Embracing The V
Filed under: Oprah Winfrey
For 21 whole days, Oprah is going vegan.
No meat. No fish. No dairy.
Nada!
The queen of talk was reportedly inspired by Kathy Freston's book Quantum Wellness and says, "this 21-day cleanse gives me a chance to think about [eating] differently and see what my attachments are to certain kinds of foods – and what I'm willing to do to change.
You can keep up with Oprah's vegan experiment on her blog.
So far, she says, "Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could be so satisfying."
Have fun on that, O, but we need our chorizo to feel happy.
Salchichon!
[Image via WENN.]
Posted: May 22, 2008 at 4:30 pm
wonder how much this greedy cunt is getting paid for this stunt. She does nothing for free. The only person i know that can turn a profit being charitable. does eating gayles clam count as meat.
inspiring people to be unhealthy, good job stupid fat bitch.
Perez, you are FAT. So is Oprah. I don't know how either of you can be happy (eating your chorizo) with so much extra weight and other health problems.
Good for her for actually giving a non-fad diet a try.
You should think about it.
Perez, you need to try Soyrizo, it's just as good as chorizo. I kid you not. It's like there's a party in my mouth and everyone's invited!
Re: Veg4Life – jesus. calm down. I LOVE YOU PEREZ!! i think you are perfect JUST THE WAY YOU ARE !!
Re: B.A.D. –
your an idiot and probably a liar if you expect people to believe veges and all the other crap is cheap. must still have mommy and daddy buying ur food?
i tried being a vegan but it didnt last longer than a week bc i couldnt do it.. but im a veggetarian and its been 5months and 3 wks.. woo!
This is the best thing you can do for the environment (eating meat is one of the largest polluters!!) for the animals (even so called free-range and humanly raised animals end up at the same slaughterhouses where their throats are slit and bled out while fully conscience) and your health (going vegan is the healthiest diet you can have!) There are plenty of fake meat and dairy options that are amazing, it's easier than ever to go vegan.
I would highly recommend reading Skinny Bitch BTW.
protein, iron, zinc, calcium, and vitamin B-12. are all thing lacking in the usual vegan diet. while there are options to getting enough, most of america is lazy or uneducated and act on impulse. a lot of people trying to copy oprah will niglect to eat some of these things even if they are mentioned on the show.
I'm happy with anything that's promoting veganism. Hopefully Oprah sticks with it! Everyone should consider going cruelty-free. Get off the rotting, decomposing flesh diet!
Carol vorderman's 30 day detox diet is even more full on: No wheat, dairy, meat, fish, caffine or alcohol…..
Just wheat free pasta, brown rice, detox tea, vegetables and fruit. Fucking kills after three days.
Perez, look up SOYRIZO.
just as good without the cow flesh.
Who the fuck cares? Really? She's one step away from becoming a scientologist as she star fucks Travolta, Tom Cruise, Kirsty Alley, etc. Travolta is a homo. He was at the gay clubs in the late 70's as a lot of people saw him out. He dated a male porn star with pictures to prove it. He used a dead woman as his cover, calling her is "girlfriend", and Oprah treats him like the "husband of the year". What the fuck is wrong with her?
O i love u, but this is not a big deal, most Ethiopians do that 200 day out the year, so it is not a big deal u only going to be free of fat.
I agree Bea - how can Perez be anti-fur but not anti-meat? Both industries are barbaric, and unnecessary.
I see Oprah's promoting someone's book. I wish she would just get that she is obviously eating way too many simple carbs, and that is why she's overweight. This approach will only leave her hungry, confused, and hopelessly fat…which many vegans find themselves. Yes, low fat may help you lose weight, but you'll be miserable because it's not natural and requires a lot of will power. Low carb is the answer for anyone with weight problems…Period. Our bodies aren't geared to handle the massive amounts of carbs that most people are eating these days, and that is the reason for the obesity rate.
Oprah just seems to jump on bandwagons when what she really should be doing is cutting out the bad carbs. Her approach to weight loss is ridiculous and temporary. It's time to get real here…she eats too many carbs!
Then you've never had Soyrizo, Perez. Might sound gross, but it's really, really good. My parents are life-long meat eaters and really like it. Give it a try! Keep on keepin' on.
There is vegan Chorizo!
Perez, there is something called Soyrizo if you must have it. It's quite delicious. I guess I've been on an 18 year cleanse or something. Good for Oprah! I hope she also talks about the billions of animals suffering for typical American diets, rather than just her petty selfish weight problems.
Re: jp –
JP, I love how everyone claims to be so concerned about alleged deficiencies in vegan diets but never thinks about the things you get too much of or not enough of in non-vegan diets. Too much:fat, cholesterol, protein (leaches calcium from your bones), pesticides (comes from animal fat 10X more than sprayed produce), hormones, antibiotics; too little: fiber, antioxidants, unsaturated fats, most vitamins. Our species was 95-100% vegan until about 50,000 years ago, out of the 1-2 million years that homo sapiens and immediate predecessors have been around.
So after 21 days Saint Oprah goes back to eating animals and contribute to their slaughtering. Maybe after her 21-day vegan diet she can become a full time vegetarian and stop contributing to their suffering.
Send me a chef and I'll do it too! How about Oprah shopping for all the food and cooking it and finding delicious recipes.
YEAH!!!
animals should not be our slaves, no matter how "good" people say they taste!!
PEREZ- go to Swingers and eat their vegan nachos. They are a soy chorizo treat!
yay for veganism!!!!
I really am tired of hearing oprahs diet fads. She is constantly on a diet. Maybe she should just be happy she's healthy and give the weight obsession a rest
I don't think it would bother me that much because you can still have BREAD products. Long as I have my carbs I'm happy.
Perez, try SOYRIZO. It's infinitely less fattening, yet tastes the same. Tip: when cooking, coo it on high for a minute or two.
comment #16-kate-totally agree with your comment but it's beck AND call-not beckon call. Not being a bitch-just letting you know….
Oprah is full of crap! When her weight gets out of control she goes on vacation, comes back skinny, and says she didn't have surgery or anything. She is copying Robin from Howard Stern who really did lose weight that way, but she is just at a spa getting her fat sucked out to save face because she challenged people in Mississippi to lose weight with her but she just got fatter.
no vagina either?!
Well yeah meatless meals can taste great! When you have a chef that can make dog shit taste like Lobster Fra Diavlo you can easily go vegan!
meat is murder.
Big deal, why do these celebrities have to advertise that they are going vegan? Ooooooh thats right it is a trend, just like adoption.
People have been doing it for yeeeears and they act like its a brand new concept.
I eat meat, because I LOVE it, its yummy. I also know where my produce is from. I have no problem with anyone being vegan as long as they don't shove their way of life down my throat.
Re: sarah the vegan –
This doesn't include me as I was raised in a farm enviroment. I've shot my own food, gutted it and cooked it before now.
Oh great something for the self righteous to jump on and preach to us that we are evil for eating meat.
I don't tell you how to live your fucking life, step out of mine.
salami!!! cubans say salchicon?? i thought that was a dominican thing??
i saw that show. the author is a nut job.
Re: sarah the vegan –
OMG people like you are so fuggin annoyin! Lets save the animals and eat grass and shit! No! God put animals on earth so we can have food you annoying whore from vegan hell!
Re: colh harlow – Is this what God told you when you spoke to him.
Re: mathew –
well not all animals but all the good eatin!!!! I just get tired of it! I dont like purposefully hurting animals either but if im hungry enough….
Perez, you should try soy chorizo, it's ridiculously good!
perez if you were to go vegan you'd be so much hotter and slender. trust me.
the doctor
great job oprah!! vegan is such a healthy and environmentally responsible way to live. she is really setting a good precedent here, getting this lifestyle more out into the public eye than ever. thank you oprah!!
do it, girl! if I can be a happy (and terribly well fed, says my scale) vegan for eleven years with no personal high-priced chef, she can do it for 21 days easily!!!
I was vegetarian for one year and a half. It wasn't too bad! I still eat SOYRIZO!!!!! It's a lot better than chorizo and healthier too! Try it.
some people are vegan for the good majority of their lives. oprah goes vegan for three weeks and she's some kind of hero? she wins the overrated dipshit award from me
It would be easy for us all to be vegan if we have personal chefs and billions of dollars.
and btw- if anyone in atlanta wants to pay me to be their personal vegan chef, hit me up. and I don't make hippie granola shit. I make all- american food, just vegan, and it is good! my food is always the first to go at parties!
I actually am vegan. there's lots of options~
I thought you were going to say she was coming out of the closet. "Embracing the vagina." Not that I care, but is was a good psych/sike.
Some blogger/poster keeps saying she's "jumped [over] the shark". Which means someone has drastically changed their view/position on an issue. A very significant issue, for them. Anyone want to shed some light on that for me?
I like Oprah a lot, but honestly, it's not a big deal to go vegan. Tons of people have done it before her. And on top of it, she's only doing it for 3 weeks and from the look she has a chef doing all the work for her. I would love to see that she's cooking the meals herself. There's more to being vegan than "cleansing" your body. I'm a vegetarian (no meat or fish) and I rarely eat dairy products. It's not that hard. Seeing Oprah make a big deal over being vegan for 21 days makes me want to puke. "Well, I feel like I got baptized in Vegan Land today." That's crap.
HEYYY PEOPLEE
I'M GOING VEGANN TOOO….DOES ANY1 GIVE A FUCKKK..NOOOOOOOOOOO!
why do celebrities feel the need to announce shit like thisss…honestlyy!!!!
Oprah is a great woman!
Salchichita..Salchichon! Mariquita..Maricon!
To everyone that says you have to have Oprah money to be a vegan..You're a complete idiot!! Healthy food= things like fruits and veggies..Last time I checked those were a lot cheaper than pounds of meat.. Pretty interesting huh?? And for the record..Mickey D's has a dollar menu that has salads and fries hmmmm sounds vegan to me…You don't have to take pills to get your iron intake green veggies have all you need.. Anyone can be a vegan or vegg all it takes is a little common sense and some compassion for animals and LIFE.. It's not expensive EDUCATE yourself pls!! Oh and got puss?? Don't worry if you don't cuz Cow Milk has plenty
I am vegan and its hella easy. dairy equals fat guys…duh
This is such an obvious attempt at masking a crash diet. There is absolutely nothing about going vegan that is even the slightest bit restrictive. I know this because I am. In a very short time, you come into a practical list of ingredients and you can make almost anything. And that is coming from a POOR vegan, so imagine how easily a FILTHY RICH ONE WITH A PERSONAL CHEF might get along.
There are millions of people out there who don't have personal chefs, but yet are vegans in their own right. Just because it's "hard" doesn't mean it can't be done. So instead of complaining, criticizing, judging, just take a look at your own life and try to do something good instead of pulling others down with your nasty comments. Showing off low energy does nothing for yourself or others.
A day without MEAT, is a day without SUNSHINE!!
I'm so happy that she is trying to be vegan. Good for her! I think everyone should give it a try. I love it.
so what? I've been vegan for 8 years. big f*cking deal.
Isn't this diet # 30004 for her? Stay the fat pig that you are. Accept it. You weren't meant to be thin.
i've been a vegetarian for three years now, plus no sugar for two years and no nicotine or coffeine for 1 year already. it's not hard at all, how can people be so week and fat?
Oprah SUCKS!!!!! Who gives a fuck what she's going to eat! Quick, everyone get their fruits and vegetables ready - because NO ONE IN THIS FREAKING WORLD HAS A FUCKING THOUGHT OF THEIR OWN! People need to start thinking for themselves and not just do things because ol' fat ass says so! FUCK OPRAH!!
Sure, it's easy to be a vegan and have yummy, satisfying meal when you have a chef preparing your meals for you!
I am a Vegan myself and good for her for giving it a try. No meat, no fatty foods, no hormones or antibiotic infested animal flesh. I'm telling you, if any of you give this a try, you will be amazed and how much energy you have and how well your skin looks and feels. Go O!
That's why you're fat - Fatty McFat.
Re: little miss blue –
Wow, what a boring life you lead! Life is short, enjoy it! Eat meat, sugar and caffeine!
PEREZ: there's vegan chorizo!!!!!
Perez, keep us updated on this story. Ive heard going vegan helps you loose weight. I wanna see before and after pictures.
Re: Love Life – Life is even shorter if you eat that shit!
I normally couldn't care less about what Oprah is up to. But I'm happy that she is adopting a cruelty-diet - even though it is only for 21 days. Maybe she'll decide to go that way indefinitely.
There is no need to eat meat - Vegans don't need protein pills to be healthy. You people need to educate yourself. Meat is full of steroids, hormones, trace antibiotics and other nasty things. Animals are slaughtered in inhumane conditions, and the workers who take these jobs are generally treated like crap and not paid very well for what they are doing.
The meat and dairy industry is responsible for a LOT of environmental damage.
Going vegan is good for the environment, its shows you have compassion towards animals, who are not ours to eat, torture or wear, and it's healthy for your body.
Just my opinion but WHO THE FUCK CARES!!!!!!!
If you consider the human digestive tract, it most closely resembles that of the great apes — with whom we share 97% of our DNA. The apes are vegan — they don't eat animals. Whenever the "evolutionary diet" was tested on human subjects — this means only fruit, vegetables and the small amount of salt humans actually need — cholesterol and blood pressure improved as did overall health. Meat rots in the intestines — because our intestines aren't designed for a meat-eating diet. If we ate the way our bodies were designed to eat — fruits and vegetables — we would see a precipitious decline in diabetes, heart disease, cancer and a huge gain in life expectancy. In other words, if you want to live a long, healthy life, go vegan and stay away from the sweets.
LMAO Perez you are too funny. Salchicon does your body good…
xoxoo from the sunshine state.
GO Oprah! I'm a vegetarian… and I think I'm going to give vegan a try! Meat is so BAD for your colon!
Kudos to Oprah for giving up meat, even if it is only temporary. I don't eat meat and I do quite well. I am not starving. THe problem she will have is giving up gluten, sugar and caffeine. All three of these items are in everything. Gluten is hard since is even in rice. SHe is rich, she can find the best whole foods out there. They say gluten is what is making people fat!
Chorizo is a small part of why you're such a fat fucking pig
i was to vegan for 50 days BUT i did eat fish . i did it because im Christian and it was the 50 days fast . we could eat fish because jesus gave fish and bread to his people . so thats why
but its not that hard , i juust missed chocolate.
afterwards you feel so ”alive” , your soul is whole .. hard to explain . but try it out
Perez should try veganism too! It would help with that shirtless jog on the beach! Sho' would!
Good God I'd rather die than be a vegan.
perez! go to Pokez in downtown san diego. you can get your vegan chorizo and i promise you, from one omnivore to another, you will not be disappointed!!!
Kudos to her. I was a vegetarian for four months but eventually gave it up because I missed eating meat too much, lol.
No chorizo, No cheese or sour cream, no life! Queso rules!!!
When is this self important, self absorbed bitch going to realize that the only way to lose weight or stay slim is to stop stuffing her face?
oprah is so lame. it's not a big deal to go vegan…it's really easy. and considering she's such an "animal lover",she should have went vegan a long time ago.
Hey I could go vegan for 21 dsays too if I had my own personal chef create my meals in interesting and tasty ways for me. Rich bitch.
Of course not, Mario. You're not a good enough person to go veg.
Great. Now the masses of stupid women who follow this fat boof cow will jump on yet another Oprah bandwagon and blindly follow a woman too stupid to take care of her own life. Fat. Thin. Fat. Thin. Fatter. But all the while these stupid bitches listen to her like she's not a lesbian douchebag.
you are fuckin hilarious perez