Vegans and Ex-vegans

[purple-rain]

Recently found Erin Rutherford on Youtube (erin.appetit on Instagram) and her recipes and general approach to food are so refreshing. She isn't vegan but eats mostly plant-based and her recipes are really inventive but still simple. She makes most things from scratch and her food/desserts just look so good while being accessible for the average person. I've tried a couple of her recipes now and am a big fan!

 

[DietGossip]

I think I missed that one.

It was a while back, and wasn't up for long. He mentioned coming off all medications he was on or something and the vibes in the video were just really odd

just off current topic but does anyone here watch Emily Ewing? I find her rather realistic ... also one I haven't seen on here is Vegan Bodegacat.. I find her very relatable ie she does food test videos and then actually eats the leftovers for the rest of the week etc like a normal person. she also does a series where she buys groceries for community fridges out of mostly her own money and she is not a very well off person..and her choices are always very well thought out

I love Emily! Only thing that annoys me is because she's US based I can't try any of the brands she uses

 

[opal73]

Freelee has always been terrible, I never understood her appeal especially in the peak of her Durianrider raw vegan cult days. Can’t believe there are people who actually take nutrition advice from her still.

If I ate pretty much only fruit I’d be on the toilet all day. So many 'fruitarians' (and vegans, for that matter) look so emaciated and sickly.

 

[Bluelipstick]

Yeah, same here. But apparently he's gone all anti med, anti vax.

I can’t say I’m surprised unfortunately.

 

[oshare]

Yeah I love Mina Rome, NikkiVegan, Veggiekins, Good Eatings, PUL and Jess too! I also like Melis Ustun, Cheap Lazy Vegan, Rainbow Plant Life and Sweetpotatosoul. Erin Rutherford isn't vegan but eats mostly plant-based and has such a refreshing approach to food.

Ah I love Rose, she's so sweet and refreshing. I think having her own vegan cafe really helps and she has lots of friends and an actual life outside of youtube, too and i think it helps her staying grounded and level-headed. I don't always agree with her, but I like her view on a lot of things, she's intelligent and listens well and understands the world.
Sweetpotatosoul is such a dear, her voice is so relaxing and calm and pleasant. She should narrate audiobooks ngl, so warm.
I don't know Melis Ustun, will look them up. I follow Erin for a long time now, too, her cats are adorable and she's a kind person but a bit too much I'm not like other people, i think she's a bit too young for me.
Other recommendations?

 

[Millennial Pink]

Anyone else sick of Sustainably Vegan's poorly or completely undisclosed ads?

 

[Millennial Pink]

The pouting while eating thing is soooo annoying and off-putting. It’s like the target audience is pervy old men rather than people with an interest in vegan food.

I think she poses as if for a still photo then doesn't think about how it looks in a video. It's so distracting, cos otherwise I like her content.

It'd be interesting to see how many pervy messages she gets though. She's been quite upfront about how growth has been her main aim.

 

[Snarksalot]

I hadn't followed her in a while so I was surprised to see maddie lymburner was no longer vegan!

Are mr and mrs vegan still kicking around? I've always felt off about them.

Speaking of Mr. and Mrs. Vegan did anyone catch that video where they went on "The Vegan View" (one host is Nikki Vegan)? And Mr. & Mrs. kept spewing that climate change isn't real and plastic isn't hurting our environment and actually a great resource (uhhh??), citing heavily skewed and industry funded research studies as evidence. I never liked them but that absolutely astounded me as it seemed a 180 from their prior YT persona before they kind of disappeared. Even worse was the girls of the vegan view just sat there nodding their heads. I think that made me lose a lot of respect for them. I searched for the video but can't find it anymore so hopefully they've since removed it. It's too bad, because I quite liked Nikki Vegan at the time, but I kind of lost a lot of respect for her after that video and also after seeing the one where they had on some kook doctor spewing pseudo science.

I agree with the person above though, I really like The Viet Vegan, don't mind VeganBodegaCat most of the time, and as long as she isn't slurping into a microphone and saying "like" like someone mentioned earlier I really do like Rose/CheapLazyVegan.

 

[Taetae95]

It's such a shame as Miles was one of the refreshing voices calling out the bullshit of the high carb low fat/raw/heavily restrictive diets and before jil he seemed to be seeing friends and eating out normally etc. Hope he is doing well and not restricting, he does look very thin these days.

 

[emm]

Only posting this for the 'headline' please don't give her a view.

Jesus, all that fruit has clearly made her insane

 

[KawaiiSloth]

I hoped she would talk about work or stuff, I think she used to do some social media stuff for a company? Also she seems to be doing well as a youtuber, I mean the amount of subs she has and all that travelling etc. And now she is literally on a budget every single video. I mean, that's great, but do something nice for you with food for a change!

Yeah I agree, there are YouTubers with less views and subs than her who claim to be earning £40k+ per year. Maybe she feels guilty spending money on food, like some people with EDs have.

 

[Swipeupyouguys]

I think he is still very obsessed with food, I wonder how over his ED he actually is.

Agreed he isn't over it, but he said he isn't too. Why he won't do intuitive eating.

Anyone watch helenarose?

 

[AshMay]

Remember Mr and Mrs Vegan? Just saw this lol. Glad he got hacked and banned ngl, he was rude and damaging in a private group of mostly impressionable young girls. Their family have a lot of problematic views anyway (trump, all lives matter, anti vaxx type iirc....)

 

[Mjaumjau]

On the subject of raw vegan, has anyone seen Freelee the Banana girl? A nasty piece of work and totally crazy

I have only seen her when I was watching other you tubers like Vegan Deterioration doing reaction videos. From what I have seen, apparently Freelee has done so much damage with her diet that she is practically infertile, which shows how dangerous it is to have a such extremely restricted diet without medical attention.

I remember vaguely one of my friends trying to discuss diets with freelee (that’s the first time I have heard that name) years ago.

 

[emm]

I don't even know where to start. She has a Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/jiliciousjourney/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 I watched her videos for a while, maybe around 2015, 2016. But she hasn't been active much lately, she is mainly on Instagram. She started out as a girl with "body issues" (naturally full hips and thighs and weight she gained on the pill), discovered veganism, probably through Freelee, and managed to lose a lot of weight. When you scroll down her Youtube channel you can see what she was like when she started. Some of her videos are in English. I think she is one of those young people who go from one self-help strategy to the next, like diets, routines, affirmations, whatever. For Jil, this culminated in healing crystals, yoga, meditation, and, finally, spiritual cleansing and healing rituals. She has hosted workshops on some of these topics. When she started Youtube, Jil was a student (psychology, I think). She was always well off and seemed to come from a fairly wealthy family. She had several modeling jobs, I think she was even at IMG for a little while. Soon, she began making money through Youtube monetization and brand deals. Today, I would call her a charlatan. People from outside Germany may have become aware of her during the Joe Best Thai Fruit Fest scandal. There are still countless videos online documenting what supposedly happened between Jil and Joe. Jil claims to have suffered from anxiety and depression and she also says she was sexually abused at some point. Since 2017, her Youtube appearances have mainly been for paid sponsorships or collaborations with other people. I'm not sure when Jil became so New Age, maybe it was 2018. Her Instagram is a weird combination of ads for esoteric lifestyle products, ramblings about astrological constellations and personal experience, and thinspo. I wonder how she finances herself nowadays since there are fewer workshops due to the pandemic, and she hasn't really been active on Youtube and Instagram for a while. Maybe Miles is supporting her fully at this point. I also wonder whether she gave up her apartment in Hamburg, given that she has been living in England with Miles for over a year now.

her instagram is insane, she sounds like a cult leader. From reading captions on a post about Miles "watching him on his journey" I would wager that she was the one who introduced him to whatever conspiracy theories he now believes

 

[oshare]

her instagram is insane, she sounds like a cult leader. From reading captions on a post about Miles "watching him on his journey" I would wager that she was the one who introduced him to whatever conspiracy theories he now believes

I think she's the reason he stopped using medication, too. From what Lionsden said, she indeed sounds like a cult leader. Next thing you know they start doing cult retreats. I always wonder how people turn into people like that. Jil doesn't seem stupid (dumb) either. You would think they know better.
Miles was already up his *ss enough, now he just sounds cocky and "I am better than all of you because I ~know more~". Like he's "in the circle" and we are just dumb peasants who don't know better about "the sh*t thats going on the world". Really, Miles, really?
He truly thinks his followers are a bunch of stupid idiots.
I made a comment on a video a while back about him being a conspiracy theorist and I got severely attacked by his followers. They worship him, only because he is somewhat good looking, it's insane.



On a different note;
I really love Mina Rome! If you guys are not watching her, I highly recommend her, she's adorable and has amazing videos!

 

[unnecessary]

I've not followed her recently, but Brianna has since become very preoccupied with the gym and has in the past posted photos of herself looking (probably unhealthily) lean.

Yes I saw that, and commented on her posts numerous times about how unhealthy she was looking. It seems that she gained a lot back again after lockdown and having gyms close - because the few stories she did post a few months ago she definitely looked healthier in her face, and was struggling with her body changes and not being able to work out. She struggles so much more with her ED than she'd ever admit at the time.

Unnatural Vegan went full anti-BLM and started making super questionable content last year.

Oh yikes I didn't know that - as I really haven't watched her in like 5 years! That's pretty shit actually I'm disappointed.

 

[Mr.Mistoffelees]

I can't believe Miles ended up with an anti-vaxxer. Such a shame, he always seemed very grounded and like someone who has an understanding/appreciation for science and facts.

 

[lokiofasgard]

Anyone else think that Miles actually eats only one meal per day as he is not exercising at the moment etc? Idk, I just feel like he is hiding something.

 

[lilamay]

I remember Miles used to be friends with Brianna Jackson/Jackfruitson - don't know if anyone else has been following her but it's been a wild ride. From vegan, to vegan with an ed, to vegan swapping her ed for training (but looking like maybe she'd found an OK balance), to meat-eating, training-obsessed and extremely-lean. I hope she can find a balance.

She had a thread actually, but she's gone offline for long periods of time so it hasn't been very active. https://tattle.life/threads/brianna-jackson.4352/