Vegetarian protein sources and getting enough protein is a common concern with people following a vegetarian diet. But getting enough protein isn’t always the issue – eating too many carbs is! Here is another excerpt from my Naked Nutrition for Fat Loss seminar. Watch and make sure you don’t make the big mistake I talk about regarding your body’s biochemistry.
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That's largely what got me to quit vegerarianism. I was one for almost 5 years. It's tough to get the protein you need without overloading on carbs. I actually gained weight from being a vegetarian because I was always hungry, and alot of my food intake came from carbs. Much of my protein sources were from carbs. I was PERPETUALLY hungry, I dragged through each day with low energy, I was always irritable, my hair got brittle, my skin rough & dry no matter how much lotion I used. Also eating too much tofu caused me a slight hormone imbalance. NOT the best poster child for the lifestyle *lol*. I WANTED it to work out, I still wish I could pull it off…But just the thought alone of even the CHANCE of becoming that bloated, ravenous, cranky carb-monster I once was makes me want to forget it. Period.
Exactly! I'm not putting down vegetarianism or plant based diets at all (as a general rule people need to eat more plants) but this is something that lots of people don't think about. It is important to adjust your lifestyle and diet accordingly.
Thanks for sharing your story. It is a great illustration of exactly what I was talking about.
-Mike
I tihnk that its a sad state of affairs that someone has resorted to eating meat in order to be "healthy". I turnesd vegan for health reasons (meat irratates my gut and dairy gives me asthma) and the moral reasons are an added extra. Not only do you not contribute to the apalling animal cruelty that is involved in obtaining animal products, but veganism is more sustainable and also does not contribute to greenhouse gasses. My carbon footpint is barely comparable to a meat eater. I manage sucessfully to get plenty protein. I have strong muscles, clear skin and long soft hair. I dont know what diet @cactusheart was eating, but being a sucessful vegetarian or vegan is about experimenting with new things and ensuring you get a balanced diet. Its not for lazy people. the only suppliment I take is B12. I get plenty of protein from vegetables and avocados, beans, nuts and seeds. I have never felt fitter or stronger. I also use good oils on my food daily and ensure I have a variety of vegetables. I eat more carbs than I used to but good carbs, spelt flour bread and pasta, sweet potatoes, and brown rice. The body does not need as much protein as we have been lead to belive. Gorillas are essentially vegans. they accidently consume the odd bug but dont devour lots of animals. they certainly are not lacking in muscle. Our genetics arent so dissimilar.
Bottom line, if you're not eating meat you don't have optimal health. You should read "The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability" by Lierre Keith. http://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Myth-Food-Justic…
I think you will be amazed at your footprint and the damage you're doing the planet. You might get plenty of protein but the only way to get complete protein is by eating animal products, a complete food. Protein is essential, fat is essential but there are no essential carbohydrates. Not even "good" ones and certainly not rubbish like spelt flour bread and pasta. Gorillas' GI tracts are vastly different to ours and therefore their diets are very high fat.
Read this: http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/should-all-anima…
I think you'll be very supprised.
The first review of that book on Amazon is a defformation of the facts within the book so I dont think I'll bother reading it! Just goes to show, just cos you read it in a book doesnt mean its true!
80% of my diet is from local organic fruit and vegetables. Not sure how you can say that eating a god knows what fed chicken that not only was kept and killed under inhumane conditions, but then gets pumped with crap on its way to the supermarket in order to increase profit. Tests have proven that more than 70% of the chicken is water and some also contain other animal proteins! Fact is I am closer to optimal health now, that I ever was as a meat eater.
II also checked out that website, the dodgy link to the most irratating and probably innefective "1 trick to a tiny belly" advert does not give me much confidence in the site authenticity!
If we look at the various natural diets of all mammals, we find the same pattern: All of the diets are high in fat, and most of that fat is saturated as, apart from the saturated fats found in meat, all the short chain fatty acids produced by fermentative bacteria are 100% saturated. Also, all mammals' natural diets are very low in carbohydrate in the case of herbivores, and practically carbohydrate free in the case of carnivores.
There is no reason to suppose that we 'civilised' humans should eat any differently.
I agree with @alanrlow, and with his recommendation of the book "the vegetarian myth". (BTW Alan, those are some INCREDIBLE arms you've got! Wow!!! Pow-pow! *lol*). If anyone disagrees with your opinion, Alan, all you have to do is flex those slammin' arms *lol*.
I don't think vegetarianism is the answer. It just doesnt work (for me anyway). I didn't do anything out of the ordinary like you're making it sound, @janni. In fact, I FOLLOWED vegetarian cookbooks, subscribed to vegetarian magazines, followed ALL their recipes, filled my refrigerator and freezer with vegetarian products n' crap…and I see now that was the problem.
For one thing, overloading on grains in lieu of solid protein was part of what was causing my problems as a vegetarian. Grains being thought of as healthy is propaganda. They're "okay", but if you think that they're a "health food" in any way, shape or form, you're gravely mistaken. And also…See, you people talk about the dangers of overprocessed food, talking about how unhealthy it is to eat something in a man-made form in which it was not grown.
Well, guess what….WTH do you think a veggie dog is? "TOFUrky"? Soy bacon? Chicken-flavored "protein nuggets"? Is there a chicken-flavored protein nugget tree in YOUR backyard? I didn't think so. You ever stop to READ the INGREDIENT label in vegetarian products? I did recently, passing the vegetarian frozen products at the grocery and I felt nostalgic so I picked up a box of "chicken" patties and read the ingredients. Holy crap! It read like a science fiction! People KNOW a Twinkie is BAD because it's overprocessed and has chemical goo in it, YET are SO FOOLED into thinking the complete opposite about vegetarian "products" which are just as overprocessed and manufactured and have gone through so many transformations, you couldn't even recognize it as vegetables anymore if you weren't told. That's going too far in the other direction, it's almost funny how no one sees that. Especially the vegetarians. Healthy, my butt!!!