VeggaMuscle Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Hello everyone, I am new to this site I am a 34 y.o guy from Spain. I am 170 cms tall, and 66 kg. I have being vegetarian for the last 5 years. Here in Spain this is not a easy task; we are a mediterranean country but there´s always meat in every dish I am very grateful for the work you are doing here helping the vegetarian in this sport. There´s no help in any spanish forums, in fact here they think it´s impossible to do some fitness or develop some mass being vegetarian. I have being traning for a year, but I was moving and I was out of my gym for almost 5 month. Today I am back to my new gym ... And I decided to start from zero. I hope to get some help from you on diet and routines Thanks pals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Welcome new friend! Thanks for joining our forum. I know some places can be harder than others to find meals that are all plant-based. I hope your return to training is great! A few of us speak a little Spanish here and some may speak Spanish fluently. Maybe other members from Spain will join too Have fun here on the forum. All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawSteve Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Welcome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) Hola y Bienvenidos Vegga! How did you discover our forum? We have many people here who are from northern Europa including Sweden, Germany, the UK & the Netherlands but sadly only a few folks from the south including Greece, Italy, France & maybe one person from Portugal. As for native spanish speakers, I only know of one forum member from Mexico but he has not been posting here recently. So please tell folks about us - if we get enough spanish speakers, I am sure that we could start a foro solo en espanol aqui. We may already be at that point for german speakers! I would love to visit Espana some day! I would particularly like to visit smaller towns and farming areas as well as natural areas mountains, forests, etc. Any suggestions or favorite places? Also, have you seen this: http://happycow.net/europe/spain/madrid/index.html Edited August 15, 2007 by loveliberate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc7 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkleinman Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Welcome. I traveled in Spain a few years back and I'm amazed that anyone can keep vegan in that country. However the produce I had in Barcelona was amazing. OJ and Strawberries galore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Asocial Ape Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 thanks for joining the forums. welcome. that's so cool you live in Spain. my DW and i would love to spend the summer there some day in the future. ::sigh:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessifly Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Hi Veggamuscle! Welcome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders77 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Welcome VeggaMuscle!Since a big amount of the vegetables and fruits we can buy in Germany are from Spain I really wonder what is so hard about being vegetarian (or vegan). Maybe there is no produce for the spanish people because the Germans eat it... Before I went high raw I loved the antipasti-things from Spain and Italy!One thing I also have to mention: Vegetarian members usually show a strong tendency towards veganism after a short time aboard Be aware of this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeggaMuscle Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 Thanks everyone for your words loveliberate : I found this site surfing the net looking for info about fitness and veganism. Easy . I being checking and on this site I found some other Europeans members, but not from Spain, I think I am the only one. But I am telling all my friends about the site I would recommend you all of you to visit Spain, it nice here, and excepting bullfighting, there are many things to see I checked that link, it´s full of good vegetarian restaurants. Artemisa is the best for me flanders77, gkleinman: As I told it´s hard to be veggan here, but I need to clarify somthing: I meant when you are not at home. Having meal out of home, or going for Tapas, very tipical here. We cosider ourselves "the vegetable patch of Europe". Here you can find states only dedicated to agriculture, and sowing whatever you want. It´s easy to find in whole Europe the markets full of our fruits and vegetables ..... Again thanks all of you for welcoming me (Jessifly ,the Asocial Ape ,markc7 ,RawSteve ,robert .....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Welcome. What kinds of things were you wanting to accomplish at the gym? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
health freak Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Welcome aboard VeggaMuscle! I'm new to this forum too. I'm from Greece and i think the only member from Greece just like you. I totally understand you when you say about the difficulty of being a vegan there cause the same applies to Greece too. Yes, we got an abundance of fruits and veggies and they're quite cheap. But the tradition, attitude and lifestyle of mediteranean people is so deeply interweaved with meat eating that people here don't even know what vegan means. They look at you as if you're some kind of an alien from another planet! FOrtunately, there has been recently introduced a vegan-vegetarian forum in Greece and there are movements of forming a club so that we can get in touch across Greece. By the way, you're all welcome to Greece too. Hopefully, next summer there will be a camping event for vegetarians and vegans. I'd be more than happy to meet one of you there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I would LOVE to see more members from Greece, Spain, and other places. It is so cool to have other members nearby and be able to hang out and things like that. I often promote the website and forum on a global level, so I'll look for more people from both of your countries. Great to have you both here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashnburn Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Welcome. I traveled in Spain a few years back and I'm amazed that anyone can keep vegan in that country. However the produce I had in Barcelona was amazing. OJ and Strawberries galore! I was in Spain last year for 2 weeks or so. Amazing Falafel Salad shops all over Barcelona. Great cheap food.. unlimited salad.. I was veggie through it the whole time. I had some produce there.. not a lot but it seemed good from what I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashnburn Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Hello everyone, I am new to this site I am a 34 y.o guy from Spain. I am 170 cms tall, and 66 kg. I have being vegetarian for the last 5 years. Here in Spain this is not a easy task; we are a mediterranean country but there´s always meat in every dish I am very grateful for the work you are doing here helping the vegetarian in this sport. There´s no help in any spanish forums, in fact here they think it´s impossible to do some fitness or develop some mass being vegetarian. I have being traning for a year, but I was moving and I was out of my gym for almost 5 month. Today I am back to my new gym ... And I decided to start from zero. I hope to get some help from you on diet and routines Thanks pals I'll say hello to you next time I am in Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Veganism has only become fairly common in the United States over the past 10 years or so and that even now most people in this country have no idea what vegan means and are VERY meat centered in their diets. Even many folks who are familiar with the word vegan do not fully understand the concept... But things are changing and getting better quickly here. I'm sure that Greece, Spain and the rest of the world will see the same positive changes too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeggaMuscle Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 Welcome. What kinds of things were you wanting to accomplish at the gym? Well.. I would like to develope some lean muscle ( I am 66kg, I would like 70 kg of lean muscle).. I think I should bulk a little. That´s my short time goal , and I wanna get it being vegetarian. Of course, staying healthy and in shape. On this site we have example to follow. I am surfing this and other site looking for a good training program; I dont trust so much in my new gym´s trainer... Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeggaMuscle Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 Welcome aboard VeggaMuscle! I'm new to this forum too. I'm from Greece and i think the only member from Greece just like you. I totally understand you when you say about the difficulty of being a vegan there cause the same applies to Greece too. Yes, we got an abundance of fruits and veggies and they're quite cheap. But the tradition, attitude and lifestyle of mediteranean people is so deeply interweaved with meat eating that people here don't even know what vegan means. They look at you as if you're some kind of an alien from another planet! FOrtunately, there has been recently introduced a vegan-vegetarian forum in Greece and there are movements of forming a club so that we can get in touch across Greece. By the way, you're all welcome to Greece too. Hopefully, next summer there will be a camping event for vegetarians and vegans. I'd be more than happy to meet one of you there Hello, my Greek friend Yeah I heard that about Greece and and being vegetarian, what to say about being vegan. I would be nice to visit Greece, I havent been there yet And Robert, I hope this site starts to get full of Greeks and Spaniards with such a promotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Welcome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashnburn Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Welcome aboard VeggaMuscle! I'm new to this forum too. I'm from Greece and i think the only member from Greece just like you. I totally understand you when you say about the difficulty of being a vegan there cause the same applies to Greece too. Yes, we got an abundance of fruits and veggies and they're quite cheap. But the tradition, attitude and lifestyle of mediteranean people is so deeply interweaved with meat eating that people here don't even know what vegan means. They look at you as if you're some kind of an alien from another planet! FOrtunately, there has been recently introduced a vegan-vegetarian forum in Greece and there are movements of forming a club so that we can get in touch across Greece. By the way, you're all welcome to Greece too. Hopefully, next summer there will be a camping event for vegetarians and vegans. I'd be more than happy to meet one of you there Hello, my Greek friend Yeah I heard that about Greece and and being vegetarian, what to say about being vegan. I would be nice to visit Greece, I havent been there yet And Robert, I hope this site starts to get full of Greeks and Spaniards with such a promotion Hmm... are we thinking a European / Mediterranean Vegan Vacation ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
health freak Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 hehehe.. well... name the place and i'm already there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Hola y Welcome! I would like to visit Spain...well, I guess I would like to visit almost anywhere! Have you ever been to the U.S.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashnburn Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 hehehe.. well... name the place and i'm already there I have a friend in Athens from the last Europe trip I made. Lets see if I can make something happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offense74 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Welcome from the north of Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
health freak Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 hehehe.. well... name the place and i'm already there I have a friend in Athens from the last Europe trip I made. Lets see if I can make something happen. An american-european VeganVacation would be soooooooo COOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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