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<blockquote data-quote="dms1" data-source="post: 1266042" data-attributes="member: 176722"><p>I had been eating low carb, mainly veggie for about six months and then a friend sent me a link to a vegan activist talk which stopped me in my tracks and I went vegan overnight. Not only overnight, but the day before a week's holiday on Lake Garda! Can you imagine trying to eat vegan AND low-carb in the land of pasta, risotto and pizza? I was determined, however, and many salads and grilled vegetables later I arrived home feeling virtuous, lighter and fitter (the walking helped too). I managed to survive by adding loads of nuts, beans from the deli counter and some surprisingly tasty vegan cheese I found in the local supermercato.</p><p></p><p>After that experience, coming home and cooking for myself has been a doddle. My freezer is now full of fritters, burgers, seitan steaks and any number of bean dishes. Because I cook from scratch I know what goes into everything, which makes it easier. Oh and yes, I'm also retired so have time to do all this - not sure it would have been at all easy to eat <em>healthy</em> vegan when I was still working.</p><p></p><p>Type 2, diagnosed 2008, controlled by diet and exercise.</p><p>HbA1c = 5.9 at last annual review in July 2016</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dms1, post: 1266042, member: 176722"] I had been eating low carb, mainly veggie for about six months and then a friend sent me a link to a vegan activist talk which stopped me in my tracks and I went vegan overnight. Not only overnight, but the day before a week's holiday on Lake Garda! Can you imagine trying to eat vegan AND low-carb in the land of pasta, risotto and pizza? I was determined, however, and many salads and grilled vegetables later I arrived home feeling virtuous, lighter and fitter (the walking helped too). I managed to survive by adding loads of nuts, beans from the deli counter and some surprisingly tasty vegan cheese I found in the local supermercato. After that experience, coming home and cooking for myself has been a doddle. My freezer is now full of fritters, burgers, seitan steaks and any number of bean dishes. Because I cook from scratch I know what goes into everything, which makes it easier. Oh and yes, I'm also retired so have time to do all this - not sure it would have been at all easy to eat [I]healthy[/I] vegan when I was still working. Type 2, diagnosed 2008, controlled by diet and exercise. HbA1c = 5.9 at last annual review in July 2016 [/QUOTE]
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