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No carb vegetarian diet
Hi I'm 21/f looking to go on a no/low carb diet for a week or so. Nearly all I eat is carbs. Lots of pasta and bread and sugars. Not much fruit and veg. I'm not very good at cooking and also I am a vegetarian but I don't like lentils or
Tofu etc. I will not eat any meat or fish but I will eat eggs, milk etc. I don't know where to start. I have no idea what to eat to go on this diet and google isn't helping. Can anyone give me any ideas?
Thanks so much
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You need carbs.
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Go high carb, low fat, whole foods, plant-based VEGAN! I went vegan this year and have lost 40 pounds, with minimal exercise, and eating AS MUCH as I desire bringing down my BMI from 30 to 24. I weigh less now than I did throughout high school, as an overweight teenager, even when I exercised for hours while on Junior Varsity and Varsity sports teams. I went to my annual physical earlier this month, and even my doctor was in shock.
My goal for next year is to lose 30-40 more pounds, I just need to start exercising on a regular basis. Nothing crazy, just 30-60 minutes of jogging, Ballet Beautiful, bike riding.. things like that.
I think it's amazing what I've accomplished so far, just by changing my diet, though. It's a lot easier to go vegan than it seems. I was never vegetarian, I went from being able to eat an entire box of pizza or entire tub of ice cream in one sitting to a full-fledged vegan. I now spend a lot less money on groceries, have more energy (never need caffeine, and never feel lethargic like I used to on a regular basis), have more concentration, am learning to cook, and etc. Try it for a week, that's how I started, and I felt so good that I just kept going, and it's now been 5 months! You can get every nutrient from plant foods, including protein!
Where do you get your protein?! 10 comebacks from a Vegan.
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The only vitamin you need to supplement is B12, and one I personally recommend is Garden of Life's B12 spray (cause I personally hate swallowing pills, and methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin). You can buy it at any health foods store (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, etc.), or online.
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These two movies turned me into a vegan overnight.
Forks Over Knives
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Processed People
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Cowspiracy
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Here are some good YouTube channels that have helped me, too.
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Good luck!
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No carb diets are very very unhealthy and dangerous, as carbs are the primary fuel (glucose) to the brain. Now HI-CARB diets are what you should stay away from, but it is not good to completely cut carbs out. For example, fruits have carbs, because they have sugar. This doesn't mean you should avoid them, because they are "good carbs" when compared to something like fast food carbs, which are empty calories, whereas fruits have high nutritious contents. Now if "all you eat is carbs," switch to whole grain pastas and bread.
EXAMPLE - A good breakfast:
Egg on whole wheat toast with banana, blueberries, yogurt, and carrots. Drink orange juice and tea.
This has carbs, but it is very healthy and will promote weight loss by boosting your metabolism.
Let me know if you have more questions! I have taken many college courses on nutrition and would be happy to help, or let me know about your progress! Goodluck:)xx
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Fill up on vegetables, make yourself big salads and drizzle them with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. No cooking involved - all you need to do is chop! You will need to get protein from somewhere, I would suggest beans which can also be added to your salad, but if that is too many carbs for you then try all cheeses. Cottage cheese could also easily be stirred into a salad.
You can make yourself a "no bread sandwich" which would be all your usual sandwich ingredients, but instead of bread you put it between cabbage leaves. You could make a stirfry easily, which is also just chopping everything up and then frying it quickly in a wok or a pot. Or, after frying add some stock and simmer for 20 mins then blend with a stick blender - voila, you now have soup/stew. Again you could add chickpeas or beans to this for protein and/or texture but it depends how strict you are being with carbs.
For sweet things, eat fruit on its own, or you could add it to plain yoghurt. You could also add cinnamon, vanilla essence, a tsp of hot chocolate - whatever takes your fancy - and blend into a thick smoothie.
For snacks on the go, try nuts, which are high in protein and fat and will keep you fuller for longer.
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