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Permalink Reply by Aleix Amigo Solans on January 21, 2012 at 6:28am

I do feel the same and I don't know why in just 10 days I stop craving for pizzas and cheese...my meal favourite meal...

I can't wait to see the changes in the next months.... 

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Permalink Reply by Julie Dillon on January 21, 2012 at 8:48am

Yes PLEASE to NO CHEESE!  Good for you!  Best kept secret to cleaner eating is MINUS THE CHEESE.  I can not quote you the resource, but I read a recent article that states many cheeses actually have morphine in it!  Way to "kick the habit"

I have been vegan almost 5 years, occasionally falling of the wagon on special occasions ect.  But I have more energy, better digestion, and clearer skin because of it.

Great substitutes if you are looking besides hummus's are apple sauce, bean dips, salsa's, toffuti and brucetta. Tomato or my favorite olive spreads.  They even make walnut spreads that are a bit exotic but rich like some cheese. Enjoy the process of finding new and better foods in the world of plants and honey.  People think I am limiting my food intake, but with each food I delete, there are ten times more things that I eat!

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Permalink Reply by Francesca_Bee on January 28, 2012 at 2:33am

This is gross, but when I stopped eating dairy. It was all about not having mucas in my throat any more, I think that's why kids are so snotty as they drink so much cow milk.

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Permalink Reply by Linda on January 13, 2013 at 2:25pm

I heard that cheese is like a drug... So addictive... I keep trying to stop eating cheese ... I dying to find a good soy vegan alternative for vegan pizzas etc... But there isn't a lot of variety in Australia... Tofutti is gross and too stringy

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Permalink Reply by Rachelle on January 16, 2013 at 9:30am

congrats on 10 days, that's awesome that you feel better already! amazing isn't it :) i definitely felt better after i went vegan after being a vegetarian for 12 years. i was never a huge cheese eater but i had dairy every day (milk in my coffee and yogurt in the mornings). i don't feel bloated anymore after meals and i feel like i have more energy overall. mind you, i'm also eating more greens and fruits so that probably has alot to do with it as well. but i did notice that after only a couple of weeks of not eating dairy, i 'slipped' if you will and had a baked potato with broccoli and cheese and my stomach was a mess immediately after eating it...! : /

on a side note, i think if you're vegetarian for 'ethical' reasons then the next logical transition is to veganism. for me, what made me make the jump was watching two docs: "Forks over Knives" and "Peaceable Kingdom". forks over knives focuses mostly on the health aspect (ie. dairy & meat is SO BAD for our health) and peaceable kingdom was more focused on the animal suffering but without being completely unbearable to watch). personally i feel that as long as there is an alternative to what i'm used to eating (now i use almond milk in my coffee and have oatmeal for breakfast) then it's a no-brainer.... just like when i was a vegetarian, i didn't want to contribute to the suffering of animals. and unfortunately it took me a long time to figure out just how horrendous the dairy industry is.... : (

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Permalink Reply by Ruiner on January 16, 2013 at 12:22pm

I stopped getting the pain I had gotten in the left side of my chest for years when I went vegan. I also noticed more energy and just feeling much better, yes. It could also be a weight off the shoulders as well once we are finally able to let it go and live healthier for all, could explain the feeling happier :)

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Permalink Reply by Lauren Woods on January 17, 2013 at 5:27am

Congrats :)! Cheese is a huge hurdle for a lot of people, good job! It sure can, food interacts with your brain the same way drugs do, especially processed foods like cheese. I definitely felt so much better after turning vegan. Even feeling "full" is a completely different feeling, it comes out especially when I exercise. I feel revitalized at the end, not worn out and crappy.

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