Vegans from United States

As Director of New Media for @TheHumaneLeague @JohnOberg works to give the animals a voice through creative expression in the social media age. A vegan for nearly eight years, his compassion for animals started at an early age. His mother told him how, as a baby in diapers, he saw their cat fall off the …read more

Bottom line is we where the SurfandTurfranch for a long time. We raise beef cattle for years. One day I went by a slaughterhouse and experienced something so horrific it was life changing. We did so much research and reading on the agricultural industry, and that was it! We transitioned to TheSurfandTurfSanctuary! We have put …read more

I think the reason I became vegan stemmed from a multitude of reasons, but initially was something I decided could be done while trying to reach specific fitness goals. Once I learned that, I could get all the necessary macros and nutrients needed to support my fitness lifestyle I really didn’t have any more excuses. …read more

I went vegan in November 2016 after struggling an eating disorder and restrictive eating for over a decade. Before I went vegan, I was eating the typical „bro diet“ (high in protein) that is usually promoted in the weight lifting community while also counting every macro nutrient that went into my body. It was torturous …read more

Hello! I’m Amanda and I live in Northern California. I became a vegan in September 2016, which was actually my 2nd time trying veganism. The first attempt was in 2012, without any skills in the kitchen, support from my family and new carnivorous husband, I gave up after 6 months. But I continued eating mostly …read more

Veganism is the easiest way to remove yourself from a construct of consumption built by industries only interested in keeping you sick, on medication, and consuming. After I became vegan 5 years ago I was amazed at the mental power it revealed. It allowed me to remove myself from other mindsets that had me prisoner. …read more

Hello, My name is Randy (thespaceveg) 🙃✨ I started my account to help encourage new vegans on their journey and to help people understand how great plant based fitness can really be. 💪😏🌱 I will have been vegan for 2 years in September, I feel and look better than I ever have in my life. …read more

Hello everyone, my name is Jorge, and this my story on how I became a Vegan. Back in autumn of 2014, I met with a dear friend (Jackie) for a hiking adventure, where we shared different topics, one of them being fitness. She explained to me how benefitial a plant based diet would be for …read more

At different times in my life I always leaned towards a vegan diet. (We all know it’s not vegans filling up the hospital.) But with the stresses of life, raising three kids, having a husband fighting stage 4 cancer, and the forever complications of his bone marrow transplant I ate what was convenient — not …read more

When I was 14 years old, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. I suffered from an upset stomach for most of my childhood, and was deemed „lactose intolerant“ at a young age. But, once high school began, I was getting too sick to just avoid dairy. Upon my diagnosis, I began experimenting with my diet, …read more