Comments on: Vegans Talking About Ex-Vegans

By: Recently No. 3 - Sweet Love and Ginger

Recently No. 3 - Sweet Love and Ginger — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:44:34 +0000

[...] Vegans talking about ex-Vegans – The concept doesnt just apply to vegans. [...]

By: Kazzlyn Dawn

Kazzlyn Dawn — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 02:34:00 +0000

This is why pushing for plant based rather then vegan for those doing it for health should be done. Have the two separated, vegans are diet AND ethics, plant based is for health and/or environment. Most so called ex-vegans were only plant based and not in it for the the moral stand point that animals are not food. the ex-vegan movement might not be so large if the line was clearly drawn to point out those that where plant based and not vegan going back to flesh eating vs someone plant based for the animals which makes them vegan and then stopping caring about the animals.

And I don’t think we should be nice and happy towards animal abusers for which ‘ex-vegans’ are, as vegans know about the abuse animals go through and know an animals dies to become some jerks food and going back to this makes them no more then abusers themselves.

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:56:00 +0000

Hi Noel, I’m so sorry to hear you’re dealing with this. I have not ever written explicitly about the foods I ate in order to heal, but in general I just included a lot of plant-based saturated fat. So coconut oil, coconut butter, coconut milk (canned, full-fat style), and cocoa butter. I ate both coconut and cocoa butter multiple times daily. Other fats are good as well, like avocados, nuts and seeds, olive oil, and hemp oil.

For protein I focused on lentils and beans and lots of them! Also tofu and tempeh. I made sure to eat concentrated protein (soy, beans, or lentils) with every meal. If you can do gluten then seitan is great as well. For variety, quinoa and buckwheat are also great plant-based protein sources.

I hope that helps, and good luck with everything! Please check back in and let us know how it goes. ♥

By: noel

noel — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:42:00 +0000

Hi, great post!!

Sayward, is there anywhere where you discuss the exact foods you
included to help your cholesterol and protein? I’m new to veganism (2
months) and recently found out that I’m pregnant. I found your site
after purchasing your book Vegan Pregnancy Survival Guide. Before
becoming vegan (though high plant-based diet), I had blood work done and
found my cholesterol was extremely low. I will have blood work drawn
in a few weeks and hope my levels are good then. I would love more
information on resolving this issue “veganly.”

By: recoveryjournalistk

recoveryjournalistk — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:22:00 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing these posts, it’s a really impportant issue and we do need to talk about it :) This is my own story- http://recoveryjournalistk.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/why-i-was-nearly-an-ex-vegan-but-stayed-vegan/

By: Carrie @ Carrieonliving

Carrie @ Carrieonliving — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:50:00 +0000

I’m glad this topic is being discussed. I was vegan for 3 1/2 years and ran into some serious health problems along the way. I think promoting veganism as a diet as opposed to a lifestyle is one of the problems, since so many of us come into veganism with pre-existing issues that make the diet aspect difficult and can lead to deficiencies or restrictive eating patterns. Looking back on it, I can see that I was probably more in the “plant-based” category than the “ethical vegan” category, but I honestly was trying to do the best I could. That was several months ago and I’m finally the place now where I can again appreciate the beauty of veganism and how it isn’t about me or people who want to think they are better than other people, but it’s about standing up for animals. So, even though I’m not vegan anymore, I take the knowledge with me that my choices matter and it’s up to me to make the best choices I can within my limitations and the realities of the system.

By: vegan not-vegan

vegan not-vegan — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:59:00 +0000

I was an ex-ex-vegan for almost a decade but now identify as a vegan not-vegan (e.g. I live the lifestyle but avoid the identification). I use the terms veganish, plant-based, strict-vegetarian to describe myself but the only time I use the word vegan to describe myself is when I need to order off a menu (or buy shoes).

I should stress that I gave up on veganism not because I want to experience a “bacon-gasm” but because I believe the intolerance of a minority and the silence of
the majority has made it a liability to the AR movement. And it’s telling that many animal rights organizations
now use “veg” or “vegetarian” instead of vegan.

By: Lacy Davis

Lacy Davis — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 23:39:00 +0000

I am an ex-ex-vegan too!!!!!!! YAY FOR RE-VEGANZ!

By: Lacy Davis

Lacy Davis — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:58:00 +0000

Here you go!

http://superstrengthhealth.com/ex-vegan/

By: Monika {windycityvegan}

Monika {windycityvegan} — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:55:00 +0000

Interesting convo thread emerging over on this post about Emily Deschanel’s vegan birthday party for her son: http://www.mommyish.com/2014/09/15/raising-vegan-children-2/