along the line, be it in something you haven't checked out in the ingredients, or when you're eating out, hence why I think being vegetarian will lead you into it naturally. The main thing is to enjoy your food, no-one wants to eat crap boring meals, there's no point in doing that at all. Vegan food is a lot bigger than it was 10 years ago, so I think you might find it a tad easier than I did first time round.

London has got some great vegi/vegan restaurants, check out Mildreds down Lexington Road and if you drink, Barnivore will become your best friend as not all alcohol is vegan ;)

Lastly, check out myprotein, who do a whole bunch of vegan protein powders, I'm gonna grab some of their stuff soon as I'm getting back on the fitness wagon again.