My boyfriend and I are considering trying the vegan lifestyle (after the holidays of course!) for about a month and I was wondering if anyone else has tried it with the LapBand? I'm worried about not getting enough solid proteins but I also haven't done too much research yet. Anyone here vegan? If so, any helpful hints??

OMG to crazy I just was reading this book called "Skinny b***h" which I've had as a gift for a year and not touched. Its a wonderful read. It has made me take a 30 day challenge to commit to be a Vegan. I went shopping a Trader Joe's a vegan friendly store. I have been shopping there more and more lately. The food from Trader Joe's seems to go down much better. I had my band 5/10/11. Please keep me posted on the responses from your post. Very interested.

Thanks

Crystal

We did Vegan for about 15 months back in 1995. It was hard when it came to Thanksgiving. We did make it through though. You just need to stick to eating a lot of beans and nuts. You can now, even order a Vegan"turkey", I can't remember what they call it. But, if you are interested, check online. Also, 7th Day Adventist's websites. Adventists are Vegan or vegetarians, we lived in Washington, DC and they were easily found. Good luck!!!!Karen

You can get your protein through beans, nuts, tofu and other products that are made for vegetarians.

Tofurky!!!!

Check out Dr. Neal barnard's 21-day Kickstart. Advocates vegan lifestyle. It is very easy to be a vegan. Just requires commitment and reading.

Thanks so much for all the tips!! We are doing our research now so it will be easier come the new year. Thanks again!

Silken tofu goes down very easily, and it's so soft it can just be blended up and added to drinks, Soups, etc. Or you can have little lumps of it for texture. And then there's firm tofu and tempeh as well for when you want to chew more.

I was vegetarian for 12 years but started eating meat again when I was pregnant and very anaemic. I still eat it, although I don't really like much meat, and I've been thinking about going back to vegetarian again. I wouldn't go vegan, but that's just because I've got hens so I have a never-ending supply of eggs! I'd give up dairy before I gave up eggs! Plus they're very easy Protein sources, and I can eat them guilt-free because I know there has been no animal abuse or exploitation involved in getting the eggs