THE TRUTH ABOUT WHY I'M NO LONGER VEGAN | my experiences with veganism

My journey into veganism and why I stepped away from it was heavily requested by you lovely lot, so here it is! I know it's a long video but I wanted to provide the depth of my experience as well as explaining the truth behind why I'm no longer vegan. This video is all about my personal experience and opinions, so please take them with a pinch of salt and feel free to express your perspectives in the comments below!
My Instagram DMs are always open if you wanted to chat more about this topic and please know that I am here to listen if you are struggling with something similar right now. Big love! TW mentions of eating disorders, body dysmorphia and abusive relationships
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[@maenad1231]

5:00-6:00 This Free Lee character sounds like Katy trying convince Regina the “bloat” from her Swedish weight bars is a normal part of the process lol

[@YogawithOlive]

LOOOOOOL a never has there been a more accurate comparison 😂😂😂

[@eulalia3446]

Never satiated - I feel ya girl... I will never forget the feeling of being finally satisfied after when I ate meat for the first time after 6 years as a vegan.

[@YogawithOlive]

I HEAR THAT!

[@plantifulalexandra]

Same for me after 4 years.

[@lowellcalavera6045]

Bullshit. There are certain physiological characteristics common to all humans, starting with the nutrients required to sustain life. Yes, I do claim you're lying. I do claim you would rather eat meat than go through the hassle of eating a healthy plant-based diet. Lie to yourself, but don't lie to someone who knows better.. like this woman in the vid, you tried a fad, to be "cool", and found out it was too much trouble to maintain. I know your ilk in my soul. See, I watch you and those like you, making your puny excuses pretty much daily. You could have gone to a vegan doctor....but you didn't want to, did you? Because they wouldn't have bought your bullshit narrative. And it IS bullshit.

[@pjewellful]

@ Lowell Calavera, so you clearly are so far deep in this cult that you have lost all rationale thought. I know your type due to unfortunately being raised in a cult myself. Listen stay in your deterioration cult and die for non human animals if you choose to go that far. But can you leave the individuals that no longer choose to suffer alone please?? And in response to your comment about seeing vegan doctors. Many ex vegans saw vegan doctors and followed their advice just to find out that it didn’t work🤣🤣 So what advice would you give the vegans who are suffering tremendously even after seeking help from your vegan God doctors?? To die for the animals that won’t die for you?? Totally irrational and so removed from nature you are…very sad

[@1977NOBODY]

@@pjewellful You don’t need meat to servive😂I tried the keto all meat low carb fruit and it wrecked my arteries and made me sick. I chose a whole food plant based diet for my health not thinking about the animals but it was a bonus. I get all the protein and good carbs my body need. Things like beans and sweet potatoes and brown rice fill you up and you don’t feel hungry along with smoothie’s. I guarantee these people fill their mouth with processed vegan frozen shit with fake meat and soy. This is why they fail and make themselves sick……It’s not the food it’s them. Trust me I loved meat but I had to stop it for my health.

[@Thatmainchick]

I was vegan for about 1.5 yrs and it very quickly made me diabetic. My A1C went from 5.7 to 7. I was attempting the whole foods plant based and I was eating way to many carbs for my body to tolerate. My big source of protien was beans and apparently my body did not like this. It was good for a little while but I was also trying to work towards better blood pressure and weight loss. I lost about 40 pounds but after a While it stopped and started to creep back up. My blood pressure did not change. It got worse. And I was hungry all the time! I found myself eating a lot of beans rice and potatos cause it was more satisfying than greens and fruits. And I also ate the fake meats cause sometimes having the starches did not help. I was constantly hungry and every meal was huge. Being vegan made me feel like I was out of control and as if I had a eating disorder cause I constantly needed to eat. Around my period I was especially hungry and I craved chicken. I later read that it was probably due to low iron because the female body is losing blood and other nutrition during that time. And my periods were very very heavy and long. When I stopped my periods became 4 days and much much lighter. I also no longer feel out of control when eating. A lot of my constant cravings for carbs stopped. Also I stayed bloated from eating beans and my stomach feels so much better not eating beans and grains. I was convinced that it was meat that was making me feel sick. So it was very scary to go back. But one day I think my body got so desperate that I ended up eating a cheese burger and I was so guilty about it but it made me feel much better. I started questioning why this burger full of fat made me satisfied and gave me more energy. After that I started learning about seed oils and grains and stuff making people sick and realized that was a big part of my problem. A lot of vegan doctors kept saying eat high carb and that the body gets use to eating a lot of beans as protien but my body never did. Having relief from that constant bloating was so nice.

[@jglee6721]

Excellent and congratulations.

[@tinknal6449]

I reversed T2 diabetes on the ketogenic diet.

[@kyleegarcia5569]

Same experience here but I still keep going back and forth! Ugh! The bloating is terrible and I don’t want to keep going back to vegan cause then I gain weight rapidly!

[@cerise2206]

Veggie and vegan for 30 years…now eating grassfed meat, fish and eggs..I feel healthy again

[@cinderella9685]

How long did it take for you to feel healthy again if I may ask?

[@Readyteddygo]

I find a pescatarian is a good balance that I’m comfortable with. It allows me to eat energy dense foods and only eat 3 times a day and feel satiated. I’ve been pescatarian since I was 15 and I’m now 43. It depends how you feel about fish and your comfort level. My main, and favourite protein sources are eggs, lactose free milk, tinned sardines, tinned wild salmon and whey protein. I totally get why some people don’t want to eat meat and this diet is a bit of an “in between”.

[@crispycaptures]

I have been vegan for 4 years and ran into major health issues and I finally gave up and started eating more healthy diverse of foods in the name of saving my own life, it sucks, i wish I can do better for the animals but everyone is different and have different food needs. The vegan community can be toxic sometimes too when everyone guilts you for quitting, just because they are healthy on it doesnt mean others will be, thanks for the info! Hope your doing well.

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for sharing to! I hope you’re doing well!!

[@melmel7011]

All diets kill animals. Growing vegetables kill animals that feed on them....

[@muffycrosswire2757]

@Crispy Captures- if you’re able to purchase mostly local you are helping the animals and environment. Militant vegans forget how much harm plant foods cause (pesticides, rodent/small animal killings, ect).

[@steffi1206]

And even if you are unhealthy, they accuse you of being selfish, never really having been vegan, putting your own wellbeing before the rights and life of animals, etc. If you say you experience health problems on a healthy vegan diet they will gaslight you and say you're imagining it or must have mainly been eating processed food. My health was at rock bottom after three years of veganism, I'll never go back.

[@nahidaxnilou]

Because of plant based diet I ate so much carbs and sweet stuff to compensate for lack of energy) so I had insulin resistance, but now I’m fine eating a lot of meat

[@GhostRider-ce3eb]

Veganism is about compassion to animals!

[@teganwarrior]

I can absolutely relate hun, this is a well balanced video and thank you for your honesty x I was vegan for 7 years and I absolutely destroyed my health. I was whole food and supplement correctly. Got my bloods tested every 6 months. I sped up my Hashimotos, develop Raynaud's disease, developed SIBO and my anxiety spiralled into depression. I had never had depression in my whole life. Don't regret begin vegan and cherish what I learnt as it means I can make more ethical choices in life. Everyone's body is different and some of us just cannot life of a vegan diet. But yeah f*ck the amount of hate I got when the community found out. I was pubically humiliated. Even got death threats. Where is the compassionate? Where is the are you okay?

[@YogawithOlive]

thank you SO much for sharing your story! i’m happy to hear you were able to listen to your body despite all the extra pain from others i find it so crazy that other people feel entitled to tell other people what to do with their bodies!

[@teganwarrior]

@@YogawithOlive Absolutely, we shouldn't have to justify ourselves. Especially to strangers 🫶🫂❤️

[@flowfitnessandmentalhealth3380]

This was so informative and something many of us have been through. I suffered an eating disorder that began with loss of my mum and relapses with my wife’s miscarriages and cancer, and loss of my dad and was in a coma for 3 months after almost fatal heart attack, and went vegan for purely ethical reasons in 2016 and was an activist and organiser of save movement and AV , and i was doing great up until 3rd year and started to get severe gut issues, migraines, brain fog,memory loss and slurred speech which i was tested for a possible stroke, and finally had to leave veganism and now I’m fully recovered and best I’ve ever been. Blessings to you and hope you’re health both physically and mentally continues to flourish

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for sharing your journey and being so non-judgemental with mine! I’m glad to hear you’re doing better and taking charge of health for you! Big big love 🙏🏽

[@deliapfenninger4285]

What a terrible time you've even through! And good for you getting to a place of better health! Good luck!

[@jeovanniperez3949]

Though I am vegan myself and those vegan friends that u lost were never ur friends to begin with if they just dropped u easily like that always keep ur circle small don’t be afraid to let people go , I never had any experiences that u had cus my vegan diet is different it’s more cooked foods and high in protein to my intake , and I really wish people like freelee and durian rider would stop giving nutrition advice cus it’s just common sense a raw fruitarian diet is no way good for u at all they only wanna prove we are frugivores when we are not

[@YogawithOlive]

thank you for such an open, honest and understanding response!!!

[@jeovanniperez3949]

@@YogawithOlive I been having my best friend with me since we were 7 years old and we’re 26 now , she’s not vegan but she knows nothing will change our friendship no matter what , it’s just more about love and respect for each other which aligns with the definition of veganism it’s just that a lot of vegans lose the actual meaning of veganism when they wanna expose the animal exploitation which yeah they kind of have point but it really shouldn’t come at a cost of relationships

[@jeovanniperez3949]

@@YogawithOlive I only listen to like about 3 vegans on KZbin the rest I ignore cus they can either be pretty toxic or biased with their nutrition advice and the ones I listen to are more understanding and are actually certified to unlike a lot of self claimed “vegan coaches” u can see online to

[@amys.8534]

Thank you I have had many of the same experiences and I’m now living a non-vegan life and much happier.

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for sharing!

[@jaymedalzielio]

Thank you so much, this really helped me relieve the guilt of thinking of also stopping being Vegan. It just takes so much more time to make and getting the right amount of calories in, which in the long run can negatively impact our bodies. Especially if we do train. Thank you.

[@YogawithOlive]

thank you for sharing your story too!!

[@melisavural7844]

Couldn’t agree more Olive, very open, honest and interesting video, thanks for sharing. Especially think the message you have at the end was super important, where veganism isn’t the solution the world’s food problems - a real gripe I had with the message that Seaspiracy was trying to convey too! If the whole world’s population starts eating only plants, do we have enough land to grow that on and sustain that? I think that any type of food can be fine as long as it’s reared/grown well; like you say. V important I think for people to be aware of this and question where their food is coming from :) thanks for sharing and sorry for veering off a bit there, but really resonated with everything you shared ❤️xx

[@ariellabails2329]

I Agree 100% went through exactly the same things!!!

[@theloveleebaker]

Thank you so much for making this video! I was on a vegan diet for 15 years and just starting the process of coming off of it. Your story is inspiring. Thank you again for sharing. P. S. I am also a yoga teacher and want to start making vids on YT. Can I ask what type of camera you use? The video clarity/quality is amazing!

[@YogawithOlive]

ah I’m glad to hear that it has offered you so help! I’m not actually sure, I think it’s a canon - my friend helps me film!

[@adrianavalles5030]

Thanks a lot for sharing! loved to listen to you as well your energy and honesty

[@YogawithOlive]

thank YOU

[@moritzvincon]

We all should think about what we put in our buddies. What pros and cons has it to us. And not mess around if it’s vegan or not.

[@talks2squirrels953]

Very respectful and balanced. Admitting that you were driven by a way to restrict is very honest. I am finding so many young people who were heavily influenced by freelie end up with ED .. She is dangerous.

[@zola-yk8tf]

Awesome video, well said. I am going through a similar experience right now. I stopped being vegan 6 weeks ago. I had a health scare earlier this year which forced me to look at my vegan diet closely. I was hospitalized and diagnosed with digestive issues. I had to stop eating all legumes, wheat and gas inducing veg. I am now gluten intolerant. I was left eating soy foods as the biggest veg protein source with very limited with options. After 4 months of eating veg + soy I decided something had to change as I wasn't feeling well. I am now a pescatarian. I feel SO MUCH better. I am in complete agreement, everyone is different. No one diet fits everyone. We are all very different. I respect vegans and their choices, but it's wrong to promote veganism as a one diet for all approach.

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank YOU for sharing you insight - the last two lines are particularly powerful!

[@johnbennett7407]

What I read over and over from survivors of long term veganism is: 1. Digestive issues eg. bloating or damage to colon or IBS. 2. Hormonal issues eg. loss of libido or menstrual cycle 3. Difficulty getting out of veganism due to guilt about eating a human specific diet and attacks from current vegans 4. Brain fog 5. Dental issues 6. Hair thinning 7. Relationship problems with family

[@yvonnel7777]

Wow you said it perfectly. I just stopped being vegan today. Joint pain, breathing problems, headaches, and so much more. These plant based doctors preach this way of living like it’s the best thing but don’t consider that some body types can’t tolerate this long term. Wish I’d known this before. Hoping I feel better soon 🙏🏻

[@plantifulalexandra]

I actually lost vegan friends as well when not being vegan anymore, it's sad.

[@YogawithOlive]

I hear that! Really sad but sometimes necessary for our personal growth

[@mihaelapopinciuc5425]

I am not vegan but I have a friend who is vegan and I believe she doesn’t want to speak to me anymore because I told her she was crazy to keep with her veganism while pregnant and having her soon newborn kid following a vegan diet as well. This is insane

[@johnbennett7407]

@@mihaelapopinciuc5425 Studies have shown that kids raised until age 6 or 7 on a vegan diet are still B12 deficient years after adding at least some animal products to their diet. These children demonstrated persistent cognitive deficits 5 to 10 years after switching to a lactovegetarian or omnivorous diet. Veganism can result is a lot of nutrients being missing or insufficient so B12 supplementation isn't necessarily the magic bullet for protecting the kids but at least urge her to supplement B12.

[@disturbed1013]

Then they weren't really your friends to begin with. It's like a cult, either your with them or against them, there is no middle ground with some of these people.

[@johnbennett7407]

@@disturbed1013 that is not the only attribute they have in common with cults. They tick a lot of boxes like wanting to recruit etc. etc. so I'm comfortable just calling them a cult.

[@liammccabe4967]

Loved this, struggling with an eating disorder takes so much out of you. Thankyou for sharing your thoughts and experiences 🤟🏽 x

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you 🤍 it really does, and thank you for listening x

[@carlaruengeler835]

i have the same experience, thank you!

[@frixz5489]

Thank you for this incredibly balanced and thoughtful video. Many more people should be aware of the downsides of veganism, especially before they decide to take such a restrictive step. Unfortunately, as you say, many people have made an identity out of it and their perception is limited. Thank you for speaking out.

[@YogawithOlive]

thank you for your compassionate response!!!

[@christinelamb1167]

Thank you for sharing your story! I was vegan for over 20 years, and before that I was lacto-ovo vegetarian for 10 years. I also have a very long history of an eating disorder, which almost killed me; thankfully and joyfully I have been in recovery for over 15 years now. My recovery was a very long process, over many years, and I am so grateful to be free of bondage to food and exercise! I had many health problems over my years of veganism, which I never wanted to attribute to my diet. I was always very careful to eat healthfully (very few processed foods, and took supplements), and I truly didn't feel I was missing out on any nutrients. But 2 years ago, my health became so poor that I began to question if I needed to change my diet. It was an extremely difficult decision to make, but in the end I decided to begin introducing some animal foods into my diet, to see if I would feel better. The first animal product I tried were eggs, and I fully expected to have digestive problems from it, but I didn't. Then I tried some wild caught fish, and again my digestion was fine. I also expected to feel incredibly guilty, and to cry hysterically when eating animal products for the 1st time in 30 years, but I didn't. I think this is because I was following what my instincts and my body were telling me, and I knew it was the best decision for me. I told myself that it was just an experiment, and if I didn't feel any better, I could always go back to being vegan. It's been about 1 1/2 years now since I began eating as an omnivore again, and I am feeling much better, physically as well as mentally. Even though I have been in recovery from the eating disorder for a long time, I have now experienced an even deeper "letting go" of the power of food over me. I feel completely free! I unfortunately have some lingering health issues which might be permanent. I suffer from neuropathy (nerve pain) in my feet and legs, which I believe was caused by B12 deficiency. I was always careful to supplement my B12 as a vegan, but I understand now that supplements are not the same as getting nutrients from food. It is a very debilitating condition, and I hope that someday it will get better, but it might not. I do still eat lots of veggies, and healthy grains, and beans, but I do include animal foods in my daily diet. I have organic dairy daily, and throughout my week for some meals I have organic eggs, grass-fed meat, and wild caught fish. I probably would eat more of these, but affordability is an issue. I won't eat animal products unless they are organic and responsibly sourced, so these can expensive. Anyway, thank you Olive for sharing your story! Sorry my post is so long, but you really inspired me to share my own journey.

[@YogawithOlive]

dude thank you so much for sharing too! and i’m glad to hear you’re in a better space 🖤

[@jkp39420]

Vegan for 21 years til earlier tonight I had a 10oz ribeye. Watch Plants are Trying to Kill You on KZbin. Might be the missing info you need.

[@sustainablysam]

Placebo effect + eating disorder + genetic health issues = problems with veganism? "I used to be against animal abuse." That's what you sound like.

[@luisagutierrez9899]

Excellent video, so honest. Thank you I loved it. 😍

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank YOU

[@sunny0893]

Thanks for sharing your story ! I agree that every person needs to find their diet that suits them best for their body/lifestyle. I personally feel like there are extremes both ways - no animal products or people who eat for example meat with almost every meal. For me I decided to cut meat from my diet except for special occasions. I think to save the planet/environment reducing the meat consumption is important but no one should be shamed for eating what they need to be healthy/happy ❤️

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for watching! Yeah extremes on either end can be tricky to navigate for sure! I think we can all be more conscious about what we eat, but you’re right, no one should be shamed! There’s enough guilt as it is we put on ourselves with eating and don’t need it from others too! 🤍

[@johnbennett7407]

I so want to address your opinion regarding the issue of planet/environment and the idea that reducing meat consumption would assist as I have spent so much time going through research on the topic but everything I wrote was erased by some automatic KZbin thingy because I included lots of link to research and I can't post links so I guess the only thing I can say is that I believe you are wrong. Telling you why that ubiquitous rumor would take a lot of words and time and probably wouldn't take in a KZbin comment section. Even giving the names of journals and studies seems to result in posts getting erased. It is a bit frustrating.

[@luciarehermann7921]

@@johnbennett7407 hey I'm very interested in this can you write some of the articles and authors maybe? In some way that they don't get erased, like with some unrelated stuff in the middle 😅

[@johnbennett7407]

@@luciarehermann7921 yes that might work. From memory I believe a lot of that stuff was covered in the KZbin Gamechangers debunked: (the film) just the science. There are a few aspects to it. One is the effect of holistic farming whether it be having a carbon reducing footprint or whether it be improving soil in a way that mimics nature and greening the planet. Alan Savory has an awesome KZbin called How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change. There is also the fact that on EPA figures medical emissions are significantly more than animal agriculture. By depriving people of nutritious food and driving up medical care emissions have the potential to have a greater impact on climate change than leaving things alone. What I will just talk about here is the idea that cow's burps are a greenhouse disaster. My angle on it is that if we reduce animal farming there will be less manure based fertilizer available and more need to for crop production and possibly more legume production. Artificial fertilizers and legume production result in nitrous oxide. Methane is part of a natural cycle. Ruminants play an important role in the food chain by converting plant materials to nutritious food for omnivores and carnivores and always have while improving vegetation and soil as they go along. By contrast a nitrous oxide molecule has 298 times the global warming potential of a carbon dioxide molecule and could have a big impact very rapidly. My other thing is a suspicion that the fossil fuel industry puts some of its megabucks behind the idea that eating meat is the problem as a smokescreen to hide their role as the major contributor. Also, food wastage is primarily a big issue with plant foods. This is mitigated to a degree by feeding some plant foods or their byproducts to animals. If more plant food was needed and the same rate of wastage applied without any mitigation by using any for animal food it couldn't be a good thing. I'll try the more research based approach in a separate post. Just hoping to get something through to give you something to work with.

[@pjewellful]

Very nice and honest video. Thanks young lady!

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you very much!

[@oliviaclark9009]

Thank you for speaking on this topic💗Veganism is so connected to eating disorders

[@YogawithOlive]

It is yes, I’ve come across a lot of people whose experience has been very similar!

[@marcgerber9946]

Perhaps the eating disorder is to blame for so many “failing on a vegan diet” rather than a vegan diet itself, considering most vegans who don’t under-eat and don’t consume too much fat, experience good and in many cases improved health!

[@sustainablysam]

No. A philosophy is NOT the problem. Eating disorders are NOT connected to veganism. They are connected to your life decisions.

[@lisacampbell3844]

I was vegan for 5 years until my body and mental health fell apart. I also have an eating disorder but didn’t realise I was using my veganism to food restrict.

[@YogawithOlive]

no bcus literally same! i hope you’ve found more of a balance now x

[@gmnotyet]

What I don't understand about low-fat diets is this: HOW DO YOU ABSORB FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS A, D, E, AND K WITHOUT DIETARY FAT???

[@YogawithOlive]

Exactly what I found out!

[@gmnotyet]

@@YogawithOlive Freelee and Durian would be extremely deficient in A,D,E,K if they ate only sugar.

[@YogawithOlive]

@@gmnotyet for sure

[@kittyandpup431]

Low fat doesn't mean no fat.... Anybody who say no fat is an idiot low fat is eating one or two avocados, and nuts and seeds in moderation. Please stop conflating low fat and no fat low and NO are NOT the same thing. If you eat no fat then thats your problem but no one told you to do that

[@kittyandpup431]

Thats also doesnt mean eat animal products FILLED WITH CARCINOGENS since you care so much about what your body absorbs

[@Veganphobic]

This was very well thought out, thorough, and relatable

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you!

[@GarlandFarms]

@Vegan Phobic Indeed.

[@ART_EYELAND]

Weak ass excuses for lazy ignorant selfish quitters..

[@TheFrankHummer]

@@ART_EYELAND Well, I don't think she's a quitter. I think she just changed her diet.

[@Bankai90]

@@ART_EYELAND you vegans are the psychopaths of the internet. Why not say "hey I appreciate you for trying to be vegan, sad it didn't work out for you. Maybe come back to it once you feel better or keep in mind to incorporate some animal products so your health stays optimal and we still reduce our total consumption!" But no. All you guys have a mental disorder to attack absolutely anything and anybody while having some weird delusional superiority complex.

[@kphttp7657]

Thanks a lot 😭💗 for sharing this it helped

[@YogawithOlive]

🖤🖤🖤

[@Chloe-iu5yu]

You articulated all of this so well!!! I was vegan for 7 years, and I still mostly am aside from eating a small amount of fish occasionally. I reintroduced this around 4 months ago, after going on holiday and deciding to eat some of the traditional local food. And as much as it tasted great, I really felt my body was getting something from it !!! While I'm still mostly vegan, and it feels right for me, I think it's so important to encourage people to find what's best for them. There are so many different diets in so many cultures in the world that it makes sense that different things work for different people. For me, I feel like being vegan helped heal my relationship with food as I love vegan cooking and working with different plants, but I have heard from so many people who share your experience and I think it's important for people to understand that it's okay if it doesn't work for them, and no one should judge any one else's personal relationship with food. Sorry for the rambly response lol but I really enjoyed the video!!! :)

[@YogawithOlive]

thank you for sharing and i’m so glad to hear you’re listening to your body!

[@YogawithOlive]

thank you for sharing and i’m so glad to hear you’re listening to your body!

[@andrea_claudia]

Thank you for this video! Had the same experience, I was a very strict vegan for about seven years and I had some pretty bad physical experiences where I saw that I really needed ti change my diet! I can relate to everything you say so super well! Best wishes from Italy Andrea

[@YogawithOlive]

aaaa thank you for sharing!!!

[@jiliciar.1423]

Congratulations!

[@emshepable]

Thanks for sharing this! 💛 I recently stepped out of veganism after 3 years just last month due to health conditions and am feeling so much better after such a short amount of time! Watching this has made me feel even more ok about it, and I hope it helps many others too. Thank you!! 🙏🏼

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for watching! And good for you for listening to your body, I’m glad you’ve had such a positive response to it physiologically! Oh good I’m glad to hear it 🤍

[@gmnotyet]

16:01 You need COPPER to utilize IRON. You can have anemia problems if your copper is low, too. FYI

[@YogawithOlive]

Thanks!

[@johnbennett7407]

@@YogawithOlive think eggs or shellfish.

[@stefmartin6467]

Thank you so much for speaking so openly about this Olive! I've never been fully vegan but a few years ago when I was really struggling with disordered eating/over-exercising I kept going 'more vegan' exactly for the reasons you described(to restrict without people noticing/it was part of me 'being healthy'). It's just not something that works for everyone - and that's okay! I'm genuinely so happy for you that you've found something that works for you mentally and physically, and it's really generous of you to share your experience xxx

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank YOU Stef! I totally hear where you’re coming from and YES we should all try to listen with what works best for us! Thank you for saying that lovely, I hope you’re doing well 🤍

[@MikeSalmon91]

Big respect to you for stepping away from toxicity and prioritizing your own health. In my eyes diet and nutrition are the same as fitness - a continuous dynamic process which should be experimented with and adapted throughout your life to achieve as much enjoyment and nourishment as possible. One size certainly doesn't fit all, and if you overthink it you'll trip up and hurt yourself! I'm currently 95% wholefood plant based (If I want an ice cream when I go to the beach and dairy is the only option, I'll still have a fucking ice cream). I haven't eaten any meat for over 3 years now and personally feel better for it overall, both physically and mentally. The social side can be a challenge but I strangely came across very similar social challenges when I gave up smoking. It also helps having an Indian wife who performs plant based magic in the kitchen! :)

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for watching Mike! I totally agree, it’s such a dynamic process as it’s naturally for things to change as we are always in a state of flux! I’m glad to hear how adaptable you are with listening to your body, that’s amazing! Oh yes, being half Indian myself my mum makes some amazing vegetarian dishes!!

[@ffiontill5924]

Thank you sooo much for sharing your story. I relate so much to this! It’s sad and disheartening to feel so much shame around what we eat. What we eat is such a personal thing and there shouldn’t be judgement around peoples choices. Yes you may eat meat but you may be doing more for the environment than some other “vegans” in terms of activism and advocating for sustainability. And also the amount of worry that is relieved from not being vegan and worry about being the “perfect” vegan. Also personally I think food waste is such an issue. It would be better to make use of things, not necessarily increasing demand but just eating foods that may be going off or would otherwise be adding to landfill, also this could save money. Personally I love going to the reduced section in supermarkets because the food is normally perfectly fine and I always feel so guilty seeing so much food go to waste when there are millions of people starving. Every person should have access to nutritious food and water.

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for listening and hearing my perspective without judgement! I totally agree, we shouldn’t be shamed for what we eat when there is already so much guilt around good! It is such a personal choice and no one but us knows about our body, I hear you with that one - food waste is SUCH an issue and would do a lot for the environment if we worked on that! Big love x

[@johnbennett7407]

And of course almost all the food wastage proportionally is the plant foods.

[@shannonk2541]

I was that girl who was constantly eating and everyone commented on how “I could eat all the time and still skinny.” It bothered me that people would point it out and talk about my eating habits. But now that I’m a year into eating animal products again, I eat 3 meals a day and don’t snack hardly at all, no more cravings for potato chips and peanut butter, no sugar cravings. It’s so freeing! I used to stress so much about food, yet was SO restrictive of it. Now, I just eat like a normal person and it feels so amazing. Satiated and calm. We aren’t meant to be vegan at all. Happy for you!

[@shannonk2541]

Also, salmon was my first meat too. I can’t tell you how good I felt the next morning.

[@YogawithOlive]

yoooo we sound so so similar!! I’m so happy to hear that you’re feeling better and healing your relationship with good once more!

[@luuhxduarte]

We are meant to be vegan, for sure we arr. But we are meant to eat the right things as vegans. I've been vegan for 7 years. Super healthy and no one is being directly killed for my food choices.

[@SkateboardingMotivator]

incredible and well informative video ( gorgeous girl too )

[@starboyphanha]

I am mainly on this diet because am scared of all the parasite in meats and how fish now a days are just highly contaminated because our ocean is just so polluted now

[@YogawithOlive]

For sure I hear that! I guess a better alternative is to not go for factory farmed or mass produced meat / fish

[@starboyphanha]

@@YogawithOlive for me I have decided to just consume mostly salmon and some eggs

[@johnbennett7407]

@@starboyphanha you could cook meat to kill any parasites if it concerns you. I tend to have cooked meat these days. However the only thing I would be worried about catching a parasite from due to eating raw would be pork. I also have a personal paranoid thing about chicken and worry I might get salmonella from it if I had it raw all the time but not to the extent that I wouldn't eat a raw chicken portion tomorrow if there was some reason to.

[@GirlGoneLondon]

I had been vegan for 7 years and transitioned back to eating everything in December 2020. My past ED self and my digestion could not be happier! xx

[@YogawithOlive]

I’m happy to hear that you’re feeling better!! 🤍

[@DV869R]

Very well said, a lot of truth, and a lot of great points that a lot of Ex vegans can relate too! You’re beautiful 😍 by the way lol Congratulations on taking back control of your life and health! 🙏🏼♥️

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for listening to my story and not judging / arguing something very personal to us all! And that’s very kind thank you 🤍

[@ammoneggs69]

No such thing as an ex vegan. Veganism is an ethical lifestyle and part of that lifestyle is a plant based diet. If all you did was stop then start eating animal products again, you are ex plant based and nothing more.

[@johnbennett7407]

@@ammoneggs69 no true Scotsman fallacy

[@queenpluto5755]

Same!!!!!!

[@TheFrankHummer]

I've heard other ex-vegan stories that seem similar. I eat omnivore, high fat, low carb, plenty of meat and eggs. To be fair, I think there can be a tendency for dieters of *any* type to become obsessed about being perfect with their diet. Maybe it's worse for vegans --- I don't know.

[@YogawithOlive]

Yeah totally it’s a fine line with the dietary obsession but perhaps harder / higher impact with vegans as there is already greater restriction?

[@BigSmacks]

Try adding in eggs and oysters. (Oysters are non sentient plus they’re loaded with zinc and DHA)

[@johnbennett7407]

Both are very nutritious but the vegan bosses don't allow either. The line is drawn at anything animal related. Sentience is just a rhetorical recruiting tool because it is a term not often used. Most people only encounter it on Star Trek where it is used to describe human-like beings so they don't have a dictionary definition concept. Therefore describing an animal as sentient is just like describing a cup as a chalice. It gives the aura of something more special.

[@vivekkumarsingh481]

Hello mam I am so much happy ur thinking like me but plz help me Bro I am stuck in my emotional and logical mind , my logical mind say there is not any single food in nature without being cruel and my emotional mind said plz don't eat non veg because u r killing someone I am fully confused and not able to Live my life properly whenever I want change my mind toward meat eating a vegan guilt trap harrassing me in my emotional mind my vitamin d and b12 is too much low always feel depressed plz give me some hope what I do plz help me give some coping technique

[@johnbennett7407]

Get your logical mind to tell your emotional mind that it is confusing someone with something. People are animals but animals are not people (and the most people like animals we either keep as pets or keep in a zoo - we don't eat them). Stay away from Disney movies where animals are people. Realise that mental health issues like depression are much more prevalent among vegans and vegetarians and not eating meat could well be the reason you feel so bad. Focus on what is good for you not on how Disney movies make you relate to animals.

[@lilahgardner3525]

Thanks for this video! My partner has been experiencing similar symptoms, really bad fatigue, aches and pains, feeling lethargic and unsustained with a mainly vegan diet; he went veggie two years ago and I was a really strict vegan for around 5 years, but I think my partner has now decided that he needs some animal protein, so chicken, fish, maybe red meat too (he also had dreams about eating meat! aha) and I will of course support him in that as I can see how bad his fatigue and general wellbeing is. I now eat eggs if they are ethically sourced and also some goats cheese (I find cow based dairy products really don't agree with me personally). We have been talking about this for a few weeks now and watching your video has really made me see that Pip does probably need to reincorporate animal products into his diet, so thank you!

[@YogawithOlive]

Oh Lilah thank you for such an open message! I’m so glad to hear that you’re both listening to your bodies needs and wants and feeding it in ways that it needs to be fed right now! All the best and I hope it goes well x

[@antavasvoice]

The superiority complex in the comment section is astounding!

[@YogawithOlive]

😬😬😬

[@johnbennett7407]

It is a major recruiting trick that the people who make all the money from veganism use. They have coined the term "ethical veganism" which basically means that emulating a certain German dictator from last century's attitude toward animals makes you a more ethical person. That is enormously appealing to the least ethical people as it seems much easier to be compassionate to anonymous animals that they never have to deal with then to treat other people ethically. Then they can go around virtue signalling their newfound superior 'ethics' while continuing to be a jerk.

[@Cheptabgaa]

Omg ! So true ! I was vegan too for 7 years and really ate clean ! But nutritional deficiencies caused me to include animal products such as milk, salmon, and eggs. I feel so much better now and so grounded ! My mental health and emotional well being is getting better .. So many entitled vegans on this comment section! Basically invalidating this person's experiences

[@chloelibertine]

I am one of those who said they'd love this video. I'm 4 months ex vegan after 5 years vegan, so many parallels. Thank you so much for bravely sharing, Olive 🙏

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you for requesting it! It was a very cathartic video to make! I’m glad you’re doing well, and thank you for listening xx

[@ruthtavaresyoga]

I could’ve written that! 🤍🙏🏼

[@kittyandpup431]

You were never vegan....

[@johnbennett7407]

@@kittyandpup431 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Don't forget to also say she did it wrong.

[@aquachonk]

Bananas covered in coconut sugar!? That's like sprinkling powdered sugar on ice cream. Heroin addicts do shit like that, which explains the Heroin Chic look they extoll.

[@YogawithOlive]

Hahah it is absurd when you think about it

[@kavitahiren]

A very well balanced candid narrative Olive ... thank you for sharing this... have never paid much attention to food/diet fads as it were, so gives a good insight.. take care and eat well XO

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you thank you Kavita!! Much love to you xx

[@johnbennett7407]

Veganism is a whole different kettle of fish to a regular fad diet. In fact vegans can take offence if you describe it as a diet. Just like a certain 20th Century German dictator they believe that you shouldn't eat meat or animal products or experiment on animals. They believe that refraining from doing so automatically makes you a more ethical person even if you aren't otherwise more ethical. That is a huge trap for unethical people as they can feel good about themselves without improving their general behaviour. Then there is the belief (debunked by science) passed down from the Seventh Day Adventist that a plant based diet is healthier. This got more prominence than it deserved as they set up the largest (and hence most influential) nutritional organization in the world the American Academy of Dietetics together with huge food companies like Sanitarium and a bunch of Universities for supporting research. It has gained traction in recent times as plant production is more profitable. Then there is the environmental side of things. A UN paper called "Lifestock's Long Shadow" many years ago grossly overestimated the GHG contribution of animal agriculture. Even though even the lead author realized it was mistaken and recanted it has created a ubiquitous perception that plant agriculture is better environmentally. It doesn't help that people overlook the fact that nitrous oxide molecule has 298 times the global warming potential of a carbon dioxide molecule and removing animal agriculture would mean an increase in artificial fertilizers and likely legume production which both produce nitrous oxide. It also doesn't help that this would probably be in conjunction with increased crop production to replace the animal products and that the fossil fuels used for farm machinery like harvesters and tractors and transporting plant products across the world are not accounted for when looking at the carbon footprint of plant production and that methane produced by ruminants is part of a natural cycle or that monocropping can produce dust bowls due to tillage and the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides destroying the crucial microbiome in the soil. Regenerative agriculture is definitely the most green approach but the ubiquitous belief (probably promulgated with funding from fossil fuel companies) is that meat production is the problem. If that isn't a perfect enough storm there are vegan influencers who become tycoons by being street preachers and making KZbins. Converts admire and donate to them.They become just as polished as religious street preachers but many are dodgy AF with backgrounds like acting school or prison. They don't hesitate to lie or mislead to win an argument. They even say that a cow dies for someone's 15 minute meal when in fact a cow will feed an adult for about 3 years. Or they will say to someone in the UK or US of A or Australia that the Amazon rainforest is the lungs of the planet and it is getting destroyed by clearing land for cattle so go vegan to stop it. In reality almost all the meat exported from that production goes to China with a little to the Middle East and a tiny proportion to South East Asia. Like I said dodgy AF.

[@ajrwilde14]

Veganism is just complicated Anorexia.

[@gettingnew500]

welcome back to the earth.

[@SamUltima]

As you said you tried a lot of things to make it work better over some years already but as you still had this eating disorder messing things up with your body and your mind in the first place, many issues could also be related to that much more than veganism.. and even if you tried many things, solving this first could also be the main thing that makes a vegan/vegetarian diet works for you. It's really hard to know what was the cause of each symptoms. I think it's interesting to think about what you've been through and the connections with the eating disorders you had. As you said, feeling "restricted" by veganism might have been something complicated to work around this restrictive disorder. You had a bad start with this diet and then a bad evolution with your toxic boyfriend pushing you in bad directing with this annoying activist attitude and putting pressure on you.. which probably put everything in a really difficult way, bringing many bad feelings around that topic, making everything even more challenging mentally from the beginning and also along the way. If you feel bad about the way you eat, no matter the diet you have, I think you won't be able to feel satiated and satisfied any way. But the type of nutrinents intake are probably not the main issue here. If you see your diet as something beneficial for you and are still able to exchange with people in a good way, you probably don't feel like a "difficult" person who is an issue for others. Intolerance or allergies are accepted in this society and then we find ways to work around it.. It could be the same with others types of diets but it's more about knowledges from the people cooking than people being "difficult" only.. "Wasting" time in a kitchen is not related to veganism. You can spend time in a kitchen for many different diets simply depending on the way you cook and how various and fancy your meals are as well. If cooking is a pleasure it doesn't feel like wasting time. But you can also cook in a fast way being vegan. I completely understand the switch you needed and why you had to quit veganism regarding all the troubles you had at that time but I also feel like this diet didn't work for you at that moment, which doesnt means this diet doesn't work for you at all. I feel like many people having issues with diet changes tend to put the blame on the diet while many other parameters are part of the equation. The way you step into the diet is probably the issue as well in many cases more than the diet itself. Thanks for sharing your experience !

[@YogawithOlive]

Thank you! I hear you’re points, and yes agree! I wonder if under different circumstances whether a vegan diet would work for me. Thanks for sharing your non-judgemental thoughts!

[@SamUltima]

I would be interested as well to know how you would feel if you try this again with a different base and the knowledges you have now 😊 Even if there is probably plenty of knowledges missing for all of us as nutrition is really hard to deal with haha

[@ryanwelsch9384]

How many plants only diet experts did you consult with?

[@tinknal6449]

There is no such thing. They are all frauds.

[@ryanwelsch9384]

@@tinknal6449 Wow "There is no such thing."? You really need to go outside more. Edible food from plants is a real thing. People have been eating them since the beginning of time. Who do you think are frauds?

[@tinknal6449]

@@ryanwelsch9384 Yep, plants are real scooter, but "plants only diet experts" are not.

[@ryanwelsch9384]

@@tinknal6449 That is like saying, "rocket engine experts" are not real.

[@tinknal6449]

@@ryanwelsch9384 I could call myself a rocket scientist, start my own You Tube channel, and spread myth lies, and misinformation too.....

[@vivekkumarsingh481]

,,,,👉 Some Vegan show their their extremists attitude plz live your life with full off joy don't listen them

[@daisycollins4033]

Hey olive, miss your insta 💖 I ate eggs the other day for the first time in nearly 10 years x do what ya want init x

[@YogawithOlive]

Hey lovely! Still over on IG! Ah yes thats amazing and YES do what you want and listen to that beautiful body! xx

[@naumanistani]

why people always eat salmon or fish after quiting vegan?

[@JB.zero.zero.1]

Online influence from others.

[@tinknal6449]

It's a gateway nutrient!. It's good advise because fish is viewed differently than meat and it's high in fat and omegas which give an instant boost.

[@naturebound2901]

I was attracted to fish for its DHA, vitamin D (in some fish), B12, high protein all in one small piece of fish. I actually started with sardines and oysters when I added back fish. I eat everything now. But it was a slow process. I did it backwards from most, started overnight from meat eater to strict vegan and was vegan for 6 years. Then added back eggs and dairy (mostly Greek yogurt) for six months, then fish and called myself pescetarian for another five years. Last year I added back turkey and chicken, and finally took the plunge and added back some red meat, albeit usually once per week on average for that. My husband's family hunt and they give us venison that will last us all winter and I have been eating that on occasion.

[@skullcandy9641]

the people and elderly in blue zone like italy and those in south indian countryside have a moderate of diary, meat and legumes and pulses and theyre really healthy . Also diary is so fresh there that it may not be necessary for you to force yourself to be vegan(caused by the standard american diet) here the syrian chrsitians do a vegan fasting but only for detox and not a propaganda type of thing(like a 365 day thing) along with food its lifestyle and compassion not only to animals but also to your genuine friends and colleagues. you can find spirituality even by being a meat eater i tried a vegan dressing like cashew sauce in place of dairy by a vegan nutritionist just callme flora(oshe was sweet and was not radical) but i felt so bad trying it out . I FELT SO BAD IN A STOMACH AND I JUST TOOK A TASTE WHILE COOKING IT. TASTE WAS GOOD BUT MY BODY REACTED BAD. I DID SOME TESTING ON THE CASHEWS BUT THEY WERE HYGIEN ALSO BBC SAID IT HAD BENEFITS. IT MADE ME THINK THAT KZbin AND MAINSTREAM NEWS MEDIA CAN BE TRIGGERING AND JUST ONE SIDED i do take gap between meat eating days(WAITING FOR A DAY TO HAVE AN ORGANIC MEAT INDUSTRY) and do use some vegan options(but i dont necessarily need a vegan labelling on that food item and a bit of milk solid allergen is fine for me). each person is different thank you for this youre very brave

[@zachnesmith]

"There is no ethical consumption under capitalism." There is truth to this. I suspect that there wouldn't be any under a non-capitalist system either but things would undoubtedly be better. The problem is people get so tribal about this and no real conversation is happening.

[@YogawithOlive]

I know what you mean! A single diet won’t solve the wider issue of how our society is constructed, but we can all be more mindful of our output and consumption

[@zachnesmith]

@@YogawithOlive Oh, absolutely. I believe a transition to more localized food sources (where it can be done) would be widely beneficial, but doing so would reveal more and more complications and nuances that are not being discussed.

[@YogawithOlive]

@@zachnesmith totally! It's a very complicated topic with, like you said so many nuances, but one that needs to be discussed and one worth having

[@wendyjones1422]

No one should be on any diet if u eat sensible and u eat clean or even grow own food than u won't get seriously ill or die

[@iansomerville]

I hate to see people suffer and I'm sorry that you did but I listened to your story with interest and it does confirm what I've thought for years. That is, if you get ill being vegan, it doesn't mean there's anything wrong with being vegan, it means there's something wrong with you. As you said, you had an existing condition. That evidently made it harder to be healthy as a vegan but if you were eating calorie dense meals but weren't feeling satiated, what was missing? Meat? Your body doesn't need meat so it must have been psychological, an effect of your disorder, perhaps. There's not much difference between a sensible vegan diet and a sensible omni diet. Mostly, it's about having a meat sustitute instead of meat or simply having more potato/ broccoli/ kale or whatever. You mention the likes of Freelee and Durianrider and how irresponsible they are and I'm inclined to agree. I think you've been irresponsible for implying that a philosophy such as veganism was the cause of such things as your hair falling out. To equate vegan food with the chemical imbalance caused by hormonal implants is somewhat disingenuous, too. Animals suffer a great deal beacuse we catch, farm, eat and wear them. We don't need to do any of those things. Your story doesn't change that.

[@johnbennett7407]

Believe what you want to believe no matter how hard vegans try to stay vegan or how many times they have the same problems. At least you are not being a total hypocrite by attacking her and claiming that veganism is about compassion. For them it is easy to be compassionate to anonymous animals but can't bring themselves to demonstrate that quality in a meaningful way.

[@irenehai1585]

hahhhaaa, you are really full of humour. 😀

[@cooper1423]

feel ya after vegan for 4 years i finally gave in. i got some blood tests done and the doctor diagnosed me as vitamin K-9 deficient. went down to the rspca and found a cute lil terrier and made some barkon strips. felt like my brain got rewired after finally chomping on some flesh :)

[@juliannjd]

Did you just say you ate a dog?? 😥 Or am I misinterpreting your comment??

[@johnbennett7407]

@@juliannjd I think it was just the way it was expressed. At least I hope so. However there is a comment above from someone who believes that cows should not be eaten and we should fatten our pets instead so it is possible.

[@johnbennett7407]

@Cooper that is a really interesting and creative comment (the K-9 vitamin and the barkon strips being the creative part). I'm not sure that it is in good taste or why you would do it but top marks for creativity.

[@AB-cs6ym]

I've never understood why people want to eat the "best" diet, eat "clean", be vegan and similar nonsense and try to be "very healthy" and then use a hormonal contraception which just messes with your body 🤔😏👎

[@johnbennett7407]

People are complex creatures. Think of all the bodybuilders out there who exercise and are very careful to eat perfectly and then take steroids.

[@dzee3305]

Ex-vegan here, too.... ☺️

[@johnbennett7407]

Good job being a survivor of that cult.

[@maisiebadham2773]

You may of interpreted freeLee’s videos differently to how I did - she dosnt fat shame, or say you HAVE to be slim and toned, she actually says to aim to be the body weight your body is naturally designed to be. Which obviously is different for everyone. And she also never calls anyone fat. She always says no one IS fat, they just have excess fat or are carrying excess fat. Which I suppose depending how sensitive people are to the word that may be interpreted in a different way (That isn’t to say I agree with her diet and videos )

[@HkFinn83]

Harley (dirianrider) can get away with eating like that because he’s riding his bike hours per day. Whoever his current girlfriend is as well. All of those empty carbs have to go somewhere. If you don’t exercise them off you gain weight. Simple physics. If Durian or freelee could demonstrate that the law of energy conservation has ever once been violated they collect their Nobel prize the next day.

[@firetopman]

Welcome back to the top of the food chain. I hope you heal everything.

[@robbiekeith3528]

You are mistaken. Vegan isn't about diet. It's about not subscribing to animal cruelty. If you become vegan you need to research a healthy diet. I've been vegan 55 years and I never experienced your troubles. Yu were plast based. Vegan is about the animals and earth.

[@sustainablysam]

Imagine saying, "I use to be against animal abuse." That's what all you ex-vegans sound like. Stop blaming your poor dieting plan on a philosophy... SMH

[@kerryanderson5281]

Interesting video. It seems like you correlate the vegan diet with a difficult period of your life so I'm not surprised it felt good to move away from that. I do think it's unfair to state veganism as a reason for your hair loss & anemia, when this was quite clearly the brunt of other issues. Regarding your vegan friends having negative reactions towards your diet change, I presume, stems from a feeling of deceit...I'm sure you have had (maybe passionate) conversations with them about farming industries/animal welfare/spiritual beliefs etc and then to suddenly say well no those arent my beliefs any more can be quite disheartening. Nevertheless, thanks for sharing your experience..I'm sure people can relate with it. Maybe one day you'll post a video called 'the truth about why I turned vegan again!' ..I can only hope 😀 x

[@YogawithOlive]

Thanks for watching. I mean yes, my experience with veganism was during a difficult time for sure. I never explicitly stated that veganism caused my hair loss and anemia - I said it helped cause it along with so many other variables (the contraceptive implant / eating disorder). I understand where you’re coming from with the deceit. When a belief system is challenged and those beliefs / values are so intrinsically linked to an identity - veganism - I understand it’s hard to not take personally. My main point was that those individuals failed to understand and be compassionate to my lives experience and were discounting the real mental and physical struggles I was enduring for the sake of propping up their own ego and superiority complex based on these beliefs. I don’t need that kind of toxic mentality in my life, those who can’t empathise and instead judge. Thanks for sharing your opinions and thoughts x

[@johnbennett7407]

On balance it will be much more likely that you will be the one doing a "why I am no longer vegan video" but time will tell.

[@luuhxduarte]

Did you try going to a vegan nutritionist?? I doubt it.

[@hollyjustice9858]

I've been vegan for a decade. I take no issue with you deciding to do what works best for you ... that's your decision and choice. People change. Journeys twist and turn. Life changes. However, it seems like you're directing all blame at veganism for an eating disorder, issues with birth control and perhaps a dark time in your life which I don't believe is fair.

[@YogawithOlive]

Thanks for being understanding and non judgemental. And I’m not directly blaming veganism for it all, like I said in the video, it was an amalgamation of all of those things and turning vegan certainly accelerated my eating disorder!

[@johnbennett7407]

I disagree with you and, unless you are an extreme outlier, I suspect that you yourself will need to leave veganism within a few years due to health problems. However, I wanted to give you a thumbs up for being consistent. You have obviously bought into the hard to relate to idea that eating a human specific diet is less ethical but aren't a generally unethical person. You guys need to be more vocal as the other types of vegans seem to attract more attention.

[@lindymerry38]

6:26 "nutritionally dense vegan food" doesn't exist.

[@andyswarbrick9991]

Sorry you are having a tough journey. IMO, anyone with pre-existing health issues should have seen a plant based specialist to help navigate their journey into veganism. Following a specialist diet such as Freelee's can yield results - but is more difficult to get right. That didn't happen with you and you went downhill from thereon. There are obviously a lot of mental challenges you have had - needing to feel part of a group being just one. So any solution needs to address this as well, again, imo. There is nothing inherently wrong with going vegan. Rather I think you hoped it was going to be some kind of panacea, and that is nearly always going to fail. You need some stability to recover your mental faculties. Hopefully yoga will help. After that if you want advice on selecting a plant-based professional to help you then just ask.

[@johnbennett7407]

C'mon Andy how many ex-vegans tried that as a solution and ended up having such severe health issues that they were forced to stop?

[@andyswarbrick9991]

@@johnbennett7407 Tried what exactly? I am talking about consulting someone who is at least certified in plant-based eating, ideally a dietician - rather than just a youtuber. I am certified in plant-baseed eating, but I dont' do it full time and would not recommend anyone to take my word for it. We need to do serious consults to solve serious issues.

[@johnbennett7407]

@@andyswarbrick9991 I'm guessing that it would be a lot quicker and more cost effective (if not generally more generally effective) to just eat meat to solve those issues.

[@andyswarbrick9991]

I go for the whole body approach, which is not about solving one problem and sadly getting other problems as some kind of quid pro quo. A dear friend of mine very stronlgy pooh-poohed the whole food plant based approach arguing meat eating was the only way to solve his gut problems. I am going to his funeral next week. It's an anecdote but one that fits the data of forshortened life expectancy of those who eat meat, and especially ones with health issues. Clearly you have chosen your path. I wish you well.

[@johnbennett7407]

@@andyswarbrick9991 thanks Andy you too.

[@tomaszczajkowski8134]

Good for You, now go Carnivore to heal from veganism:)

[@beanbagchair]

Veganism isn't a diet, it's an ethical lifestyle about the animals. Please stop mixing up 'plant based' diet-focused eating habits with veganism. There are so many ways to eat vegan that aren't restrictive. An ED is an ED, 'plant based' or not.

[@jglee6721]

You're right it's not a diet but a death cult diet.

[@hope2251]

She writes yoga and doesn't eat anything ayurvedic

[@YogawithOlive]

being vegan isn’t a prerequisite to practice yoga.

[@hope2251]

@@YogawithOlive my comment is not about veganism but what you ate when you were vegan. You might not be vegan anymore, but you are still drinking the milk wrong. A milk is never created into cheese in ayurveda because that's not the right thing to do naturally. Milk is never combined with anything, never cooked with anything especially salts. Yogurt and milk or cream shouldn't be combined. I can go on forever, so basically you might still not be on a diet of a YOGI

[@hope2251]

@@YogawithOlive yoga is not just a bunch of exercises, it's a lifestyle from mind, body to your actions and behavior. From basic asanas to samadhi, and ayurveda talks about everything, but we're sadly only cherry picking stuff

[@YogawithOlive]

@@hope2251 ‘diet of a yogi’ is littered with dogmas. I eat what I need and when.

[@YogawithOlive]

@@hope2251 I’m very aware of that. I did follow an Ayurvedic diet and unfortunately it didn’t agree with me. Hence why I’m more intuitive with my eating.

[@ART_EYELAND]

I’ve been 12 years vegan for the animals myself. I overcame all inconveniences with just a little effort and perseverance. Stronger and happier as a total vegan than ever at 57 btw.

[@YogawithOlive]

I’m glad that it’s working for you, I really am! But it unfortunately wasn’t a dietary lifestyle that was supporting me mentally and physically. There are vast differences as well to consider that would mean someone would strive on a vegan diet such as age, gender, ethnic genetics, mental health etc.

[@dwarfi923]

I think it all comes down to morals and ethics. When you want it to work, you will find answers to help your health that donot include abusing animals. Otherwise you will take the easy way out like 'ex-vegans' with their eating disorders do and go back to justifying animal abuse by grapsing at the same straws of 'organic', 'free range' 'local' 'humane' which mean nothing at all for the animals and the environment at large

[@YogawithOlive]

@@dwarfi923 you didn’t listen to what I said about my experience - I tried for years to make it work, by supplementing, by trying to eat a range of foods that fuelled me, but my body was giving up to the point I was almost hospitalised. So how could I so readily extend compassion to other animals when I couldn’t show it to myself? Saying I took the easy way out because of an eating disorder is incredible ignorant and blaming.

[@dwarfi923]

Your problem is not a vegan diet. It is your eating disorder. You are giving a bad impression of veganism to the rest of the world, by a click bait video of 'why you are no longer a vegan' to justify animal abuse. I sympathise with your problems but I wish you could sympthaise with the suffering of the billions of animals which you are also a part of. If you did, you would have found a way like 'vegans' do. The real victims in this scenerio are still the animals

[@YogawithOlive]

@@dwarfi923 I appreciate that, but the reality for me is that my eating disorder and the vegan diet went hand in hand and I know so many other people who have had a similar thing. Anyways, have a good one!

[@thebookwaswaybetter2827]

Try carnivore and become fat effecient. Dis is da way

[@danielmarone5757]

How can we get rid of all the vegans and teach them that God put animals here for us to eat.

[@JB.zero.zero.1]

Pity your god concept came up with such a dumb and cruel food distribution system.

[@tinknal6449]

Actually God tells us in 1st Timothy that the rise of veganism and the animal rights industry is a sign of the end times.

[@akunakii3782]

the truth abou being no longer vegan = calling urself a vegan :D:D:D:D

[@rabbitcreative]

Welcome back to the cult of animal abuse.

[@x-latetv-x6816]

Nice cope

[@johnbennett7407]

🙄

[@johnbennett7407]

I refrained before because it seems trite to point out that the diet we followed for millions of years is being described as a cult and a cult that very few people can maintain long term is implied to be normal. Animal abuse is code for eating a human specific diet in case any reader isn't aware.

[@jglee6721]

Is that all you learned from the death cult?

[@lovetoliveandlaugh]

not feeling satiated...has to do with eating a balanced diet... not veganism. recovering from ed does complicate an already difficult choice but that is also harder to stick to for health rather than ethical reasons, esp when you're not a health professional. thats why sharing these videos is harmful, tw or not. you are advising your audience (because in sharing your opinion, as a type of influencer, does that by definition) but you are in no place to give such advice. i love your yoga videos. this doesnt need to be up (unless the clicks -$- are more important, then tw be damned right?)

[@johnbennett7407]

Even herbivores have to graze all day to get nourished. We are omnivores. How could that possibly be right?

[@Heyheyhey285]

Exactly what I was thinking.. if you are mindful and educated about what vegan friendly foods to eat then you have all the vitamins and minerals you need. I think this is more to do with an ED not an actual vegan diet.

[@lovetoliveandlaugh]

@@johnbennett7407 you are not a cow, nor do you have 4 stomachs. just like you are not a lion, and do not "need" flesh.

[@johnbennett7407]

@@Heyheyhey285 what vegan foods do you eat for things like B12, creatine, carnitine or Vitamin D?

[@johnbennett7407]

My stomach is a lot more like a lion than a stomach. Just saying.

[@LucentLuke]

If you and your friends are against child abuse, and then one of your friends starts abusing children.... Would you support their “personal choice” to abuse children?

[@Assassin99584]

There’s no abuse here though

[@kattenihatten]

But that is not a fair comparison though. Child abuse can never be essential to someones health, and can't impact illnesses or health challenges you face. What you eat, or tell your self (or have others tell you) you can't eat does impact health i major ways. If we need to eat animal products to be healthy, then we should not be shamed for it, because it is not the same as child abuse.

[@LucentLuke]

@@Assassin99584 Watch Dominion.

[@LucentLuke]

@@kattenihatten The American Dietetic Association have stated a vegan diet is healthy for all stages of life. Your body needs nutrients, not animal products. I don’t understand why “vegans” choose to eat animals instead of consulting a dietician when they encounter health issues.

[@kattenihatten]

@@LucentLuke That does not mean that everybody could or should eat a vegan diet. If you can, great for you! But for a person that can't it's still not the same thing as child abuse.

[@dirtymikesurfboards]

Consult a plant based doctor not a KZbinr haha 20 something's with ED's ex vegan lol. Near fatal heart attack's tend to create vegans that stick to the diet. Once you hit 50 you'll wish you ate less animals

[@tinknal6449]

Heart attacks are caused by carbs, sugar, processed foods, inflammatory foods, and seed oils, not fresh healthy meat milk or eggs.

[@unforseeninterpreter4232]

Discipline is key.

[@Lunalis_610]

Ok, so you felt guilty when you went back to eating animals because of an identity thing and not because of the animals you're paying to be killed for you? Uhm... Were these vegans being hateful towards you or were they trying to keep you accountable? You're doing a disservice to the animals, not the people around you. Veganism has its issues, definitely, and it's really cool that you were able to recover from an ED, but I really wish people would stop blaming veganism for all their issues. And I wish influencers would stop using the phrase "it's my personal journey/choice" as a shield to try and avoid criticism. Pretty sure cows and pigs and chickens, don't give a shit about your personal journey. Imagine if I went out and beat every animal I saw on the street and said that it was just what felt right for ME. 😂😂 And before people say, "oh, but she did it for health reasons". It's been scientifically proven that there's nothing in animal products that you can't get from plants, but whatever. What do I know, right? All primates eat predominantly plant based year round, but we're 🌈SPECIAL🌈

[@YogawithOlive]

Hey! I mean I never blamed veganism directly for the issues I had, like I said it was an amalgamation of things that lead to the various outcomes. At the end of the day it was my personal choice because I was getting sicker and sicker despite having a whole food and supplemented vegan diet, but hey what do I know? I’m just trying to do my best and listen to MY body. I wish you all the best ✌🏽

[@Lunalis_610]

@@YogawithOlive Well, I honestly don't think that every single person around the globe needs to go vegan in order to "save the planet" and I imagine how it must've been hard to recover from an ED. I suffer from depression and anxiety myself so I know that mental health stuff is hard. But people need to understand that 🌱VEGANISM IS NOT A DIET🌱 (all caps so people see it). Judging from the comments, people don't seem to be aware of this and you're hearting their comments. I assume you know this, but veganism is a justice and animal rights issue, it's about transparency and fairness in the food system. It's about how we, as consumers, can help shape the market. It's about a deep concern for animals' right to live (without us fucking them up just because we can), the environment and quite literally, human survival. How come you didn't address any of that? Thinking back on what you shared here, I think you do a disservice to the movement by dedicating most of your video to you and barely anything about what veganism is really about. You went ahead and encouraged people to go back to eating animals and said "but almonds are bad" and "I buy local" as if that really means anything and that's it... It's pretty frustrating. But yeah, best wishes to you too anyway.

[@johnbennett7407]

@@Lunalis_610 the environmental claim is bs probably funded by fossil fuel companies. She did partly address it with the discussion of almonds.

[@Naomi-ni6ep]

26:40 They were upset because you were doing a disservice to the animals. thats the whole point.

[@YogawithOlive]

Perhaps yes, but I think there were other deeper issues - a real superiority complex and challenging of their identity.

[@kittyandpup431]

@@YogawithOlive no i think its because you're doing a disservice to animals..... You were never vegan you had an ED and you ate plant based to mask your ED.. and im sorry you went through that but please take vegan out if your title. Veganism is for the animals. You had an ED and went plant based. You didnt do it for the animals. And also there are many VEGANS who have been able to be VEGAN and overcome their EDs... Because they ate enough . Veganism and even eating plant based isnt your issue. Your issue was having an ED and intentionally eating a diet you knew were lower in calories. And intentionally restricting on top of that. None of that is the fault of the vegan movement. Vegans dont think they are better than you. They just think you are not MORE important than the animals you choose to eat when you dont have to. Because youre not.

[@voneyeva]

Boycotting animal products doesn't help the animals though. They are still being tortured. Boycott can even make things worse because producers need to cut production costs to make the same profit. Same with boycotting plastic doesn't save the planet. It's all for ego. Doesn't make even the slightest difference.

[@AshtontheCryptid]

@@kittyandpup431 A vegan diet doesn't work for everyone. It didn't work for me ( whole food vegan for 2 years) and now I'm pescatarian and thriving. Stop telling people what they can and cannot eat for THEIR OWN PERSONAL HEALTH. You commenting stupid cult like beliefs on every single post isn't going to change her mind, mine, or anyone else's. People need to listen to their bodies and eat intuitively. If vegan works for you, then good for you!! The rest of us don't owe you a fucking parade though. Vegan elitism is part of the reason why people can't stand vegans.

[@johnbennett7407]

@@voneyeva yes free range eggs wouldn't be so available if people who didn't like battery production just stopped buying eggs. The battery eggs would just be more expensive. Now they are easy to get because we bought them. There is also room for improvement of either free range legislation or using an app to ensure that the free range eggs are from fowl who are meaningfully free ranged.

[@wendyjones1422]

U do so much harm people dying from eating disorders so scarey so sad beauty industry has loads to answer for alot of people viewing there body in a very bad negative way

[@Veegan4theanimals]

You were never been vegan maybe plant based. Veganism is about animal rights and not a diet alone. Stop saying vegan and say I ate plant based not well planned diet and I just came here to say veganism sucks and send more animals to slaughter. I’m vegan for 14 years( for the animals only) with that I can say I reversed my hashimotos disease that runs in my family. Veganism is not about heath, if you do vegan for health and start to eat crap and then blame veganism is not fair. Veganism is about animal rights.

[@tinknal6449]

"yOU wERe NEveR vEGaN". Classic cult response.

[@Veegan4theanimals]

@@tinknal6449 I don't actually think like this. I truly believe he is confused and he could potentially have other vegans that are not like vegan gains to help him out. But I'm not sure if he cares.

[@tinknal6449]

@@Veegan4theanimals A good diet shouldn't be hard. We evolved to eat meat for a very long time. It's our natural diet.

[@lottaoinonen8444]

I absolutely don't appreciate these kinds of videos as they give the idea that veganism is unhealthy. It's a proven fact that veganism doesn't cause health problems ( it may even have benefits in many aspects ) but a poor diet does. It's not the vegan diet that was wrong, it was the diet overall. Your body needs nutritients, not animal products - there isn't a single essential nutrient you can't get with a vegan diet ( other than b12, which humans wouldn't get with omni diet either if the industry animals weren't supplemented ) A vegan world is an utopic world - there is so much benefits to the environment too, not to mention the ethical questions. If anyone has negative health effects after turning vegan, it's not the veganism, it's that you are not enough educated to do it properly. Stop denigrating a wonderful thing.

[@YogawithOlive]

You don’t have to engage with it then if you don’t appreciate it! I hear what you’re saying, but you didn’t listen to the detrimental impacts it had on me, my physical health and mental health. I wish you all the best ✌🏽

[@iceboy151]

Typical vegan trying to justify a malnourished diet.

[@lottaoinonen8444]

@@iceboy151 Could you link me a study to back your claim that veganism = malnourishment? and not an article about a baby who has been fed by only water and air and saying that it's "vegan" thanks

[@iceboy151]

@@lottaoinonen8444 You vegans and your studies. Why do you think ex-vegans become much healthier when they consume animal foods? Do you think it's a coincidence? I think not. Being vegan relies so much on genetics. How well can you convert beta carotene to retinol, how well can you absorb non-heme iron? The bio-availability in plant foods suck compared to animal foods. But if you need an article to read, here you go. kevinstock(dot)io/health/vitamins-and-minerals-plants-vs-animals/

[@Earth-ft4vu]

I was vegan for 14 years, I did it correctly, I had 14 years to do it right! Sorry to say you'll find out the hard way like so many of us ex-vegans did that humans are made a certain way and absolutely need animal products in ways you can't even imagine until you really feel it. Sad, but true. Just a matter of time until you see this. My story here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m320kHuOoMappKs

[@ammoneggs69]

You were never vegan. Veganism is an ethical lifestyle, eschewing harm to animals as far as humanly possible, not a diet. You gave up a plant based diet. An “ex vegan” isn’t a thing, it’s click bait and it is incredibly disingenuous to call yourself that.

[@YogawithOlive]

If you listen to what I said, I initially went vegan for the dietary reasons, and then stayed vegan because I learnt about the wider and ethical components of it. But the dietary component failed to sustain me in a healthy way despite supplementing and eating a whole food diet. Anyways, peace, I hope you have a good day ✌🏽

[@ART_EYELAND]

Exactly

[@plantifulalexandra]

I went vegan for the animals only and stayed vegan for 4 years. Ironically I quit veganism for ethical and environmental reasons as certain experiences and things I learnt (e.g. working with animals, hunting and regenerative farming) made me look at veganism in another way and it just didn't make sense to me anymore and wasn't the solution for me anymore that it had been before. I also had health issues plus never felt satiated which went away immediately eating animal foods again but I never connected my healthn issues this with my diet, it was more accidentally that I found out. And btw, I did the vegan diet "right".

[@YogawithOlive]

@@plantifulalexandra thank you for sharing!!

[@vivekkumarsingh481]

@@YogawithOlive Don't listen to these bulshit vegan they don't have any idea about how life work there is in our world not single food in nature without being cruel ok plz live with what is your body needs