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iām so grateful to have found kind youtubers like spencer barbosa, nutrition by kylie, and fitgreenmind who make body positive and health positive content. younger me needed that really badly. though, my mindset was awful and even though i was aware of the right things to do in regards to weightloss and insecurities, i was still horrible to myself. thankfully iāve gotten out of that and i treat myself better. iāve become healthier not only through food but by speaking kindly to myself. iām not vegan though iād love to be closer to one some day. iām actually vegetarian as of october 2022. the social aspect and the money aspect of veganism is definitely a deterrent for me as of right now. being vegetarian, i have access to more things.
i appreciate your transparency. as viewers of otherās content, you never know what goes on in someoneās life no matter how l things appear online. iām happy youāve decided to step away for your own mental health. you deserve to eat! from what i do know about you, youāre such a beautiful and hilarious person, you deserve to feel good about yourself!!
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It feels so wonderful to finally hear someone put my exact thoughts and emotions towards veganism into words. I love vegan food and its positive effects, but I have also suffered from an ED in the past and just cannot be monitoring all of my food intake the way Iād have to if I were 100% vegan. I completely understand where you are coming from Amber, and I am happy that you are able to prioritise yourself and your mental health like this! Being 100% vegan is just not meant for everyone at every stage in their life, and thatās okay!
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i love how youāre super honest on how you became vegan to show both negatives and positives on changing your diet up like dat!! mucho love on whatever journey you followššš
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YES! Peopleās food journeys are NOT linear! They change throughout our lives and I appreciate you so much for being transparent because sometimes itās hard to be open about our relationships with food. Thank you for being open about it even though we arenāt entitled to know! Much love to you!
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amber!!!!!!! thank you for being so transparent with us and voicing out your whole thought process!! every time you have these sit down videos i get smacked in the face ( in a good way ?) with how thoughtful, well spoken, and intelligent you are! thank you for using your platform to truly speak your mind and share your experiences to reinforce + promote positive habits and self care!!! you tell things how they are, and word it in such an inspiring way .. i have so much appreciation for you and am so happy that youāre happy! i barely follow along with any youtubers and rarely comment but whenever i see you post SUM PART OF ME HAS TO VOICE MY ADORATION!! i can see just how much you care about the message that you send and AGH!!! i just love when people talk so passionately about anything and the way you are so self aware ... YAS! BUT YEAH!! U R SO AMAZING!! thank you so much for updating us even though u absolutely didnāt have to!! <3 amajing.. š«¶
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9:52 perfectly wordedš„ŗ Amber!! I didnt know you went through this. Thankyou for being so honest & so braveā¤ I really wish you all the besttttttt il
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i honestly appreciate you so much for sharing what youāve gone through with food, it gives a much needed perspective in the vegan yt space!
i started watching you and ashley, and i think the trader joeās haul made me look into veganismš i watched the documentaries and did some research too. my mindset was focused more on the health aspect cutting out processed foods etc. but i can see why for many people it leads to harmful restrictions.
i actually didnāt eat meat other than chicken so it wasnāt that different. i actually never saw it as a restriction for myself, but just for the animals mostly. the idea of meat/ and meat industry started to gross me out tbh.
i was vegan for three years but i stopped in 2020. i was vegetarian up until recently, i realized something similar that it wouldnāt make me a bad person if i ate meat again. i was conflicted for a while but i desperately wanted a chicken taco one day and i stopped lolš
i think iām seeing it as i can have more experiences through food like you said being with friends or trying foods from other cultures. i still only eat chicken and still enjoy some vegan/vegetarian options but i honestly wasnāt eating balanced so i felt pretty tired most of the time. i can tell iāve improved some energy wise.
and honestly it kind of seems like we canāt win even if we are vegan or vegetarian when thereās billion dollar companies polluting the earth every secondš
but anyway thank you for sharing your story!! i know itās helpful for a lot of people that went through the same thingā¤
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i know 100% your transparency means a lot to everyone! amazing video amber :D
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I just hit three years of being vegan and I know I definitely didnāt start for the right reasons because I was also restrictive and hyper focused on food, but now I intuitively eat and am in a way better relationship with food. Overall, I really related to this video and try not to worry about what people think and do whatās best for you! ā¤
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proud of you for doing what you needed to do to heal and grow!! ā¤ļø
i relate so much to everything you said. i was extremely restrictive a few years ago to lose weight, then found out ab veganism. i would tell ppl i went vegan bc i cared ab animals & the environment but i knew deep down it was also bc i wanted an excuse for a restrictive diet. about a year later i got extremely sick and couldnāt heal quickly bc i hadnāt been nourishing my body. so i went back to eating fish and eggs. and recently iāve been wanting to just eat whatever i felt like eating. itās so hard to eat out w friends & family and thereās so many foods that look so damn good but canāt eat bc of my diet š i love how you said eating whatever you want is a way to heal from the restrictive mindset youāve had in the past. i think thinking in that way can help me heal too! ā¤
(sorry this is so long š i just related so much and felt like sharing)
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social media was def the main cause of my disordered eating habits. itās so sad how you, me and so many other young people develop bad eating habits bc of influencers at such a young age. i remember under eating starting from the age of 12 and i got super restrictive and got depressed bc i wasnāt looking different (thinner). I even told my parents that I wasnāt gonna eat meat for a month to ātry it out bc I was curiousā but in reality, I just heard influencers and social media saying cutting meat will help weight loss. uGHHH I JUST RELATE TO THIS VIDEO SO MUCH AMBER, tysm for being so open and honest :,)
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Wow this such a great video. I relate so much despite not being vegan. I was a young kid looking into veganism for the sake of losing weight and developed an eating disorder which I still struggle with as a now sophomore in college. I also still struggle with eating in public. Itās really crazy how much the internet warps young minds this way. This vid really comforted me about my own eating habits. Iām really glad ur bettering yourself tho!! Xx
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Wow this was so well spoken and thought out šThank you for articulating the struggles that can come with being vegan. Iām the same age and have been vegan since I was 14 too. Thinking back to when I brought like 6 bananas to school for lunch in high school is crazy to me š Although I donāt share many of the restrictive experiences and habits you mentioned, Iāve had a very similar journey and sympathize with how it can be a lot to handle when trying to not restrict yourself and especially in social settings as well. Hearing someone else have the thoughts I have too is sooo validating. My way out of my restriction was fitness so Iām still going strong w/ veganismš±but I'm happy youāre so aware of the effects it was having on you and have found freedom too in your own wayā¤ļø
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Tried the vegetarian diet which had some vegan meals included and I honestly kept it up throughout the summer and then winter came and I had developed such a weird fear around eating food which had never happened to me because I was and still am the biggest foodie on earth and it scared the sht out of me which made me stop immediately with the vegetarian/vegan diet. Because everytime I would eat food with a dense structure Iād get panic attacks out of fear not being able to swallow it?? Like wtf? Still donāt really know where that fear came from but changing my diet definitely triggered that a lot which again, made me change back to my old diet. Now I listen to my body and eat what my body craves. It took me half a year to heal my relationship with food again and since then I never looked back.
So thank you sm for sharing your story! Itās so important that we honor our bodies and listen well when they talk to usā¤
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What about the animals? Apart from one tiny mention at the beginning and saying you āknow what animal welfare means for youā, you do not mention them. Veganism is NOT about the environment. Veganism is about animal rights. The victims on your plate are not just āfoodā. What you eat IS a big deal when it entails death and suffering for innocent animals. Even if as you say you are not eating meat, there is still great suffering in the egg, dairy and fish industries. Baby male chicks are ground up alive as they are unnecessary in the egg industry. Dairy cows are forcefully āartificially inseminatedā (raped) in order to fall pregnant and then have their babies taken away from them at birth so that we can steal their milk. Plus when they are no longer āproductiveā where do they go? Straight to the abattoir. Dairy cows will be murdered at around 6 years old when naturally they could live for 20-25 years. Fish are sentient beings who suffer as they are suffocated and often cut open alive. Veganism is NOT about restricting what you eat. Iām sorry you had a bad experience with the HCLF cults but veganism doesnāt have to be like that! You can eat perfectly normally (and accessibly, if as your accent suggests you are somewhere in North America) without animals or animal products on your plate. If you take this as some kind of personal attack you are really not getting the message here - you seem like a sweet girl and this is the first video of yours I have seen so nothing against you - but I would urge you to really rethink the ethical consequences of your decisions and the real victims here - the hens, the baby chicks, the cows, the stolen calves, the bulls whose semen is stolen from them, the fish.... and not the minor inconvenience of having to check a food label or say no to a marinated egg.
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Iāve been a vegan for about 3 years. I started doing that because I wanted to be more healthy and consume more veggies and fruits. However Iāve developed some bad digestive issues due to mineral deficiency. Now I will try to slowly incorporate fish, meat, eggs in my food. Iāve had a craving for meat and fish before but completely ignored it due to my commitment not to eat any animal products. It is always crucial to listen to your body and donāt overlook it !
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Thank you for sharing your story!
When I was younger I struggled with body image as well. Which led to unhealthy habits.
Once I started college, I became vegetarian and eased my way to becoming vegan. Throughout that process I started to discover myself and grew a healthier relationship with food. Got to experiment with different foods. It made me become more connected with my food than I had ever been. For me, it was life changing and definitely worth the journey! You had a great influence on me a few years back because I would rarely get on YT but when i did, I found you and your sister, which were similar to by age and were vegan. I was like woah Iām not the only one and a POC vegan. Made me feel reassured, but itās saddens me that you had to go thought all that!
But Iām proud of you for searching your journey & gained a better relationship with food! Thanks again for putting yourself out there because it is not an easy task!
I hope to someday spread body positivity and holistic healing as a POC vegan as I approach my degree in Nutrition!
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Not gonna lie I always compared myself to people on the Internet, also to you and Ashley. I always analyzed what you ate in the videos to a point I thought this is the only way I should eat, so that I will also have amazing skin/body etc. Especially since you were vegan and I always thought I have to be vegan to have good skin. But hearing you talk about your struggle with food/veganism just helped me so much!!!!! Not that I am happy to hear that you didn't feel great for a long time, it just made me realize that so many people have a complicated relationship with food, and we never know what's going on in their life and shouldn't compare ourselves. I've always struggled with restricting/under eating and I am still not at the point where I am ready to give up my old bad eating habits lol BUT I have to admit that your video really changed my perspective on my diet/comparison to other girlies on the internet. I am very proud of you for taking care of your body, you deserve to be happy and healthy and I really am excited for you to try sooo much other amazing food in the future!! I can't stress enough how amazingly mature you are for your age, I am not even half that wise yet lmao you always find the right words to express your emotions, and I've been really enjoying your sit down and talk videos lately. Your growth is honestly so inspiring, love ya x
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Thank you for this video! Iām vegetarian for almost 7 years, but have started to have the rare nibble of salmon. Iāve been thinking of going back to eating meat, but every time I feel that way something just sets me back (the icks I get thinking of meat).
I initially became vegetarian when I was 13, and just like you for the wrong reasons š
It was a light sense of āmaybe Iāll loose weightā so I became vegetarian. Eventually after 2 or so years, I became passionate about veganism and craved being vegan but relying on my parents for meals allowed them to tell me I cant be vegan until Iām 18. After a year or so, I wasnt as passionate anymore and just remained vegetarian just because Iāve been it for so long and thatās where Iām at now. Iām 19 & am indeed missing out on the social aspect because I would LOVE to try Korean BBQ without worrying about the vegetarian options knowing I wont be full. Even a simple pho soup will taste flavorless because of the broth being vegetarian instead of pork (or so, which I imagine to be flavorfullll). I also am more ārestrictiveā to where I dont eat dairy yogurt & dont eat dairy milk, but I still eat eggs and cheese. I would love to just casually have sushi without thinking about ādo they have avocado rolls?ā or without spending way more money on a speciality vegan sushi restaurant. I love vegetarism but I know Iām not doing it right. I dont eat beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc. and I occasionally add tofu. I thought Iād forever be vegetarian and even go vegan at one point, but now Iām just continuing it because Iāve done it for so long :-/
I appreciate this video so much šš
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Itās interesting how similar our experiences were at the beginning. I went vegan a few weeks before my 14th bday and it was basically my last attempt at losing weight bc I had already tried many diets prior to that. As I was listening to you, I genuinely almost felt like you were talking about me š . Iām still vegan, but just like you, my reasons changed as I matured. Now Iām actually majoring in nutritional sciences, working on becoming a registered dietitian. My relationship with food has changed quite a lot and Iāve learned so much more studying nutrition. I think you worded everything very well and Iām glad you were willing to be open about this even though some people can definitely be judgmental at times. The idea has been created that vegan = healthy automatically when thatās just not the case. Iām glad to hear youāre prioritizing your health and feeling better about yourself! I think for anyone trying to improve their relationship with food, going to a dietitian is a great first step (shameless plug for my future self). Unfortunately, not everyone has access to those resources, but at least obtaining your information from the right people/places such as (again) registered dietitian accounts and not from people who just want to spread misinformation and fear. Keep doing you Amber!
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