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Vegetarian

maezabeth
maezabeth Posts: 5 Member
edited March 2 in Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone! I am Mary. I am at 199lbs and I am 5'2. Quite a bit of weight for my height. My goal is 130lbs. I am vegetarian, and my Dr. tells me I have to say away from grains. This makes my choice very limiting. Any other vegetarians here?

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Why does your doctor say to stay away from grains? Did he give you a reason?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    There are loads of vegetarians on here: I would check out this group.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/45-happy-herbivores
  • julieban1
    julieban1 Posts: 39 Member
    Hi there. I'm here! I'm also a vegetarian and cannot have cows milk or egg whites. I can have goat and sheep dairy. I'm back on the site after a long absence. I'm 5'3" and 167. Friend me if you'd like. I could use the support & am more than willing to offer support myself. My goal is 130 pounds as well.
  • maezabeth
    maezabeth Posts: 5 Member
    Hi! Yes, he said they will make me gain weight.
  • maezabeth
    maezabeth Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks!
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Hi! Yes, he said they will make me gain weight.
    I'd consider getting another doctor.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,310 Member
    Hi! Yes, he said they will make me gain weight.

    How?

    Grains alone won't make you gain weight. So unless there is something else in play here, your doctor is quite incorrect.
  • audrast
    audrast Posts: 74 Member
    Long term vegetarian here too. Join us in Happy Herbivores for support and good foods! You can do this!
  • healthyfoxx
    healthyfoxx Posts: 104 Member
    Hello!

    I no longer watch my carb/grain intake, but I did for a while just to experiment. I found that it didn't really limit my choices as much as I thought. I still had all the regular stuff I love (beans, lentils, tofu, veggies and fruit of all kinds, nuts, etc.). It kept my calorie intake lower, but they can easily be worked into a healthy vegetarian diet.

    I still had bread for the occasional sandwich, but other than that, I just stopped. If you like pasta, I fell in love with spaghetti squash. I recently started really liking zucchini as noodles, too!

    Like I said, I don't avoid grains anymore as long as they are whole grains. I wanted to try and get a more varied diet than I had already. If you want to try it, go for it! Grains alone will not be the one thing that will make you gain weight, though. :)
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Hi! Yes, he said they will make me gain weight.

    No other medical explanation? If there was no mention of one, then I would ignore your doctor for nutritional advice as grains do not make someone gain weight (medical conditions aside) - excess calories make you gain weight.
  • sardav1976
    sardav1976 Posts: 1
    Hi iv been vegi 25 years now im not very active due to arthritis iv realy struggled with my weight these last ten years after my second child i just kept putting on weight i need to lose about 3 or 4 stone but all i eat is easy food and when i go out and say im vegi i get cheese this cheese that or get offered fish ! Ps i hate salad please help xx
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    That doctor sounds woefully misinformed.
  • Cyrinadia
    Cyrinadia Posts: 8 Member
    Hello! I'm not a vegetarian but I love my vegies. I found this site which might help, and it's a .org so it's probably more legit than some other sites:

    http://www.vrg.org/

    It's a vegan nutrition site but some principles may apply to vegetarians too.
  • maezabeth
    maezabeth Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks everyone! I will slowly add back some whole grain and see what happens. Also, did not realize how low my protein levels are per day until I started posting on this site. Any suggestions or recipes to up it. I am getting around 20 grams per day.
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    One protein shake a day will more than double your protein intake.
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