aura Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi, everyone! i am so excited that i found this web site! i am a member of bodybulding.com, but did not know there was a vegan one! i have been vegetarian all my life, but am trying to become vegan. i still have some whey protein to go through. i am looking forward to getting to know vegan people. i am the odd one most places i go, but now i can talk to people like me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aura Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 oh, no! my pic is huge!! how do i fix this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganDude Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Welcome,Go to http://www.imageshack.us and host the pic, then u can choose a smaller size. You look great btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 you've come to the right place. Welcome! pretty life size avatar! don't worry, it's easy to fix. like vegandude said, imageshack.us, browse and upload, select resize to 110x150 thumbnail. 'choose the off site hotlink to image and such. You might have went there already and forgot to check the box, I've done that before. anyhow, don't know what your financial situation is so I won't press you but if you are stable, ditch that whey and get yourself some vegan pow. hemp is like 8-12 per lb in bulkpea is 4-7 per lb in bulk pretty reasonable cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Welcome to the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 WELCOME, AURA!!! I used to spend a lot of time on bodybuilding.com (not as a member but just doing research), and I remember being thrilled when I found this site. I'm glad you found us . Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravi Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Welcome!!! This is an outstanding community, you'll have a great time here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Welcome! Great to have you here! Were you at the Arnold Classic this weekend? I met a bunch of people there and was wondering if you were one of them. Great to have you here. No worries about the large avatar, we've all done it a time or two, including myself. We have some threads about avatars in the Gen. Discussion session. I hope you enjoy your time here. I will second Ravi's comment about this being an outstanding community. More and more of us are competing and are into bodybuilding these days and it's a lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aura Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Wow! thanks for the welcome! don't know what your financial situation is so I won't press you but if you are stable, ditch that whey and get yourself some vegan pow. What do you recomend? No wasn't at the arnold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Welcome to the forum And I second the kudos on the avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 What do you recomend? hemp is like 8-12 per lb in bulkpea is 4-7 per lb in bulk i'll give you some links for these products so you can see what i'm talking about: Hemp Protein Powder 5lb:http://www.livingecho.com/products/health-care/protein/manitobaharvest!organic-hemp-protein-powder-with-fiber-5-lb-manitoba-harvest-5-hppf Hemp Protein Powder 25lb: http://www.livingecho.com/products/health-care/protein/manitobaharvest!organic-hemp-protein-powder-with-fiber-25-lb-manitoba-harvest-25-hppf Pea Protein Powder: you choose the size you wanthttp://www.trueprotein.com/Product_Details.aspx?cid=22&pid=6816 I noticed you asked what 'Gemma" was in another thread. If you look up the link for Pea Protein Powder, you'll see it. 'Gemma' is simply trueprotein.com 's trademark name they created to market pea protein within their product line. Personally, I prefer copious amounts of algaes like spirulina and chlorella in my diet for protein but it is expensive, I could give you a hook up but you need to buy a minimum of 50lbs at a time and that isn't always amicable to everyone and it is still more expensive than the other two (prob around 14-17 per lb, depending), even in bulk. hope you find this information useful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xveganjoshx Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Welcome to the board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Welcome Aura!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Nice sig, JW. I always liked the joke about the vegans changing a light bulb, too. Is there a vegan joke site I don't know about? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi Aura, welcome to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aura Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 yeah, i like that sig as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aura Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 thanks lean and green, i will check out the links. what do you think about soy protein? i have been wanting to get spirulina, but 50lbs is a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 i agree, which is why i recommended the other ones. I don't think it's a bad source of protein. Personally, i'm a raw foodist so it's not really condusive to my diet. But I see no real issue for it. But think about it, with so many options of soy food in meal planning (tofu, bars, mock foods, etc, etc), i'd save soy intake for meals instead of supplementing with a protein and get powder in from the hemp and pea which aren't so readily available in foods. As far as the spriulina and chlorella go, it's costly if you buy in small amounts. Spirulina generally runs anywhere from $35 - $55 a lb while chlorella can go anywhere from $45 - $70 a lb. They're excellent but I wouldn't gorge on those prices, i'd use them sparingly. Seaweeds are excellent protein sources also,; they have every mineral, trace mineral, amino acid and vitamin imaginable in them. They just taxing on the digestive system. http://seaveg.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1 is they best way to go to purchase. I prefer Dulse because it tastes the best. Go to that site and purchase it by the pound, it is much cheaper than getting it 2oz at a time at the health store. It lasts a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders77 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Welcome aboard Aura! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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