GinaKina Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Hello I'm Gina and I've been poking around this site for a week or two now and thought I would introduce myself so I could start posting. I'm not new to message boards, I'm a mod on one for girls in military relationships (my husband is currently in Iraq), and belong to WAY too many others, haha, I love them. I'm also not new to fitness and have been going to the weight room pretty steadily for the past two years, although I am just coming back from some time off because I broke my toe. I also like to run and bike, although I pretty much leave that for the weekends. I am, however, very new to being a vegan. I've been a vegetarian for over a year, but this feels a lot different. I didn't feel like I was really giving anything up when I gave up meat, but I am going vegan more for health reasons...and I do feel like I am giving something up with no longer having cheese! I love to cook though, so this is just opening another adventure for me. Just some culminating tidbits, I'm 24, I got my BS in Chemistry and am currently in grad school to be a Science teacher, and I am in NY now, but will be moving to Baltimore when my husband is done with his military commitment (in May). Oh, and we lived in Hawaii previous to his deployment, which was pretty cool. I suppose that's about it, I look forward to getting to know people on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftandcode Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beforewisdom Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Welcomehttp://www.veganhealth.org/sh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Welcome to the group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hi Gina. That's really great you chose veganism. I hope you'll like cooking vegan as much as a vegetarian. Perhaps you already know but soy products can replace all dairies. If someday you feel your transition to veganism is difficult, think that you can do this for more than just your health... the dairy cows and laying hens all go to the slaughterhouses after their slavery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djshrew Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Welcome! you will get lots of support here and once you move to Maryland (there are a bunch of us on here!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veganmomma Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Welcome to our team. Great to have you here. Enjoy our online community. All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Hello & Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Welcome! Being new to veganism is really fun if you like cooking. You can try loads of new things and find new flavours. Hawaiji sounds like fun. Where I live it's going to be crappy weather for the next 6 months. Anyway, hope your husband get home safe from Irak (hope it's good weather there)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftandcode Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodhiDave85 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hey Gina, From a former Cheese Addict (me)... just to let you know theres plenty of vegan cheese substitutes out there..and when you mix it up in sandwiches and such you can barely even notice the difference. I'll admit the only ONE (well maybe TWO times ) that I cheated when I first became Vegan were with cheese. I havent had any cheese or cheese substitutes now for a year and I dont even think about it anymore....in fact I find it nasty and tough to digest. Along your vegan journey you'll find so many new things that will leave you so satisfied that your cheese cravings will be a distant after thought. Best of Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalBrada Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Welcome! Ex New Yorker here. Now residing in Portland as of only a month ago. Try 'Follow Your Heart' brand name vegan cheese. I've never tried it as i'm raw but everyone, including my girlfriend, swears by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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