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Hi Everyone-

My name is Rebecca, and I just joined this list, thanks to Pat. I journeyed into

the vegan world 4 months ago and boy is there a lot to learn! But I'm doing

well, so far. I know that there's so much more I have to learn. I would like to

slim down too, and have joined a gym and exercise 4 days a week which has

taken care of my couch potato problem, but I really need to get healthy in the

eating department. I was following Dr. Joel Fuhrman's diet Eat to Live but I

just

got so sick of salad that I fell off the diet. It's a 6 week program of eating

basically 4 fruits a day, a lb of salad a day, a serving of legumes, a cup of

nuts

and a lb of vegetables a day. Salad is supposed to be the main dish, but I just

have such poor cooking skills and imagination that I couldn't make the salads

interesting and could never find a dressing I really liked enough to stick to.

SO

I'm rambling here, but basically want to learn more about what I can eat,

enjoy, be healthy and happy eating! Oh and slimming down is a plus! I do

have to admit that Dr. Fuhrman's plan did work for weight loss, but I just can't

bear to eat so blandly again. One thing I have a question about is that I have

heard about some vegans having to incorporate fish into their diet again

because of health problems. What sort of health problem is this and how does

eating fish help? Thanks and sorry for the lengthy post, but glad to be here! -

Rebecca