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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/a-vivacious-voice-for-veganism-excuses-excuses/">A Vivacious Voice for Veganism: Excuses, Excuses</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted April 30, 2008 at 10:00 AM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">“I was vegan for awhile, but...” I’ve heard it before - over, and over, and over, in fact. It seems like as soon as someone finds out I follow a vegan lifestyle, they feel the urge to relate their story of veganism gone wrong. Not enough iron to sustain their athletic pursuits, battles with their partner over veggie burgers for dinner or difficulty finding tofu at their local grocery store. I’ve heard every excuse from well-intentioned women and men who say they’d “love” to go vegan, if only circumstances allowed. As a vegan for ethical, rather than nutritional, reasons, I try to steer clear of advocating veganism because of its health benefits. However, they are a strong selling point for the lifestyle, one that has made veganism a trendy “diet” lately - just take a look…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/a-vivacious-voice-for-veganism-excuses-excuses/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/a-vivacious-voice-for-veganism-excuses-excuses/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/a-vivacious-voice-for-veganism-excuses-excuses/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/a-vivacious-voice-for-veganism-excuses-excuses/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-motivation/">her-motivation</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/diet-myths/">diet-myths</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a><br /><br /> </P>