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Originally Posted by rakgirl
Are any of the rest of you dancers out there Vegans or Vegetarians?
I think it compliments the health of this dance form beautifully. Women new to the dance often ask me if their stomach will look like mine if they start doing this dance. I tell them it's not just the dance. for one thing, i'm 26, naturally small, have always ate relatively healthy, am a vegan now, and dance several times a week. I don't really do any other crunches or anything besides dance class stuff. But I think alot of it has to do with not eating alot of white- potatoes, bread, rice, etc.
My question is, does it seem to upset other people to you? I notice that people are sort of offended by my eating habits. They take it really personally. I dont' tell other people what they should eat but if they ask me about my choices, I tell the truth. At work, in my family, out and about. People act like my food choices are a personal attack on them. They compliment me on how great I look, how clear my skin looks, how healthy my hair is, my physique. Then when I start to talk about food and dance people say how they can't do that for whatever reason and how they think it's unhealthy. Suiddenly they get defensive. If i get a sniffle they say i need to eat a steak. now i am thin but i'm not skinny. I have some jelly, some butt etc. and my cheeks aren't caved in or anything.
just wondering about other dancers experiences with this.
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i'm vegan, and mostly it just seems to annoy people in my family because they have to figure out what we can eat anytime we go out with them, or have anything to do with a meal. usually if we go out to eat, we have to choose where. my family are big eaters so we are very annoying to them. my mother in law once said "so what DO you eat, should i just make you a salad". i just laugh and say don't worry about it i'll bring some food for myself. i don't think it's that hard to think through what people can eat, but i guess that is the problem, people actually have to THINK. considering i am also gluten free, there really isn't much choice, but i am also very healthy and rarely get sick. i think people just don't get it. and it annoys me that they get put out by the way we eat. but i never mention it unless there is a reason to. i am also annoyed by the vegans who push their beliefs on everyone around them...makes the rest of us look bad. so it's not just you.