Plant-Based Anyone?

sarahjlotz

How do you add someone? Recently started a plant based diet and need meal ideas!!

vegan4lyfe2012

In two days, I'll be celebrating my 6 year veganversary...feel free to add me I'm on here daily to give and get encouragement!

Zinka61

Just realized this is kind of an old thread, but with some new posts added...I'd love to have some plant based friends if they are interested in commenting, sharing ideas, etc. I've been on MFP for over 3 years, and most of my friends (I keep the number small) are not plant-based, though I have been plant-based--mostly vegan but with occasional ovo-lacto- lapses--for 28 years. I can usually make MFP's default protein goal, but I would struggle getting up to 130+ grams of protein. I'm older and doing strength training, so I'm going to see what i can do. Not a huge fan of protein powders, but I'm experimenting with some. Good to see so many plant based folks all in one place!

SuzyH

hoopsandsunshine wrote: »

I added you! I’m mostly vegan and post all my food intake and am looking for more plant based diaries to look at as well

I too am unclear how to add someone. Any info anyone? I have been WFPB (with relaps) for about a year. Does anyone else get the “deprived” feeling andncave in? I truly believe in WFPB, but sometimes it is so hard to stick with it. I need a good kick! I would love it if this group became “active”!

plantbasedbreezy

I've been vegan for about 8 months now. Trying to eat more plant based and less 'junk food vegan' recently. Anyone looking for some foodspiration and support, feel free to add me. I would love to have more friends!

KatharynAnne

I have been vegetarian for nearly 5 years, vegan for about half that. I’ve dabbled in raw veganism too. Always plant based. A few things to note:

There are no medically documented cases of protein deficiency in calorie sufficient diets. Now, I know most of us are here to lose weight and are trying to run 200-300 calorie deficits to do so, just eat some sort of bean/legume or add nuts/seeds. I personally choose the beans bc they are way more satisfying to me.

Keeping in mind that approximately 10% of the North American population cuts meat out of their diet (last stat I heard, no reference) supplement companies don’t produce for just 10% of the population. Nutrient deficiencies are a modern times issue because soil is void of most nutrients and that follows up the food chain. While eating a whole foods omnivorous diet my hemoglobin and iron was so low I needed a blood transfusion and was instructed to take B12.

My recommendations would be to (consult your doctor and) get your blood tested for a baseline. Hgb, ferritin, B12, Vit D as a minimum. Add calcium, magnesium too, and cholesterol to compare down the road. It is possible to over do it on supplements to the point of toxicity, especially with iron.

ps. I’m a nurse.

Zinka61

To add someone, you click on their name until you get to their profile page. There, to the right of their photo, you'll see green buttons : Send Message, View Diary, Add as Friend. Click Add as Friend to add them.

ThinGoldLineNS

Feel free to add me. Transitioning to WFPB

janejellyroll

KatharynAnne wrote: »

I have been vegetarian for nearly 5 years, vegan for about half that. I’ve dabbled in raw veganism too. Always plant based. A few things to note:

There are no medically documented cases of protein deficiency in calorie sufficient diets. Now, I know most of us are here to lose weight and are trying to run 200-300 calorie deficits to do so, just eat some sort of bean/legume or add nuts/seeds. I personally choose the beans bc they are way more satisfying to me.

Keeping in mind that approximately 10% of the North American population cuts meat out of their diet (last stat I heard, no reference) supplement companies don’t produce for just 10% of the population. Nutrient deficiencies are a modern times issue because soil is void of most nutrients and that follows up the food chain. While eating a whole foods omnivorous diet my hemoglobin and iron was so low I needed a blood transfusion and was instructed to take B12.

My recommendations would be to (consult your doctor and) get your blood tested for a baseline. Hgb, ferritin, B12, Vit D as a minimum. Add calcium, magnesium too, and cholesterol to compare down the road. It is possible to over do it on supplements to the point of toxicity, especially with iron.

ps. I’m a nurse.

Yes, but the ill effects of not enough protein can set in before a clinical protein deficiency begins. For example, someone who wants to retain their lean muscle mass while losing weight needs a certain amount of protein to do that. They can fall short of that amount (and lose more muscle than they need to) without ever getting close to what doctors would term a protein deficiency. This is why people who are on a deficit, active people, and older people often should pay more attention to protein.

dmankruoss

Most people consume way too much protein. You really don't need that much at all. Im 6ft 206lbs and eat roughly 110g a day at most. I suggest you read "proteinaholic " by Garth Davis.

mindful2012

I've just been introduced to the idea of eating plant based (not that I hadn't heard of it, but a nutritionist I met with gave me some good resources and just suggested I try it) and I am going to at least begin to lean plant based....not sure if I'm going 100% that way yet, but at least I'm going to try and introduce more plant based foods on a regular basis and make it more of a regular habit. Not sure I can entirely give up eggs or Greek yogurt, but certainly I can cut back in other areas.

Any good sites for plant based recipes?? Particularly for beans and legumes, which I don't have a lot of experience with.

rbfdac

Iamnotasenior wrote: »

I've been a vegetarian/pescatarian for 20 years. After starting that way of eating, over a period of 20 years, I gained 60 pounds. Now, I'm taking if off by logging everything I eat and staying within my calorie limits each day and I'm losing about a pound a week. There is no "magic" in a vegetarian diet with regard to weight loss if that is your primary reason for going plant-based. Donuts and cookies are vegetarian foods too. That said, I do think a vegetarian diet has health benefits for some people and I enjoy it myself. Add me if you like.

Pescatarian here- have been for five years. Gained most of my weight while eating this way. Although I am a "recovering" pescatarian, as I really want to eat meat (I can manage some bacon and chicken if cooked right). If I had the ability to eat it and not vomit in my mouth, I totally would. Jealous of those of you that can eat animal protein!