vnorm312

wow 8 years! that's so awesome! I am so glad to be a part of all of this!! Thank you Mr. Robert

I am not really picky, I used to be, but my taste buds seemed to have changed majorly since I was a kid. I used to NEVER want to eat veggies and what not, but now I do (thankfully! ) I trust that the Vega protein stuff probably tastes good since everyone seems to recommend it. I like what you do with the Kale, I think I am doing to have to do the same, sounds interesting and an easy way to hide the flavor (never had it before!) How do you tell if things are missing or you need something without going to the Doctor?? I know I shouldn't be listening to other people but they keep scaring me about being "mal-nourished" or whatever. I really need to do my research. I plan to do it this weekend. I did a lot yesterday but I have two finals to go so I need to focus! hah. Damn senioritous! I will definitely checkout that guy on youtube! Problem is I am finished this semester on saturday and then the two class I am taking the rest of this month I cannot change. My degree is already set (I jumped around so much and didnt know what I wanted to do till last semester... So i stuck out General Studies) and I cannot change it, I WISH I could because I would have done it by now but my parents told me "If you want to go to college you pay for it" So... that's what I have had to do. :/ I have thought about trying to see if I can take a few classes at my local community college because I am SICK of not knowing what to eat and why. I hate asking people all the time! I would LOVE to know and to be able to be a licensed nutritionist while personal training, that gives me a MAJOR advantage because instead of being restricted as a personal trainer with nutirion tips, I can basically lay it all down on the line. I am going to check it all out once I get back home to New Orleans. I really cannot wait for all of this! I want to prove people wrong and be able to be living proof. Especially to my trainer. He thinks I am so wrong! Grr! hah

Hey Carlos, thank you so much for the support! i really really appreciate it a lot! I have heard about Vitamin Shoppe, but do not think I have one close by, I know you can order online though! I feel like there's SO MANY opinions its absurd and its too much! And most people are too set in their ways to even try and be open minded! Forks over Knives really opened my eyes to something different. So glad I watched it!

Thank you so much for the info on FB group! I will definitely go check them out as well! What kind of protein do you get? I saw that Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer Protein is suggested. & I was wanting to get some protein bars as well, but it's better just to eat as much fruits and stuff rather than that right? I am kind of scared to be honest. I dont wanna do this incorrectly and not get the right amount I am supposed to! I have ALWAYS hated that I never knew what to eat and I have just guessed really about sizes for myself. Years ago when I went to a nutritionist they were barely of any use, but then again that person was a student worker at my college's recreational center. WHAT to eat exactly has always frustrated me. I always wanted someone just to tell me.. "Here eat this.." ya know? ha. I realize I will have to do lots of research for this and preparation, I hope I do it right! I have all these eggs, egg whites, milk, etc. in my refrigerator right now that I am not going to just throw away. I am still in school with finals till Saturday, and then I have 4 days break till I start a cram session from the 16-30th for two classes. I am going to ATTEMPT to get started during those two classes. It is hard being a student and on a budget and not having time to cook, etc. because of all the work and what not. I know that's an excuse for slacking but I WILL be trying vegan soon!! I think if I don't get to it during those classes, June 3rd I decided is my day! I will also be taking part in the Under Armor "What's Beautiful" contest at that time! Which is me setting a fitness goal that can be accomplished within 9 weeks and documenting it. Whoever goal and documented stuff is the most epic and different will be chosen as winner! It will be fun because I will be hardcore running & weight training (cannot tell you how much I am DYING to get started with it!!) and I plan to kick my butt into shape!School has brought me down this last semester and messed me up with working out, I am READY to graduate and be done so I can do what I love! When all of this works out & I see my own results with being vegan and getting the tone I want, I hope I can combine that with my personal training and share it with others!

I do admit that I am worried I will not be able to afford all the things I want to buy to read and what not! I am fresh out of college (I really finish on the 30th of this month and then graduate in August) and do not have any money coming in what so ever! I want to buy all the supplements and what not that have been talked about but I can't. I guess that means I just need to get more food??

My name is Victoria Norman. I am 22 years old, graduating college in August and currently studying to be a personal trainer. I am from New Orleans, and hardly anyone around here believes vegan is the way. I have 3 friends who support it, but all the rest do not! It is frustrating. When I first watched Forks Over Knives in March, I decided to go Vegan so I tried a Muffin recipe (it was absolutely delish by the way) and posted it on facebook. Immediately I was bombarded with "ARE YOU CRAZY?" "Vegan is bad" etc. etc. etc. One of which who criticized was my trainer, he basically tore all of what I hard learned apart (in a nice way) and told me I would never get the toned I have always wanted, so I immediately cut it out and went back to regular American diet. When I was 12-13 I was over weight big time, due to my father not cooking meals and the amounts of fast food I ate. My mother got me motivated and I was able to lose 40lbs by eating right and doing pilates. But I have still NEVER gotten to where I want to be. I want to have that sexy tone, and be able to make people say "Damn she's fit as ever" when they see me. I think that's extremely important for my career seeing as I am going to be a personal trainer. Who wants a chunky trainer? Not me! So, I stumbled upon this website from a Vegan friend who has a blog. She told me about this cite because of how skeptial I was about gaining muscle. When I looked around, read, and watched on this cite..boy was I blown away!! I don't want to be a body builder exactly but I want to be ripped and toned!! I cannot wait to get started with everything!! I am so inspired