On 01/03/2012 01:48 PM, dsi1 wrote:

> My drummer friend is into healthy living and is a vegan. She'd make the
> most amazing salads made of things I'd never seen before. She's the only
> woman I know that shaves her head and her energy level was always way up
> there and she isn't the least bit moody. She could be eating steaks and
> hot dogs in secret but if she does, she's good, real good, at leading a
> secret life. She's a genuine freak of nature!
>
> Anyway, my point is that it apparently is possible to subsist on plants
> and maintain a vibrant life - well, possible but is it probable?

I never felt better, physically or emotionally, than when I was a vegan.
I didn't quit doing it because it was making me sickly and frail (anyone
who has seen me -- I'm very, very large -- never again maintained that a
vegan will waste away to nothing). I quit because I began living with
meat-eaters, and it was just easier to go with the flow.

Serene
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http://www.momfoodproject.com

On 1/3/2012 5:56 PM, Serene Vannoy wrote:
> On 01/03/2012 01:48 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> Anyway, my point is that it apparently is possible to subsist on plants
>> and maintain a vibrant life - well, possible but is it probable?
>
> I never felt better, physically or emotionally, than when I was a vegan.
> I didn't quit doing it because it was making me sickly and frail (anyone
> who has seen me -- I'm very, very large -- never again maintained that a
> vegan will waste away to nothing). I quit because I began living with
> meat-eaters, and it was just easier to go with the flow.
>
> Serene

OTOH, we knew a vegan family whose kids my son used to go to pre-school
with. The 2 boys and the girl were frightfully skinny. Their collar
bones were really sunken in. The mom and dad worked at a local health
food store that was owned by a guru and religious leader. We'd go to
their house and the kids would sing and play those Indian drums. All I
could think was that those kids really could use a burger and fries.