Friend is doing a remarriage reception tomorrow and asked me to do her cake Top tier is Carrot with a White Chocolate Cheesecake middle and Cream Cheese frosting Bottom is Dark Chocolate with Chocolate Raspberry Ganache middle. Vanilla Bean frosting What’s your guilty sweet treat?

hey all. my name is meg (they/them), i live in pittsburgh, pa. i joined because i don’t have a vegan community & only one local vegan friend (that i know of). i’ve been in 12 step recovery in NA for almost 4 years now. it feels relevant because part of my core commitment to myself is to not cause harm to myself & to others. i have felt guilty & like a hypocrite for a long time for eating animals, but my relationship with food was so damaged that i did not trust myself or feel confident enough in my ability to know how to eat vegan in a way that was sustainable. and these days i am not interested in making commitments i can’t keep because it is too damaging to my self-esteem. i have been consistently training with progressive overload as the core principle for around 3 years. my body composition has changed in a meaningful way though i still feel like i have a long way to go to achieve the physique i desire. the area i have struggled most with is nutrition. i have consistently tracked food for probably close to 2 years now, but got more honest & diligent with it since the beginning of this year. i did not grow up cooking but have been practicing getting better with it for a few years & have come to really enjoy it. something switched in the past month for me, i think with following a few vegan bodybuilders including John on IG, & i realized there are multiple sources of high vegan protein that i can prepare & rely on consistently (that taste fucking good too), where i just had an awakening that i at least know enough about nutrition & food preparation that i feel i can commit to a vegan lifestyle. it makes me feel grounded to know i am doing this because of my values, not because of health, but that i can also confidently continue to work on my physique & performance while making this major change. i know this post is pretty long but i figured this is the one place that made the most sense to write about this, & i don’t really have people in my life i can talk to about it. my mom & my partner know, she has decided she wants to try it too. my partner still eats animals & animal products but does enjoy eating “plant-based.” when we visited Boston together recently it was his idea to eat at Veggie Galaxy.

How do y’all deal with non vegans? I’ve dealt with them since 2014( I was merely vegetarian back then but the struggle wasn’t all that different) and at this point I’m really losing all my patience. I’ve had the same conversations a million times, had to explain myself again and again, and of course the worst part sitting there and having to watch them eat animal products even though you have given every reason under the sun why they don’t need them. Dating is one thing- I simply can’t date someone long term who isn’t vegan; exceptionally would be someone who I can get to make the switch. This is not an unreasonable expectation but it’s beginning to stem into all of my relationships. It’s pushing into my friendships now. No one is willing to even go to a vegan restaurant or they act like babies at the idea of even eating a vegan meal. I’m lucky at least that it is possible to eat vegan at most places but my desire to eat out with them is diminishing and sometimes I genuinely just want to call quits and find new people altogether. Family is not as big a deal since I don’t have much family anyway but get togethers just suck. Everyone is so picky about their food unwilling to eat anything that’s vegan cuz of their bias and eating together isn’t even an enjoyable experience anymore. Would appreciate any input or advice. 🙌🏽

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