Any vegetarians ?

k900
k900 Posts: 140 Member
edited December 18 in Food and Nutrition
I have been vegetarian for almost six years now. When I stopped eating meat I lost about 20 pounds but most of that was because it cut out allot of fast food. I have noticed I eat allot of carbs but I only eat whole wheat/whole grain bread and brown rice.

I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem ?
Anyone know recipes that are lo carb ?

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  • noteve
    noteve Posts: 57
    I had this problem and I'm still working on it. I replaced bread with crisp bread (it has less carbs.. well, less everything, really).

    Try joining a group on here called "happy herbivores", there's a lot of threads there about this.
  • naomi8888
    naomi8888 Posts: 519 Member
    I did have this problem so I ended up adding dairy, eggs and seafood back into my diet. It's probably not the answer you're looking for though.
  • Gosser
    Gosser Posts: 178 Member
    I'm pescatarian and I eat steamed veg instead of rice with dishes.

    You'll find some of my recipes here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Gosser

    If you are eating carbs to make up your calories try eating more protein and veg instead (nuts are great for catching up on calories)
  • Ravenesque_
    Ravenesque_ Posts: 257 Member
    I'm vegetarian!

    For the sake of definition:

    Veggie: no meat no fish

    vegan; no meat no fish no dairy products

    pescatarian: no meat.

    another defintion: no red meat

    Drives me nuts all the different sorts of "vegetarian" we have here
  • x__abbi__x
    x__abbi__x Posts: 97 Member
    I've been a vegetarian for 10years now and I find I eat loads of carbs too!!

    Any veggies can add me if they want :) xx
  • sodoingthis
    sodoingthis Posts: 1 Member
    I'm a vegan, and consume lots of healthy carbs. When I eat my healthy grains, I pick lower GI ones, like Quinoa and bulger. I don't use wraps, or breads or buns. I put my veggie or chic-pea burgers on a bead of spinach or spring mix greens, add some sunflower or pumpkin seeds and a few strawberries. Pick low GI fruits and grains- that will help reduce the carb load.
  • alanaosu
    alanaosu Posts: 85 Member
    Maybe try making some recipes with coconut or Almond flour instead of wheat flour. A lot of Paleo recipes can be eaten by veggies. They're high in protein and fat but low carbs. Cauliflower rice is a sub I use all of the time now too.

    I stopped being veggie after 18 years BTW and have lost more weight than when on my high carb veggie diet. Good luck!
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