To stay vegan or not?

[a_cherry_on_top]

I've been a vegan for four years. I'm a pretty good cook and like spending time in the kitchen. I try to eat a wide variety of food, although I often wind up resorting to carbs. As a whole, it's been a pretty good experience

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[tankgirlinblack]

Personally, I feel you have to do what's best for you, elspaically if you are suffering intolerances and high colesterol.

You should never have felt compelled to become vegan for someone else. No-one should be put in that situation.

FWIW I'm not vegan (or vege for that matter), but my OH is. I'm the better cook, but I'm lazy, so we eat mainly vegan becuase I can't be bothered to cook 2 meals.
We don't have much money, and even left to my own devices I eat very little meat or dairy, but when I do, it's the best quality I can get hold of. It's my naughty treat!!
So, for cheapness, and health, I'd say you can't knock being vegan. But don't feel forced into a box. If you fancy a free range egg and bacon sarnie after a heavy night out, you can, and the world won't end.

[ilovedavidbyrne]

I am a soy and gluten free vegan, I have been for 5 years now. It works really well for me. I understand wanting to distance yourself from the ideals of an abusive ex, but veganism is a good social and environmental decision. Being vegan cuts more off your carbon footprint than driving, and you can feel good about knowing you're not buying into a corrupt and abusive business.

[ilovedavidbyrne]

*rather; than stopping, driving.

[jsl32]

nope, you are completely incorrect about the sources of vegan food, even if you avoid soy and gluten. you are implicated heavily in the industrial-agricultural system, particularly as a vegan because there is no sustainable way to be vegan.

sustainable high-yield organic farming requires animal inputs, thus, not vegan.

lierre keith's 'the vegetarian myth' is an interesting read. you should check it out.

[tazthelemon]

Lierre Keith's 'The Vegetarian Myth' contains rather more logical fallacy than I care to read extensively.

high cholesterol is not unhealthy by default.

[jsl32]

do your research on particle types and ratios. the story behind cholesterol is much more complex than just 'it's bad'. what powers our brains is not bad.