Hi I am so happy I found this community, Im very green at being a Vegitarian?Vegan eater and I was looking for a sample Vegan shopping list for my next trip to town and found an excellent one on here and that lead me to lovely  recipies . I am heading to the health food shop to get more nuts and yeast, I already have a a pretty good supply of staples as I have been trying to eat healthy for a few years now but had never omited meat till last year and dairy and eggs just a few weeks ago and last week I researched and realised I can get healthy oil from other sources not  fish. I never ate alot of meat as I could not stomach eating the beef we raised or the chickens I fed, I always admited I would be a vegitarian if I had to kill the animals.

  I am very new to this but have noticed my acne has vastly improved I am 45 and always had it  for 3 weeks out of 4 the other week it was scabbing ! My period is lighter and my boobs dont hurt, I am loosing weight of my tummy and thighs without trying, and my gall bladder has not niggled me at all for at least 3 weeks.

This will be tough for me as everyone around me is a meat eater they are farmers and hunters, the only good thing is I am single now and only have to cook for my youngest son , the older two come to visit on weekends. I am scared to tell people my goal is to be Vegan as they will be sure to mock me and try to trick me into being hungry enough to eat a burger (  I always take a supply of healthy snacks with me) anyhow I am so happy to find this sight as I will need some fellow animal lovers and healthy people to talk to as I really dougt I will find any Vegan friends around these parts.

Looking forwards to hearing from new friends Alison