mm yah, i got labelled as the crazy vegan who disagrees with society... and i hate to admit that i don't mind all that much. i have several ways of dealing with the situations though: say i'm not hungry, i can only do that once in a while and not at dinner parties and stuff beause it doesnt work (ex: ' oh what are you going to order mandy?" "actually i'm not hungry at the moment" " then why did you come to the restaurant *weird look*") OR try to rationally explain my diet (this only works with REALLY open people, sometimes you can even get a good reaction and the person is like 'omg i never even though of that...i think you're right!!!' clearly thats the best thing ever!!) OR just be completely passive (ex: "you can't possibly be getting the proper nutrients YOU MUST BE DYING!!!!" "yes, you must be right... ill look into that") OR like vej said the technicalities (ex: "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PROTEIN?!!!!!" (the word protein is like a battle cry to me now) "oh i get it from fruits/veggies/nuts and seeds" "THEY DONT HAVE PROTEIN IN THEM!!! WHAT ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS THAT ARE ONLY ONLY ONLY AVAILABLE IN FISH!!!" "actually fruits and veggies have very adaquate amounts of protein in them and its much more easily assimilated and doesnt leech calcium out of my body, as for the aminos...well bananas do have all the essential ones, most in more abundance than in eggs
" then you list all the essential amino acids and their quantity for eggs and bananas and i have not yet lost the argument!!
wow long post - sorry bout that!
ps sometimes it is best to just go with the 'crazy' thing