Re: losing weight as a vegetarian

[Guest guest]

Fionna, I've just recently started losing weight. I've managed to lose about 5

lbs in a two week timeframe. I've not done anything special, other than I was

rather busy for at least a week of that, running back and forth to the hospital

when my brother was hospitalized for a heart attack. I would get home and be

too tired to eat, or I'd stop and have a bite of something, leaving most of my

food on the plate. I am not following any special diet, and I've never been one

for just veggies. I hear it's a good way to eat, but I love a little cow too

much to try it.

Are you on any type of thyroid meds? And are you being tested for the FreeT3

and FreeT4? When mine are low, it doesn't matter if I eat or not, I'm not gonna

lose one ounce, much less a pound.

SandyE~Houston

losing weight as a vegetarian

Are there any vegetarians on the group? I need to lose weight, but I do

not like to eat that much meat. I do like eggs and diary products. I

have read that most thyroid people need to eat more protein to lose

weight.

Can anyone suggest a vegetarian diet?

Fionna

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/19/2004 4:35:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,

feemccormick@... writes:

> Unfortunately I miscarried so

> after I've worked my way through the deluge of chocolate people have

> bought me I'm going to go back on the healthy stuff.

>

i hope janie doesn't know where you live.

cindi

[Guest guest]

Hi Fionna,

I was a vegetarian and felt I relied too heavily on eggs, dairy and

wheat. These foods are all not great for the weight... unfortunately!

I cut them all out for 6 months completely and instead ate more fish

for dinner with rice or potatoes, veggie currys, coconut currys,

veggie chilli, rice/corn pasta; I made rice or quinnoa salads for

lunch; and had porridge or oaty granola cereals with Rice Milk or Oat

milk for breakfast. I also introduced chicken back into my diet for

the first time in 14 years - I eat free range organic only and try to

have it twice a week. I also cut out tuna because of the mercury.

Also I tried to cut out all choc and sweet stuff and just ate more

fruit instead getting a good variety with blueberries, strawbs,

apples etc. I discovered egg and dairy free mayonnaise which tastes

ok amazingly!

I found by following this diet that I got slimmer, plus I do 3 hours

of exercise p/w. My digestive system felt very healthy and I stopped

getting period pains and afternoon crashes.

I actually took a food intolerance test first that told me to cut out

certain foods - wheat, dairy, gluten, eggs, garlic were what came up

for me, so that helped me on the discipline front because the test

was expensive!

I was pregnant recently and it all went out of the window as I was

sooooo sick and lived on crackers. Unfortunately I miscarried so

after I've worked my way through the deluge of chocolate people have

bought me I'm going to go back on the healthy stuff.

Fee xxxxxx

> losing weight as a vegetarian

>

> Can anyone suggest a vegetarian diet?

>

> Fionna

[Guest guest]

I wish she did know, I need help eating it all! I asked DH to hide it

from me but I found it... I am an addict...

> In a message dated 10/19/2004 4:35:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> feemccormick@y... writes:

>

> >I've worked my way through the deluge of chocolate people have

> > bought me I'm going to go back on the healthy stuff.

> >

>

> i hope janie doesn't know where you live.

> cindi