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Hello, For me I just want to get healthier and happier. To have a positive impact in my life, the plant and those around me. To put an end to diseases which have ended the lives of my loved ones. People are like stained glass you can only see thier beauty in the darkness of there's alight within! Keeping my fire burning as I finish the fifties and head into retirement age.

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I became vegan to lose weight and never looked back

I am a certified Holistic nutritionist and the fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, and whole grains are the most healthful.

I have been a Vegan for little over 3 years. I went cold turkey after watching Documentary “What the Health”...have not looked back or regretted anything since then. Prior to that I was a vegetarian for well over 20 years.

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In 1986 I went Veggie, then in 1989 I went Vegan. Back then there was only one reason to go Vegan, and that was for the animals. I was a hunt sab for 7 years then my knees packed in ..... i was always at the front of the hunt with the hounds ... it takes it toll after a while 🙂

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After being a meat eater for quite a while I decided to go vegan only a few weeks ago and haven t been disappointed so far

I became vegan due to health concerns.

I have eaten raw food since I was young. I lived in a rural area

Have always thought about becoming vegan. Finally at 54, I feel like I have the strength and discipline to make it happen. It is a gradual process. I am still addicted to snacking but I hope to one day conquer this.

Grew in interest because of health problems and watching various documentaries on the whole food plant based diet.

Blessed to be born to a vegan mother and growing up with a health-conscious mindset. Recently started my own business focused on a WFPB lifestyle for young athletes.

I have been vegetarian for 2+ years for environmental reasons, and currently working on embracing a full vegan diet and lifestyle.

Hi, I’m Fiona, a passionate plant-based, home cook.

Wholesome Bellies was created from my passion for healthy eating and cooking. A home cook since my teens, I grew up in the hospitality industry, spending most weekends since my early teens at our family restaurant. My mum was the head chef and I was surrounded by incredible cooks.

Wholesome Bellies is a resource to help you create simple, nourishing, plant-based meals in your kitchen. My intention is to inspire you to fall in love with vegetables, and learn how to transform plants into mouth-watering, unbelievable meals your friends and family will keep coming back for.

65 yrs old. Recently discovered vegan lifestyle. Not there yet.

Eczema from head to toe is difficult, embarrassing, and devastating. I could not get a diagnosis or a solution. I had inflammation throughout my body due to an acidic diet, I was eating fish and chicken and cheese and drinking wine. My plant based foods were less than 30% of my diet. I was eating saturated fat from fried foods and animals Now I am invested in the plant based healing. I am a vegan chef and a walking encyclopedia about nutrition - it is a magic bullet and I am thrilled to join the community! My spirit is relieved that I don't contribute to the killing of 70 B animals in our food system (pork, chicken, beet, fish, etc). Thanks you to Dr. Michael McGregor for your research on evidence based nutrition! I have many doctors mentors "on line" and they each make a difference for my raw vegan journey.

I work at a marketing agency and have clients with great vegan products

I went vegan after studying an animal rights module for my politics degree. I then went on to specialise in animal rights for my MA degree.

I just started.

After surviving bone cancer in 2009, I started making major changes to my lifestyle. One of the first things I did was drop beef from my diet. A little while later let go of pork. Then I gave up chicken and turkey, and finally fish. I was a vegetarian for a few years and loved it. But then I watched Cowspiracy and What the Health? and went vegan. I never forced my kids to go to vegan but it wasn't long before both of them stopped eating meat. My eldest has been vegan for 6 months. My younger one is a vegetarian but mostly eats what I do--a fully vegan and gluten-free diet. I feel great (and, yes, I'm still cancer-free)! I do my best to bring veganism into mainstream situations and conversations, at work and elsewhere.

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I watched animals suffering and realised how wrong it was to not oppose such cruelty

I have only been vegan for a few days. I have decided to become vegan for a healthier lifestyle. I have lost many family members because of bad dietary choices.

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For many years, I went back and forth between vegetarianism and vegan lifestyle. In 2010, I became a strict vegan.

For many years I went back and forth between two lifestyles: vegetarian and vegan. In 2010, I Became 100% With no desire to ever eat animal or animal by products.

Vegetarian since childhood, realised through reading and films its not enough so changed to Vegan at the start of 2017. The main reason for my diet choice is avoiding harm to animals, although the benefits of minimising harm to the environment and my health are also important.

Vegan for 7 years following new year's resolution.

I started living a Plant Based Lifestyle about 5 years ago, I've always enjoyed making my own food over supermarkets so making the transition wasn't too challenging.

By incorporating a Vegan/Plant-Based lifestyle I have managed to transform my health for the better; gaining control of my weight, increasing my energy levels and improving my mental focus and clarity.

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I went vegan overnight! I was at a conference in NY called the Real Truth About Health Conference (it's free, happens every year, and is AMAZING). Listening to speakers like Joel Furhman, Brenda Davis, and Gabriel Cousens made me realize that I could no longer support the exploitation and suffering of animals.

After starting to raise silkie chickens as pets and learning what wonderful creatures they are, I realized I didn't want to eat chicken any more. Cutting out other meats became easy after that, but cheese, yogurt, and eggs remained in my diet. At that time I was still operating on things I had been led to believe from my past, like dairy and eggs were good for you, so I continued to consume butter, cheese, yogurt, and eggs. (I was also mostly unaware of the extend of indecencies that are occurring in big Ag, and I had a mental picture that vegans were protesters, which is not something I align with.)

Physically I had been steadily gaining weight since becoming a mother. A couple times I worked out really hard for a prolonged period of time and regained my prior lithe figure, but soon after lowering my activity level my weight would start to go up again. It was the proverbial story of "after having kids my body was never the same--and then after menopause it became worse." What became really frustrating was that no mater what I did to turn the table, I continued to gain weight. In my mind being vegetarian should have helped with weight loss, but not only was I steadily gaining weight I was steadily becoming more and more frustrated with my body, a self-picture that was new to me and was very disconcerting.

After being "mostly vegetarian" for a few years I was introduced to the whole food plant-based diet concept after watching "The Game Changers." At the conclusion of that movie the most prominent thought in my mind was, "Why haven't I heard this before?!" At that moment I became consumed with learning as much as I could about a whole plant diet and the health and environmental benefits of it. I watched every documentary available on Netflix and YouTube, then started watching every presentation by the prominent doctors and experts in the plant-based world I could find. Alongside that I began cleaning out my frig and cupboards of all dairy, and stopped eating my beloved chickens' eggs.

On July 4, 2020, I had my last vegetarian meal and began eating plant-based. I have no question in my mind of the power of this diet and look forward to experiencing its benefits myself. I also have no question that this will be my diet of choice until my end. But I also know that I'm fully dedicated to the plant-based lifestyle because I took the time to learned a lot about the nutritional, agricultural, and environmental factors. Based on my experience, I have a much better understanding of how much it takes to turn around one's mindset, and it is my hopes that I can, in some way, contribute to others beginning on the plant-based journey as well.

I was an animal science major in college and visited many slaughterhouses which really disturbed me. I was such a hypocrite though because I would tell people how disturbing these facilities are, yet I was still occasionally eating animal products. After my seemingly healthy mother passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2017, I made the decision to live a healthy vegan lifestyle. Ever since I adopted this way of living I have felt the need to share everything I now know about how this way of living improves your health and outlook on life. I believe that one of my callings in life is to help convert the planet to veganism for the animals, the planet, and our health.

Had terrible osteoarthritis, knees replaced 8 years ago. Hands hurt everyday, had carpal tunnel and trigger finger release on both hands. Very overweight and tired. Went vegan after seeing Knives Over Forks. It has been a process, learning so much from the experts and incorporating as much as I can. Hands no longer hurt, lost 35 pounds and feeling much better. More weight loss needed. A work in progress. I am 73 years old, golf 3-4 times a week and swim/water aerobics almost every day. All with a non-vegan spouse and I do all the cooking.

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I became Vegan due to my late wife Sharon's concern about what I would eat when she was gone to cancer. To relieve her stress and to not have her spend precious time worrying about teaching me how to cook I went Vegan. She saw that this was a good choice for me and all was well. I was able to loose considerable weight and get off blood pressure and cholesterol meds. I never looked back and never felt better.

I'm the owner of Goodness Goodies, an online store specialising in vegan sweets and eco-friendly home products.

I want to help save the environment .

I went vegetarian as a teenager, and have been evolving on my plant based journey since then, which was age 15. It has now been 31 years since I’ve eaten meat. The unfortunate part of this story, is that I found my way to being vegan only 4 years ago. Being vegan is the best phase of my existence. Nothing tastes as good as vegan feels. And, the only thing I regret about being vegan, is that I did not do it sooner. Way sooner! I’ve cried many years over this. And, kicked myself. But, I’m up and dusted off now. And, I’m fighting the good fight for all creatures great and small from here on out.

Owner of ethicalWARES, a UK-based online vegan retailer.

I had several health conditions due to an unhealthy diet. I decided to go vegan and.my health is improving.

I needed a lifestyle change to combat chronic illness

I have been an activist for a couple of years, full time or more. Got burnout and now doing it slowly.
Also, I am the developer of the vegan oriented nutrition site http://v-nut.e-motiv.net

Was vegetarian not conscious to the hormones thta were being put in my body by diary. I got breast cancer. I survived cancer and am still healthy.I went ethical vegan in 2016 started a Save Movement chapter.

My wife decided to go vegan at the beginning of 2013. I decided to try it for a month and after three weeks I knew I was going to stick with it. I work in wine and grocery retail which is largely non-vegan. The sooner I can get into the vegan economy the better.
I have Master's Degrees in Library & Information Science (University of South Carolina) and Communications (College of Charleston). I worked as a Public Librarian for seven years and as an Adjunct Community College Instructor for three and 1/2 years.

We currently live in Western North Carolina.

in the back of my mind I always knew it was the right thing to do, however due to laziness, lack of compassion, etc. I never put my mind to actually study what being a vegan really meant till I watched Cowspiracy and my mind went "ARE U KIDDING ME" nonetheless once again I fool myself cause I was still eating eggs once a month... this went on for about 6 months till I did the work and found out that free range eggs suck for the environment and they damage the animals too...
I am so happy with the decision of turning vegan I honestly could never go back to eat any animal products, I don't miss them at all and even if it sounds corny I do feel more love to our nature and happiness...

Plant-based concert who is now getting his Masters in Nutrition as medicine to help others see the way.

I was a vegetarian since age 11. 4 years ago i finally became woke and vegan. I became an activist organizer for DxE Panama and later also for Animal Save Movement and Earthlings Experience. I am currently busy with my Non profit foundation which is the umbrella for our activism here in Panama, as well as the basis for the vegan movement. Aiming at starting the construction of the first Farm Animal Sanctuary in Panama end of this year, or asap (CoVid 19 sort of makes things a bit unstable) I live with 20 rescued animals, 3 of which are Cats with FIV.

Vegan for the animals, for a healthier planet Earth, and a healthier and more compassionate human race.

As soon as I watched cowspiracy that is when my vegan journey began and then I continued to learn more and improve my diet.

Vegan chef and sourdough baker looking for jobs in plant based establishments. I have a love for fresh, local ingredients, creativity in the workplace and changing people's mind about what a plant based diet has to be.

Great to be here!

Never really liked meat. But when I saw a video on facebook on the horrible conditions pigs and other animals suffer through I just there and then decided to never ever eat meat or dairy products again.

For the animals

Being a Vegetarian all my life, I never felt the need of eating meet or eggs but loved dairy and dairy products more than any of the plant based food. In mid 2014, while living in Seattle, I came across some talk on Internet which talked about impact of Dairy on health, environmental and the cruelty involved. It didn't believe it and started researching further, over the period of next few weeks, I found overwhelming evidence of each of these aspects and it all started to make sense. Then over the next few months I started weaning off after like 38 years of my life. It was rather a long and lonely journey in a not so conducive envirnment. By the end of the year I was 90% off it. The next 10% took considerable amount of time. In Aug 2016 I visited the only Vegan Groery Store of Seattle, to volunteer and that day onwards I can say I was offcially a Vegan. Over the last 3.5 years I have come to realization that Vegan junk food can also be as unhealth as animal products. So, I mostly try to follow a Whole Food Plant Based diet. Some day, I hope to develop as strong a repulsion for oil, refined sugar and refined grains as I have for dairy today.

I don't remember the exact date, but I just remember eventually something clicked. I had had good friends in college who were vegans, but I had never really ultimately thought it was important to take the plunge, or rationalized not doing it for one reason or another. But eventually, I just couldn't deny that it was what felt right. My inclinations were substantiated over time by learning more data about the ethical and environmental negative impacts of the meat industry.

Since I was very young I always thought why people eat chicken and not dogs, that made not sense to me. Later I heard of Veganism and learnt a lot about the meat and dairy industry. It was very sad and dissapointing. It was then when I decided to go vegan.

Hi there! My name is Kathy, I am a retired high school English teacher & vegan enthusiast. My entire blog is fully plant-based vegan. I truly believe what we eat & how we live determines our health & the preservation of our planet! 🙂 Reach out! https://www.kathysvegankitchen.com

There is no alternative.

Since I left my parents' house, at eighteen, I started being vegetarian, until I found the truth about diaries, in 2007, and felt ashamed by my stupidity in believing that as long as I was buying organic nothing bad happened to the animals.
From then I am now a proud and happy vegan and I am looking for new job opportunities with like-minded people and companies.

Don’t feel like eating meat. It’s cruel, unnecessary suffering, depletion if animals and planet

Prior to 2018 I was Plant Based from 1994 and no red meat from 1985

Saw a documentary about animal protein and right there I made my decisson havent missed so glad I did

I am quarantining in a Dominican household and I want to be healthy.

I became vegan because of the WHAT THE HEALTH documentary. It totally inspired me and convinced me that it is better for my own body and the planet to go Vegan.

I have been a proud vegetarian for 20+ years now and vegan for the past few years.

It all started with seeing the speech from James Wildman 101 reasons why to go Vegan.

Walking back from morbidly obese with a plant based diet

Like everyone else, was brainwashed to believe animals were here to eat, until I started watching docos, opened my eyes to the truth, vegan for life now

Became a vegan when I realized the leading cause of environmental destruction is animal agriculture.

I stopped consuming animal products when my father was diagnosed with cancer. I helped him to examine the scientific literature to find answers and came across the work of Dr T Colin Campbell. Then a few years later I went to a vegetarian expo and saw footage of what happens to animals to produce animal products. Because I had already stopped eating animal products, I had no need of defenses against this information and I easily made the connection with the ethical reasons behind veganism.

I´m vegetarian since 2010, but i´m making my transition into veganism a few months ago.

I am a WFPB primary care nurse practitioner.

Raised veggie, now vegan

Vegan, AR, writer, publisher, illustrator, passionate, involved, and always on the go.

My vegan story started in 2007 when I watched a screening of Earthlings. During the Q&A someone from the Vancouver Humane Society said that the best thing we can do to help the animals we'd just seen onscreen was to take meat out of our diets. I didn't do it 'cold turkey' but over the course of a few years I slowly focused on seafood and plant-based foods. I was able to let go of seafood in 2017 and when I found out I was sensitive to dairy (after taking a sensitivity test to get at the root of my digestive pains) in 2018, that was it.

Just feeling wonderful since I am Vegan. I am so sad I didn't went Vegan earlier in my life

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Became vegan over night after binge watching documentaries and love every bit of being vegan!

Hoping to make a difference by making some lifestyle changes for my family xx

Tired of seeing animals slaughtered and suffering, started with watching Food Matters in 2012

I was veg for twenty years. Saw a film about "free range chicken" and decided to go vegan.

My and my mother became vegan immediately after watching What The Health for the first time. Its been almost 1 year and it changed our life, we feel happier than ever.

i went on a 20 hour road/camping trip with my girlfriend and had seen a few vegan documentaries and watched a bunch of youtube videos beforehand and decided for the trip i won't eat meat just to see what it's like. I think i ended up eating completely vegan for the trip by default. the trip lasted 10 days and it was easy and i felt great. I never declared myself vegetarian after that, i just naturally continued not eating meat. (i actually had a bunch of chicken in my freezer that i just left there for months, that i eventually gave away to a friend who visited me ). That lasted for about a year before i decided to fully take the plunge and completely take out eggs and dairy from my diet and make a conscious effort to no longer support anything associated with animal abuse.

I became a vegetarian 2 years ago and back then even tried to be vegan for 2 weeks. Back then my reasons were morally, and the “only” animal product i would eat was cheese, so that I could come up with excuses like I don’t kill animal to eat cheese. I started watching more and more documentaries and do some research and realised very quick that I was living a hypocritical life. Last year in December was when I watched cowspiracy and my reason to become vegan were now also based on health and environment. I knew I couldn’t fully become a vegan by then as I started a trip to South America in January. I tried as much as possible to reduce the animal products and knew that as soon as I am back home I will try. As we had to self isolate after coming and due to covid it was initially hard to buy the products I wanted to eat. After a couple of weeks I finally started living vegan and I decided to be an active part of it and maybe get a job in the vegan area to share my story professionally and show the world how much better a vegan life is.

I turned weaken because of self awakening. Now working on to have the vegan world.

I gradually transitioned to being vegan when I started caring about nutrition and my overall health. I realized that we have the power to transform our world to a more ethical and healthful society with compassion and wisdom. I wish to be the change I wish to see in the world.

Vegetarian for 27 years then turned vegan in 2017

I became vegetarian 25 years ago and I became a vegan after friends urged me to look into that.

For the animals

I never really enjoyed meat, and growing up have always been eating mostly vegan, until last month when I finally took my last step. I hope this is going to be part of my lifestyle from now on, and any significant information will help me do that.

Has eat a lot and all, but one day found a small video about human digestion, and after that wanted to try a raw-food for one week. After that was months and years of vegan and vegan raw-food.
Especially one person has described me, if I eat someone, it almost the same if I bite or hurt myself.
I hope someday everyone will be vegan or raw-food vegan.

Long term vegan, passionate about animal protection

I became a vegetarian around 15. There were limited health food stores or vegan options back then. I am so grateful to have continued to pursue a plantbased lifestyle and eventually become vegan.