AshleyCMoody wrote: » So I have been a vegetarian for 6 years, for moral reasons, not weightloss. However, I never thought I would reach my highest weight of my life being a vegetarian. People often say they don't believe me because vegetarians can't get this "thick". Any tips on how to maintain weight without meat?
moodyfam9 wrote: » Look what you've started Ashley. For me I confess that I love meat. After calorie counting I decided I didn't love meat for a while. After actually reviewing my calorie counting with more interest I found that many meats weren't the problem. A harmless peanut butter sandwich almost killed my day! Calories in vs. Calories out along with exercise seem obvious. To answer your question about specific foods . . . I often eat the same foods and just change spices. I made a Greek salad the other day with homemade dressing. Even the kids went back for seconds! Keep posting. You'll find more support when asking. There will always be misunderstandings when reading rather than talking. It's easy to misunderstand without hearing tone or reading body language.
malika1976 wrote: » Hi, I'm vegetarian too and overweight, but I have been managing to lose some weight. I'm finding split pea protein powder really helpful. It's not very high in calories, but (obviously) contains a lot of protein which keeps me full and stops me overeating. You can buy other types of protein powder if you don't like the taste. I didn't like the idea of eating processed food, but my weight loss has increased significantly since I started eating protein powder at breakfast. I'm a little bit surprised about you saying sweets don't have meat in them - what about gelatine? I'm in NZ, and here a lot of sweets/lollies/desserts have gelatine in them. I don't know, maybe it's different in the US. And pizza from most shops has rennet in the cheese. I've cut right down on added sugar and am finding that now a heap of foods taste sweet to me that didn't taste sweet before (eg plain, unroasted nuts). So I no longer feel like I'm deprived of sugar. It took a couple of months though.
maidentl wrote: » Eat fewer calories than you burn.
TheBeachgod wrote: » maidentl wrote: » Eat fewer calories than you burn. How is this abuse?
AshleyCMoody wrote: » Lol. Yeah, that's the goal. I'm looking for more specific foods that vegetarians can eat and still be full and get the proper nutrients without going over on calories.
cwolfman13 wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » Lol. Yeah, that's the goal. I'm looking for more specific foods that vegetarians can eat and still be full and get the proper nutrients without going over on calories. eat the same things you eat now, just less...
AshleyCMoody wrote: » cwolfman13 wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » Lol. Yeah, that's the goal. I'm looking for more specific foods that vegetarians can eat and still be full and get the proper nutrients without going over on calories. eat the same things you eat now, just less... Yeah the problem is I often barely reach fiber goals and protein goals now. Looking for foods high in these and low in calories.
SnarlToothSeether wrote: » I'm a very overweight vegetarian. Just because I love animals. Not because I don't love cookies, ice cream, and other sweets that don't contain meat. I think if I could go vegan, I'd be a rail, but I love cheese. I get a lot of the shocked "Omg, YOU'RE vegetarian?????" comments and gape mouthed faces when I tell people. I think the stereotypical image of a vegetarian is healthier and thinner than I am.
Merkavar wrote: » rainbowbow wrote: » Merkavar wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » TheJenProject wrote: » Try some indian recipes: Chana Masala (curry chickpeas are really yummy) also, try low-calorie recipe swaps. Example make cauliflower rice or cauliflower crust pizza (half the calories and just as yummy, hungygirl has tons of low-calorie recipe swaps. Eat whole foods and high fats and proteins to keep you full and fibre! Like apple and raw almonds and include a protein shake. When you eat fibre, fat and proteins you will feel fuller longer which def helps when your watching your calories. I also love, No-bake energy bites made with PB2 there really yummy and low-fat ricotta or light greek yogurts! Just try and find lower-calorie "replacement" versions of your fav foods that still pack a good amount of nutrients. Wow, thank you very much. Lots of great ideas there! I really appreciate your feedback. Anyone tried cauliflower mush as a replacement for potato? The Indian food is a good idea. Everything is good as a curry. there is no replacement. Is mashed cauliflower good? Yes. But it's not mashed potatoes. dont try and make it that. just enjoy it for what it is. So mashed cauliflower with gravy won't be as good as mash potato and gravy? Hmmm not sure why people would suggest it as a replacement. Why not just eat the cauliflower?
rainbowbow wrote: » Merkavar wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » TheJenProject wrote: » Try some indian recipes: Chana Masala (curry chickpeas are really yummy) also, try low-calorie recipe swaps. Example make cauliflower rice or cauliflower crust pizza (half the calories and just as yummy, hungygirl has tons of low-calorie recipe swaps. Eat whole foods and high fats and proteins to keep you full and fibre! Like apple and raw almonds and include a protein shake. When you eat fibre, fat and proteins you will feel fuller longer which def helps when your watching your calories. I also love, No-bake energy bites made with PB2 there really yummy and low-fat ricotta or light greek yogurts! Just try and find lower-calorie "replacement" versions of your fav foods that still pack a good amount of nutrients. Wow, thank you very much. Lots of great ideas there! I really appreciate your feedback. Anyone tried cauliflower mush as a replacement for potato? The Indian food is a good idea. Everything is good as a curry. there is no replacement. Is mashed cauliflower good? Yes. But it's not mashed potatoes. dont try and make it that. just enjoy it for what it is.
Merkavar wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » TheJenProject wrote: » Try some indian recipes: Chana Masala (curry chickpeas are really yummy) also, try low-calorie recipe swaps. Example make cauliflower rice or cauliflower crust pizza (half the calories and just as yummy, hungygirl has tons of low-calorie recipe swaps. Eat whole foods and high fats and proteins to keep you full and fibre! Like apple and raw almonds and include a protein shake. When you eat fibre, fat and proteins you will feel fuller longer which def helps when your watching your calories. I also love, No-bake energy bites made with PB2 there really yummy and low-fat ricotta or light greek yogurts! Just try and find lower-calorie "replacement" versions of your fav foods that still pack a good amount of nutrients. Wow, thank you very much. Lots of great ideas there! I really appreciate your feedback. Anyone tried cauliflower mush as a replacement for potato? The Indian food is a good idea. Everything is good as a curry.
AshleyCMoody wrote: » TheJenProject wrote: » Try some indian recipes: Chana Masala (curry chickpeas are really yummy) also, try low-calorie recipe swaps. Example make cauliflower rice or cauliflower crust pizza (half the calories and just as yummy, hungygirl has tons of low-calorie recipe swaps. Eat whole foods and high fats and proteins to keep you full and fibre! Like apple and raw almonds and include a protein shake. When you eat fibre, fat and proteins you will feel fuller longer which def helps when your watching your calories. I also love, No-bake energy bites made with PB2 there really yummy and low-fat ricotta or light greek yogurts! Just try and find lower-calorie "replacement" versions of your fav foods that still pack a good amount of nutrients. Wow, thank you very much. Lots of great ideas there! I really appreciate your feedback.
TheJenProject wrote: » Try some indian recipes: Chana Masala (curry chickpeas are really yummy) also, try low-calorie recipe swaps. Example make cauliflower rice or cauliflower crust pizza (half the calories and just as yummy, hungygirl has tons of low-calorie recipe swaps. Eat whole foods and high fats and proteins to keep you full and fibre! Like apple and raw almonds and include a protein shake. When you eat fibre, fat and proteins you will feel fuller longer which def helps when your watching your calories. I also love, No-bake energy bites made with PB2 there really yummy and low-fat ricotta or light greek yogurts! Just try and find lower-calorie "replacement" versions of your fav foods that still pack a good amount of nutrients.
AshleyCMoody wrote: » fevrale wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » So I have been a vegetarian for 6 years, for moral reasons, not weightloss. However, I never thought I would reach my highest weight of my life being a vegetarian. People often say they don't believe me because vegetarians can't get this "thick". Any tips on how to maintain weight without meat? People really react that way? I gained 60 pounds as a vegetarian. Cake is vegetarian. Pizza is vegetarian. I'm just really surprised...do people think it's all vegetables? Anyway, maidenti has it right. Exactly, people are just ignorant. I know obese vegetarians that keep donuts in the house daily. Junk food everywhere. I think people get vegans and vegetarians mixed up a lot too. Big difference there.
fevrale wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » So I have been a vegetarian for 6 years, for moral reasons, not weightloss. However, I never thought I would reach my highest weight of my life being a vegetarian. People often say they don't believe me because vegetarians can't get this "thick". Any tips on how to maintain weight without meat? People really react that way? I gained 60 pounds as a vegetarian. Cake is vegetarian. Pizza is vegetarian. I'm just really surprised...do people think it's all vegetables? Anyway, maidenti has it right.
mamapeach910 wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » fevrale wrote: » AshleyCMoody wrote: » So I have been a vegetarian for 6 years, for moral reasons, not weightloss. However, I never thought I would reach my highest weight of my life being a vegetarian. People often say they don't believe me because vegetarians can't get this "thick". Any tips on how to maintain weight without meat? People really react that way? I gained 60 pounds as a vegetarian. Cake is vegetarian. Pizza is vegetarian. I'm just really surprised...do people think it's all vegetables? Anyway, maidenti has it right. Exactly, people are just ignorant. I know obese vegetarians that keep donuts in the house daily. Junk food everywhere. I think people get vegans and vegetarians mixed up a lot too. Big difference there. There's really no need to insult omnivores for not understanding how this all works, any more than there would be a need for an omnivore to come barging into this thread to tell you to start eating keto. Now that I got that off my chest, I'm a vegetarian, and the way that I keep my calories down is to focus on my macro distribution. I get .6 x my body weight in grams of protein, I'm working up to .4 times my body weight in grams of fat, and the rest is carbs. This combination keeps me sated and usually works out to being a lot of dairy like cottage cheese and Greek yogurt, plenty of veggies and some berries, and some beans.
