Maggie wrote:
> hi
>
> I've just joined the group. My diet needs a major overhaul - currently
> lots of meat and cheese.
>
> Over the last 18 months I've lost about 75lbs, from 200lbs to around
> 125, and my cholesterol has dropped from 250+ to around 175. I've just
> been taken off all cholesterol medication but 1500 mg slow release
> niacin a day, and I want to keep it that way! I've also recently taken
> up cycling, and will be training to ride a century next March.
>
> I think I may be looking at a vegan (or near vegan) diet to this,
> especially as there is a a history of heart disease in my family.
> Does anyone have any advice?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Maggie

I don't have any advise, but I do have some good recipes. In the link
under my name is a list of hundreds of free vegetarian recipe
collections on the internet. About half of these links are
specifically vegan. Hope this helps.

Scented Nectar
http://www.scentednectar.com/veg/