vegetarians

[Aaleigha]

just wondering if there are any other vegetarians doing this plan
if so do you find it easier to do the 4 packs a day
and do you have any tips
I am using up my daughters unneeded cambridge packs and have got into ketosis

come monday I will be doing S and S as my food packs have arrived today

H xx

 

[Wisney]

I think 4 packs a day is probably better in terms of controlling yourself as you don't need to think about food outside the plan. I have messed up when I try to have to small protein and veg meal instead of a 5th pack (i'm a guy)

 

[ellewoods]

I usually do 4 packs a day but occasionally do 3 packs plus 2 boiled eggs as a protein meal.

 

[RebekahR]

I swap between three and four. Mostly meat free (was veggie 15,years)

Have occasionally quorn sausage(may find non branded has lower carbs)- if I do I track this into mfp

Boiled eggs, baked eggs, scrambled eggs yum

 

[Pen87]

About the eggs, been searching on here to find out what size eggs we are allowed to use, large medium or small? any help would be great

 

[Want2BeSlim]

I have wondered that too but I have been using medium eggs from Aldi. The pack says 88 calories per egg, so seeing as I have 2 per day that means I am having a little more calories than the pack I am missing. It doesn't bother me though as the veg allowance and milk allowance can add up to the same, maybe more, if you have it.

 

[RebekahR]

I put everything into mfp, usually get large fresh from farm.

 

[weasey]

When I started the plan I was vegetarian and had been for over 20 years. For the first 6 months I did 4 packs, no veg, no milk. During that time I was thinking about what to do at the end with regards to changing my eating habits. In the end I decided to stop being a vegetarian. This was a really hard decision for me and took me months to make. Being a vegetarian was one of my core values and I had to spend a lot of time reassess who I am and coming to terms with the guilt I felt at chosing my own health over the lives of other beings.

You can eat a really healthy diet being a vegetarian - but I didn't. Eating differently now helps me because I have never overeaten on this type of food. Also, it is hard to get just protein on a vegetarian diet - you can get protein with carbs or protein with fat. I have type 2 diabetes and want to keep my carbs low - even in maintenance. I still feel a little guilty about my decision but I know that it's the right one for me.

 

[jlm]

Hi everyone..

Find that really interesting weasey. Ive been vegetarian for 22 years & really considering changing for many years but just finding it so hard as its part of who i am!!! Im lucky in some ways that when i was ten & became veggie my mother insisted i kept eating fish so i do have more protein options but im sure i would have a better diet if i ate meat as i tend to eat very carb heavy when im not on s&s!

 

[Aaleigha]

thanks so much for all the replies

and its very interesting to read Weasey's post
I have been a vegetarian for thirty+ years and am also considering starting to eat meat again and fish
not sure where to start with this and for about 5 years now I have been toying with it and not ventured further as I just dont know where to start

 

[weasey]

I think the important thing is to think it through for yourself and take the time to do so. I still have the same beliefs that I had before but with some effort I've come to the understanding that I can eat ethically produced free range meat and I have integrated that into my values. It took a lot of effort though and won't be suitable for everyone. If I could eat a vegetarian diet and stay slim and keep my diabetes under control then I would - but when I'm being completely honest with myself I feel that the likelihood is that I would go back to eating the way I did before. I now thoroughly enjoy fish and salad and know that I can eat it without harming my own health.

Good luck in your decisions guys.

 

[RebekahR]

I made the same change after 15 years, went veggie aged ten.

I took a long time thinking, but was best choice for my health. Uc and my goals with training.

Saying this I rarely eat it now, and when I refeed lll be considering going back to vegetarian or vegan

For now its the right choice and my health is much better

Think hard and take it slow x

 

[Aaleigha]

with a major op up and coming I am wondering if adding in fish (to start with) would perhaps be the easiest reentry into eating animal proteins might not be wise
but still thinking

I used to be indecisive but now I can make my mind up
this process of thinking about it is taking forever
need to go research vegetarianism and depression - that might just be the turning point for me