Just over a year.
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Just over a year.
"Speak softly, drive a Sherman tank. Laugh hard, it's a long way to the bank." -The Johns
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About a year. I was afraid of my parents reactions too but they took it suprisingly well. my mom was just worried I'd die of starvation.
I cut out milk at 18 when I had a bad tangle with some soured milk. Cheese and meat both left my life when I realized that I needed to overhaul my diet (read: go veg) or my health was really going to give me some problems. It's a bit backwards, I know, but that's how I did it.
If your parents might have a problem with you going vegan, chances are it's because they're either afraid you won't get enough nutrients without cheese/milk, or they're afraid you'd require special foods if you don't eat cheese/milk. IMO, the way around this is to stay "vegetarian" but quietly eat minimal amounts of cheese/milk that you can. Base your diet around the other food groups (beans, nuts/seeds, fruits, veggies, whole grains) but don't call attention to it. Also, use a site like nutritiondata.com to make sure your nutrition is good and your calories are where you need them to be. If talking your parents would help, then do so but only after you've been minimal LO for a while.
The key to peace begins with a non-violent meal - Kasey Kasem
Nearly fourteen years as my mum raised me from birth as a vegetarian, I began to cut out dairy due to a believed intolerance then took the plunge and went vegan nearly 2 months ago. It was easy for me due to having a vegetarian mother but there is plenty of nuitrients in vegan food if your parents are concerned about that put together a chart of the amount of protein/carbs etc there is in a vegan friendly food in comparison to cheese/milk etc.
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I was lacto ovo vegetarian for 1 year and 3 months before going vegan.My mum was only lacto ovo vegetarian for about 4-5 months before going vegan, she beat me.
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I went a couple of months before I decided to take the plunge (:
About five and a half years. I went veggie aged 9 and vegan a couple of months shy of fifteen.
About a week. My mother did not approve of my going vegan, but I became one anyway. I've been vegan for two and a half years now.
It's never too late to change.
7 years
some where around 20 years
My perspective of veganism was most affected by learning that the veal calf is a by-product of dairying, and that in essence there is a slice of veal in every glass of what I had thought was an innocuous white liquid - milk. ~Rynn Berry
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