vegmama Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 hi all! i'm so excited to be joining such a wonderful community! i've always been active, and got into bodybuilding during college (at the time i was a meat eater). in grad school, i picked up ashtanga yoga and ultrarunning and stopped lifting heavy weights (though i still miss the smell of iron at times...). through yoga, i met my husband and the man who would inspire me to go vegan (he's been vegetarian for 15 years and vegan for 10). i had already become intrigued about veganism b/c one of my ultrarunning idols was scott jurek, who is vegan. i see mark coates has a profile here too! (a quick shout out to mark - i used to run with the VHTRC folks - organizers of the MMT100 miler!) when i started my phd program, i stopped ultrarunning b/c it can take up a lot of time and started to focus on yoga. now i'd like to get back into fitness. having been a vegan for a few years, i don't doubt its superiority in terms of health, but i also want to learn from all of you here re: how you plan out your diets. i'm not an ultra-endurance athlete anymore, nor do i lift heavy currently, so my needs will be different from most of you hard bodies! many thanks to rob who started up this amazing resource!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Aloha! Welcome to our community! Thanks for being part of our team! I hope you enjoy our group. All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Welcome! I'm a Ph.D. student too...so I understand what you are saying about trying to find time to fit everything in. It's not easy! Glad you joined and look forward to seeing you around the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegmama Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 thanks, rob and lobsteriffc for the welcome! lobsteriffic, what are you studying? are you near the end? i'm super stoked to be here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I'm in Applied Social Psychology...I'm in the forensic psychology lab. Preparing to collect the last of my data and will hopefully finish up in 2010 - can't wait! What about you - what area are you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegmama Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 wow! that sounds really interesting... and maybe creepy. i'm probably super naive, but it makes me think of "the cell." i'm studying cancer epidemiology - lots of number crunching! i'm hoping to finish up by the end of the year too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I think epidemiology would be a neat field. Actually forensic psychology is no where near as interesting as people think it is...I always get asked, "is it like CSI??" nope...not even close! I WISH my dissertation was that interesting! Best of luck with finishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingQueen Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Hi. Nice to meet y'all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendaC Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Hi Veg Mama! I lived in Honolulu for 2 years and became teacher certified in Ashtanga Yoga at "Yoga-Hawaii". Just wondering if that's where you practice? I remember that I was into weight training at the 24 hr fitness in Hawaii-Kai and then started the Ashtanga stuff and quit the weight training for a while (because I was building more muscle from the Ashtanga, quite frankly). Has that been your experience too? I have not been doing the Ashtanga lately because I herniated a disc in my back about a year ago (avoiding the kurmasana and similar asanas like the plague) and I'm just getting back into weight training (although I use Hatha to get going in the mornings). Are you getting back into weights (is that why you joined this site?) I must say, I admire you're keeping fit while raising a baby and getting your PhD. Must be the trade winds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegmama Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 hi brendaC! sorry i only just saw this now!! my husband was recently authorized by KPJAYI in mysore, india and is now in charge of the mysore program at yoga hawaii!! so that's where i practice now. the weight lifting was fun, but i really missed my practice. are you still in hawaii by any chance?? i'll PM you just in case you're like me and never check back on old posts. it would be lovely to connect if you're still in the area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Loved your intro and glad to have you here. I had heard of ultrarunning a long time ago and thought it was pretty awesome. I never got past a 1/2 marathon in a race. Thanks for sharing! Hope to see you around friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegmama Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 Many thanks, LnG! Honestly, those short races are a lot harder - whereas you can cruise in an ultra, you've gotta suffer the burn in shorter races! I remember running 5k and 10k races as training and would feel like dying the whole time, but on the trails... it was like a beautiful jaunt with some suffering and lots of socializing! Just ordered Sun Warrior and Vega from VeganProteins - super, super excited to try them both!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Got your note....thanks! I'm unable to "reply" because we have a bug in our system and it doesn't supply a sender's address but shows that it came from a forum member name. [email protected] is always the best way to find me. I'll get you hooked up. Thanks again. Have a great week! -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegmama Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 sweet, thanks robert!! you guys are the best - and i'm so, so happy to be able to support fellow vegans!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsorlando Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Welcome to this amazing group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now