How a Plant Based Lifestyle Helped Me

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  • menotyou56
    menotyou56 Posts: 178 Member
    I'm glad it works for you OP. Being a vegetarian made me fatter. Tons of junk food are veg/vegan and I can't control my appetite on that stuff.

    I might experiment with lacto-ovo vegetarianism again when I hit my goal weight but I don't think I could ever be vegan. I don't trust soy products and it seems I would have a hard time getting enough protein.

    Congrats on your success though, WTG!
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    LittleBrownLamb wrote: »
    Hey there! I'm very new to the plant based lifestyle and have a couple of questions if I may. First of all, I don't own a juicer so I'm using my blender to make smoothies instead of juices. Kinda bums me out because I think I'd incorporate beets and other veggies I didn't like (which are few) if I had a juicer. My hubby just doesn't see the point...yet. I do realize that I'm not using as many veggies in the blender as I would be in the juicer, but aside from that, as I doing myself a disservice? Also, I'm not pumping myself full of fruit, white potatoes, or anything bad, but yesterday I went over my carbs by 3. Should I be worries about my carb intake if this happens regularly? It's hard to hit 1000 calories sometimes but easy to hit the carb number. Thanks!

    PS, You look wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

    Fruit and white potatoes are not bad. Unless you have a specific medical condition that requires it, I wouldn't bother limiting carbohydrates on a plant-based diet. Fruit, vegetables, beans, and grains are all carbohydrate-rich foods that are full of vitamins. As long as you're getting sufficient protein and fat, carbohydrates aren't going to hurt you.

    If you have trouble eating 1,000 calories, it's probably a sign that you have limited your diet too much. Are you eating enough fat?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    menotyou56 wrote: »
    I'm glad it works for you OP. Being a vegetarian made me fatter. Tons of junk food are veg/vegan and I can't control my appetite on that stuff.

    I might experiment with lacto-ovo vegetarianism again when I hit my goal weight but I don't think I could ever be vegan. I don't trust soy products and it seems I would have a hard time getting enough protein.

    Congrats on your success though, WTG!

    Soy-free vegans do exist. They get their protein from beans and grains. Some of them also eat seitan or hemp/rice/pea protein powders.

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