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Hello all. I have been lurking for a few days to get a sense if this

group was a good match for me. My name is Barbara and I am a 32 year

old vegetarian in the US. Presently I live in Texas but I am from

Arizona. I rarely consume any dairy and when I do, it is when I am

outside the house. I have decided that it is now time to completely

cut it from my diet, as well as nonvegan sugars and wine.

 

I am pleased to find this group. Although there are moments in most

vegan/veggies lives that can be trying, for the most part I have had

it pretty good. In my family of origin, the vegetarians outnumber the

meat eaters by one! And there are so many health issues that we are

very accustomed to making accomodations for one another. I am living

in Texas - far from my support systems - to complete the second to

last hurdle in my professional training (the postdoc fellowship). I

am struggling here, unfortunately. I live in a small community (pop

100,000) and am literally surrounded by very politically and

religiously conservative carnivores. Some of my coworkers are great.

Others are considerably intolerant and rude. One of whom is going to

have to knock it off very soon. I have not yet decided how I will

handle this person, as my efforts thus far have been unsuccessful.

 

As I was saying, I am very happy to find an online community in which

I can obtain some support. At minimum, it comforts me to see evidence

that I am not the only liberal left!

 

Barbara