New old vegan

[Guest guest]

Hello group,

 

One of your members gave me a tug to come over here, so my toe is

your hottub to test you out.

 

I see your members Questionnaire so here goes:

 

VEGETARIAN SLIMMING QUESTIONNAIRE

 

* your name or nickname Geoff Nelder

* where you live Chester, UK - near Liverpool, the home of the

Beatles yay!

* your age group - 58 going on 10 (according to my wife)

 

Also:

* Are you are vegetarian (or vegan), vegan for 30+ years

* Are you the only veggie or wannabe in your household? How many

others? I'm the only vegan, I've 2 kids who've been veggie since

birth and nearly vegan - have cheese now and then

* Do you do the cooking or is it shared? I do all the cooking cos I

work from home. non veggie wife goes out to work - so because I

won't cook animals she is a de-facto veggie. She says she likes my

cooking. She has no morals so eats meat when out for meals. I chose

not to make it an issue - consequently we are still together after

33 years.

 

My job is sedentary so I have gradually gained weight since middle

age. I try to get out on my bike for minimum 15 miles or a min 5

miles walk each day, so I am a fairly fit fatty I am trying to

sip iced water instead of sneaking to the kitchen cupboards when I

feel like snacks - esp after evening meal.

 

I've read many pages of your posts here, and you are ALL good people!

 

Soya cheese & biscuits

 

Geoff

[Guest guest]

Hi Geoff and welcome to the group! I don't think I'll be revealing much by

telling you that the management of the group consists largely of Brit

expats, who have fled their homeland and travelled the world in search for

.... what? I can only speak for myself but don't know the answer - the grass

being greener maybe? But we don't eat grass. Anyway I'm Piers, co-owner of

the group, age 65, vegetarian (with some interruptions) some 38 years, now

resident in the Netherlands - and (still) a Beatles fan! (also of Roger

McGough). Be assured that UK is the best country for vegetarian selections

(in supermarkets, restaurants, fast food places etc.) and clear food

labelling - though maybe the vegans don't fare as well in that respect

(yet).

 

So as far as age and general profiling it sounds as if you've come to the

right place (you beat me by a couple of years on marriage to one of these

" immoral " non-veggies - though I prefer to let the reins of the kitchen out

of my hands and have to accept some of the consequences!) - and it's good to

see you've already found your way to the archives and enjoyed what you read.

It's been quiet lately but maybe that's August and things will liven up, of

course your posts will be awaited with eager anticipation. No doubt you have

found (or will shortly find) the " tried and true " recipes in our Files

section and the Links to various useful sites, some of which you probably

know.

 

That's all for now. Keep it up on the iced water! I don't eat Anything after

8 pm - never did very much but now it's doctor's orders.

 

Best, Piers