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So this was in GD veg*n folks: what was your defining moment (Original Post) flvegan Sep 2019 OP
One day about 8 years ago I just realized that if I won't eat cats or dogs MLAA Sep 2019 #1
Wow, 8 years. That's fantastic! flvegan Sep 2019 #2
With a recent conversion of two friends (one had breast cancer and I gave her a few books) MLAA Sep 2019 #3
In 1982 I was 16 yo one of my best friends went vegetarian mucifer Sep 2019 #4
I don't know, that sounds pretty defining to me. flvegan Sep 2019 #9
Not vegan MFM008 Sep 2019 #5
Me, too, but I'm still new Blue_playwright Sep 2019 #8
Cheese is tough to give up. flvegan Sep 2019 #10
Beyond burgers MFM008 Sep 2019 #14
Gardein is good, too. athena Sep 2019 #16
Thanks MFM008 Sep 2019 #17
It started back in '72 with DES given to cows in the feed lots to stimulate growth mitch96 Sep 2019 #6
Science is a funny, factual thing. flvegan Sep 2019 #11
When I Mendocino Sep 2019 #7
Ugh. flvegan Sep 2019 #12
No problem Mendocino Sep 2019 #13
When I saw "Vegucated". athena Sep 2019 #15
No need for regrets, just moving forward. flvegan Sep 2019 #18

MLAA

(18,512 posts)
1. One day about 8 years ago I just realized that if I won't eat cats or dogs
Sun Sep 1, 2019, 11:57 PM
Sep 2019

why would I be okay with pigs and cows and chickens.

MLAA

(18,512 posts)
3. With a recent conversion of two friends (one had breast cancer and I gave her a few books)
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 12:03 AM
Sep 2019

my 10 or so best friends are all vegan. It sure helps making dinner parties easy with lots of fun and delicious food 😉

mucifer

(24,707 posts)
4. In 1982 I was 16 yo one of my best friends went vegetarian
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 05:31 AM
Sep 2019

Last edited Mon Sep 2, 2019, 06:19 AM - Edit history (1)

I loved animals, too so I went vegetarian, too. I always was in awe of vegans and thought I didn't have the dedication to do it. Then 6 years ago I was going to veg meet ups and noticed most people there were vegans. So I thought if all of these people can do it, I should at least try. I tried it and realized it wasn't that hard and kicked myself for not going vegan decades ago.

I can't recall an actual defining moment when I said "wow that is too much I won't eat an animal." As I recall I remember thinking "there is so much I can eat, why eat an animal" and the factory farming go so much worse over the years.

MFM008

(19,989 posts)
5. Not vegan
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 06:08 AM
Sep 2019

Still eat butter
Hard cheeses
Fish.
Thats it for now.
Feel better about giving up meat
Most dairy.

Blue_playwright

(1,573 posts)
8. Me, too, but I'm still new
Wed Sep 4, 2019, 09:32 PM
Sep 2019

Love to cook and I’m enjoying swapping over to more vegan meals. But I still occasionally eat fish or chicken. It’s a transition. 🤷🏻‍♀️ My choice was twofold- climate change and reading about the health benefits of a plant based life.

athena

(4,187 posts)
16. Gardein is good, too.
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 11:33 PM
Sep 2019

I love their "Fishless Fillets", "Beefless Ground", "Meatless Meatballs", and "Crabless Cakes". Gardein is also a lot healthier than Beyond Meat (which is itself healthier than animal meat).

mitch96

(14,583 posts)
6. It started back in '72 with DES given to cows in the feed lots to stimulate growth
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 06:28 AM
Sep 2019

Then I found out my mother in law was given DES to control her morning sickness and it caused cancer in both the mother and child. Ok humans given DES get cancer, cows given DES and we eat the cows...... AAAAHHHHHH. NO.
It was a slow progression from no red meat to very little of any meat to the book Forks over Knives.
Rampant heart disease in my family and after reading the book a no meat/dairy/fat vegan diet was the way to go for me.. Too much science to prove that was the way to go for me...
I might eat a piece of salmon now and again when invited over a friends house for dinner but for the most part, left to my own devices I mainly eat vegetables. I’m a geezer still going strong!
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flvegan

(64,557 posts)
11. Science is a funny, factual thing.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 11:14 PM
Sep 2019

I'm sorry to hear about your family members' cancer issues. Fuck cancer. Twice.

flvegan

(64,557 posts)
12. Ugh.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 11:17 PM
Sep 2019

I didn't mean for this to be painful for anyone. I sincerely hope that you're better now than then.

athena

(4,187 posts)
15. When I saw "Vegucated".
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 11:09 PM
Sep 2019

I was at home, recovering from a medical procedure, and Netflix recommended "Vegucated". That was six and a half years ago.

I had tried to go vegan eleven years earlier and had lasted only four months. I don't remember what made me want to go vegan back then, but I remember the enormous peer pressure I felt to go back to eating animals. My circumstances (in particular, my need to travel to Japan regulary) made it impossible for me to be vegan at the time. I wish I had been vegetarian or pescetarian for those eleven years; I could have saved a lot of animals.

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