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Today, along with celebrating my 53rd birthday (thanks for all of the nice well wishes!), I am celebrating 6 years of being a vegetarian. I'm bordering on vegan, but still imbibe in eggs and cheese when dining out. I try to do better each day.

AzVixen52 7 June 6
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Happy birthday ? and congratulations on 6 years!
I was vegetarian for 20 years and just recently vegan, I didn’t miss cheese like I thought I would, thankfully! Cheese ? ?

Thank you, and cheers to you!

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I'm a vegan and what started my food journey was a visit to the nutritionist at the VA. I said I ate Pizza and she said stop eating cheese completely. I asked...What's wrong with cheese? She said... Cheese is all milk FAT and you don't need all that artery clogging fat.

Good advice

Cheese is 9 times concentrated milk casein - look that up - its toxic for humans. It is in all cows milk because ti is meant for baby cows, not humans.

Good point....@SharonGoldengirl

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Happy birthday to you ... happy birthday to you ....

Congratulations on your anniversary too! I really like your statement: "I try to do better each day".
A nice motto for whatever we do.

Thank you, and I agree! Apply that saying to anything you do. 😉

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Well done. I've been vegetarian for about 2 years now and I will never go back to meat seeing it in supermarkets it just looks so gross. My IBS is also 100x times better I'm trying to come off dairy too but I'm struggling to find meals I enjoy.

Best of luck to you. I use almond milk, but there are a lot of good substitutes out there; good faux cheese options too.

Read. GET HEALTHY GO VEGAN COOK BOOK by dr Neal Barnard

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Focus on the idea is all you have to keep in mind. You have another 30 +years to make up your mind. Don't torture yourself. A trip abroad will make your cheese and egg dishes worth waiting for. Don't count anymore, Plan a trip.

I never torture myself, but I do try to be better. Now I sound like Melania. Oy vey

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Good for you. I'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian too. Don't drink milk for at least 30 years. I use almond milk and I like cheese. Had an ice cream last night. For the past year I only eat free-range eggs. It's kinder to the hens and the eggs taste better. I make miso soup often and add firm smoked tofu. For me regular tofu is bland. How about you?

I use more tempeh than todu, and to be honest, I try not too eat too much soy. That being said, I love Butler's soy curls!

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Happy Birthday xxx

Thank you

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Happy birthday! I was veg, then vegan, then veg, and now pescetarian. Wish I could have stayed vegan but my physiology does not support it. I celebrate you - do what is right for YOU.
There is a very good vegan cheese brand out now - Follow Your Heart - that is made with coconut oil. It doesn't taste like paste and actually melts!

Thank you so much, and I agree.....do what's right for you! I already use "Follow your heart", and really enjoy it. Have a great day.

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Happy birthday and congrats. Have you joined the vegan and vegetarian group yet. We can provide support, ideas, and recipes!!! Being vegan doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. You can get creative and play with your food. Thank you for starting on your journey.

Thank you. I haven't joined any groups yet, but will keep it in mind .I appreciate the information. I received the Moosewood Cookbook, and the Sweet Vegan cookbook for my birthday (I've heard Moosewood is a classic!) and look forward to delving into both of them!

@AzVixen52 Awesome. You will have fun and eat great food!! There are also lots of online sources for recipes. Believe me, I ogle recipes more than anything online.

@graceylou As do I!☺

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Glad you're happy with your diet...remember that champagne MUST be vegan! Isn't it? 🙂

Hee hee. Thank you!

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Happy BD, and many more.

Good work toward eating only veggies for six years. No one is perfect. I'm going to try scrambled tofu instead of eggs. There are cheese substitutes, but I haven't tried them.

Thank you. "follow your heart" brand of "cheese" is pretty good.

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Happy Birthday!

Thank you!

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Happy b day

Thank you

@AzVixen52
Your welcome

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Happy birthday!

Thank you!

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Happy Birthday! I've been a borderline vegetarian for years but not interested in moving towards vegan because it is just too hard in our society.

I started eating chicken and fish again because of health and diet improvement. While I know it is possible to get a healthy vegetarian diet I just don't have time nor the money to do all of the preparation necessary.

Kudos to you for being vegetarian for 6 years!

Thank you so much!

Takes no time and less , respectfully you are wrong about health benefits from eating animals, please Read The China Study by drs Campbell and books by md scientist of the NIH Dr Neal Barnard to educate yourself , also he has a wonderful cook book Get Healthy Go Vegan Cook book. I don/t cook and even I don't mind doing these, most of these

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Hope you had a great day. I am in transition to vego, from meat at every meal down to occasional. Chatting to a guy at work on Monday, says he is either a bad vegan or a good vegetarian. I don't mind eating living things, in return I don't mind them eating me back if it comes to it. Yet I have problems with teh way we treat animals plus the environment cannot survive our practices.

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Happy birthday, don't try too much harder remember man is an omnivore.

This woman isn't.

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Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birrrrrrrrthday to you,
Haaaaappy Birthday dear Vixen,
Happy Birthday to you.

Thank you!

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Congratulations and Happy Birthday to you!
?❤️?????

Thank you!

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I've been vegetarian for 38 years now. No regrets.

I know I hane none.

not good enough, go vegan, read Eat to Live / Fuhrman

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Happy birth day from ALL at Agnostic.com but especially from Meeeeeeeee !!

Thank youuuuuuuuuu!!!

@AzVixen52
Now where's the Cake ?

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Congratulations, and happy birthday!

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Congratulations and celebrations.

Thank you!

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Read Breaking the Cheese Addiction /. dr Neal Barnard/. also The China Study. /. drs/ Campbell

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happy barfday!! love your hair!

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