Comments on: Scribbling in Pink http://veggieedge.com/blog/culture/1146.html Adding Inspiration with Veggie Variety Everyday Sun, 13 May 2012 20:59:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tambra http://veggieedge.com/blog/culture/1146.html/comment-page-1#comment-166 Tambra Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:06:50 +0000 http://veggieedge.com/blog/?p=1146#comment-166 Hi Tony, Thanks for the input! You can call it conceit, but I call it confidence. I am confident and comfortable with my decision to be vegan...I believe that everyone needs to find the diet that works for him or her. This post is about my feelings in recent years to not be awkward or afraid with how I fit into the world, because more often times than not, the people surrounding me are meat eaters and it's a whole different culture and upbringing. The very fact that I don't consume animal products does make me more unique but only in one way--and that's because almost everyone in my life DOES consume animal products. I posted this as an inspiration to other vegans who might be reading my blog and could be dealing with the same fear or awkwardness that I used to...a way to say "Be comfortable in your own skin" whether or not you eat meat. The purpose of this blog is to share my thoughts and experiences; every comment has a meaning to me because it gives me a chance to interact and respond, which I enjoy doing. Blogging is all about communication. As a vegan, it is also important to keep up on blood tests. I am not diabetic, anemic or short in B12, and my T4 in the blood is normal too. Animals make B12 from helpful bacteria that live in the intestines so that the meat and dairy they produce ends up having this vitamin in it too. This is a very real concern for vegans and without making efforts to obtain and/or make it, many vegans unfortunately fall short in this. B12 deficiencies are very real, and I take them seriously as should anyone deciding to abstain from animal products. A course of multi-cultured probiotics should be repeated at least three times per year. Sea vegetables should be consumed and a sublingual spray is a great idea as well. And as far as the pink glitter goes? I love everything pink as much as possible! Even my steering wheel cover :p It's just my outrageous personality!!! Hi Tony,
Thanks for the input! You can call it conceit, but I call it confidence. I am confident and comfortable with my decision to be vegan…I believe that everyone needs to find the diet that works for him or her. This post is about my feelings in recent years to not be awkward or afraid with how I fit into the world, because more often times than not, the people surrounding me are meat eaters and it’s a whole different culture and upbringing. The very fact that I don’t consume animal products does make me more unique but only in one way–and that’s because almost everyone in my life DOES consume animal products. I posted this as an inspiration to other vegans who might be reading my blog and could be dealing with the same fear or awkwardness that I used to…a way to say “Be comfortable in your own skin” whether or not you eat meat. The purpose of this blog is to share my thoughts and experiences; every comment has a meaning to me because it gives me a chance to interact and respond, which I enjoy doing. Blogging is all about communication. As a vegan, it is also important to keep up on blood tests. I am not diabetic, anemic or short in B12, and my T4 in the blood is normal too. Animals make B12 from helpful bacteria that live in the intestines so that the meat and dairy they produce ends up having this vitamin in it too. This is a very real concern for vegans and without making efforts to obtain and/or make it, many vegans unfortunately fall short in this. B12 deficiencies are very real, and I take them seriously as should anyone deciding to abstain from animal products. A course of multi-cultured probiotics should be repeated at least three times per year. Sea vegetables should be consumed and a sublingual spray is a great idea as well. And as far as the pink glitter goes? I love everything pink as much as possible! Even my steering wheel cover :p It’s just my outrageous personality!!!

]]> By: Tony http://veggieedge.com/blog/culture/1146.html/comment-page-1#comment-165 Tony Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:39:56 +0000 http://veggieedge.com/blog/?p=1146#comment-165 Wow, talk about being conceited, the very fact that you don't consume animal products makes you more unique than somebody that does? "It’s like being a glittery pink crayon in a box of grays and neutrals." Maybe your sympathy for animals has lead you to a deficiency in your health, and created a snobbishness within your mind. Get some real sources of B12 in your diet, and maybe you can increase your self esteem through your nutrition rather than how you compare yourself to meateaters. Wow, talk about being conceited, the very fact that you don’t consume animal products makes you more unique than somebody that does?

“It’s like being a glittery pink crayon in a box of grays and neutrals.”

Maybe your sympathy for animals has lead you to a deficiency in your health, and created a snobbishness within your mind. Get some real sources of B12 in your diet, and maybe you can increase your self esteem through your nutrition rather than how you compare yourself to meateaters.

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