Sat, Apr-28-12, 02:59
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New Member
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Plan: Vegetarian
Stats: 208/190/168
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Originally Posted by FacingIt
Hi Everyone,
I'm brand new here. I've never been a fan of diets (basically because they make me obsessed with food!) but my weight has been creeping for the last few years and I've finally decided to do something about it and I'm pretty sure diet (rather than lack of activity) is my main problem.
It would be good to find a plan I could easily stick to, but there doesn't seem to be too much out there for vegetarians wanting to go low carb. I don't want to go ultra low as I exercise quite a bit (strength work in the gym and long distance running) so I think I might need/get away with a certain amount of carbs. I've read the Atkins book, but it doesn't seem too veggie friendly and I've found that I need to eat more carbs than he recommends to have the energy to exercise. Also, I don't really like the idea of eating lots of cheese - I do eat eggs and dairy products, but no meat or fish.
Any recommendations would be great. I live in the UK and have about 10lbs to lose.
Thanks :-)
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I would highly recommend Rose Elliott's book The Vegetarian Low Carb Diet. Her low carb vegeburgers are great. I make a batch of 8 and freeze them without cooking them, then fry them in the frozen state. I hated tofu till I tried these. My own preference is to work out a diet plan for one day and eat the same meals (varying the salads) every day. That way I don't need to think about food all the time. Don't worry about the number of eggs you eat - get your cholesterol tested, you'll find it doesn't go up. It's a pity you don't like cheese, because some cheeses are zero carbs e.g. camembert, Emmental etc. Personally I love Cheddar. Have a good breakfast: I have 2 eggs, fresh spinach (not frozen) and mushrooms, all fried in butter. Enjoy eating all fresh food and avoid the processed rubbish. There are quite a few zero carb treats. I now have a diet-free day on Saturdays. Allow yourself a glass of wine or spirits occasionally - just one glass!
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