new vegetarian

June 13, 2008

Hi Michelle

Good on you for supporting your daughter's choice - and for the 69

pounds you lost last year!

I was slightly overweight when I went from omni to vegan four years

ago, and I lost 10kg (approx 20lb, I think) in three months without

even trying. All animal products contain a lot of protein and a lot of

fat, and that's an overload for our bodies. By choosing plant foods

instead, you will almost automatically be eating lower fat and higher

fibre.

I think most of the weight I lost was because I stopped eating cheese!

How old is your daughter?

Best wishes

Alice

On 14 Jun 2008, at 00:04, Michele Martin wrote:

> Hi All- I'm a newbie here. I started following this group for info

> and idea's since my youngest decided to be a vegetarian. Being

> strictly of a " meat and potatoes " family I really was a little

> intimidated by her decision. She isn't vegan, she will eat eggs and

> dairy, but is very strict about any type of meat product including

> " meat powder " in rice mixes....I thought I was safe with rice

> mixes...and McDonalds french fries...she says they are flavored with

> some kind of beef product (does anyone know if this is true?). I

> guess I am now what her " teens guide to being a vegetarian " calls a

> flexatarian, I only eat meat at the most once or twice a week...so I'm

> on my way and will most likely fully be there by the end of the

> year. Any tips?...best books to read?...did most of you go " cold

> turkey " or ease into it?

> Sparrow - I am interested in the chia gel and peanut butter idea to

> cut down on fat. I'm curious how that will effect calories? I'm a

> Weight Watcher...I lost 69 pounds last year and am trying to maintain

> that and lose another 5 or 10 pounds. We work on a point system that

> is firgured using calories, fat and fiber per serving. I think your

> chia gel idea may make it a bit more usable for me. Do you have

> anymore info?...or know where I can find it?

> Thanks so much,

> Michele

>

June 14, 2008

Alice - My daughter is 16 in just a few days. I'm really proud of her, she decided over a year ago to go veggie and she has stuck to it. My 17 year old decided to do it too at the same time, but she goes back and forth a lot...she's veggie, she isn't , she's veggie, she isn't. I think she just likes to say she's a vegetarian because of the attention it gets her, rather for any real reasons. She said she wasn't going to eat anything with a face...and then turned aroud and said shirmp don't really have faces to justify eating them...lol. Cutting out cheese will be the hardest thing for me too. I have cut down on it drastically...usually only a little parm on my salads now, but I agree that I think even just the cutting down has helped a lot!!

Alice and All -

Thanks for all the support and info I find here!! It is making it easier to help my daughter and making it easier for me to make the decision and transition.

Michele

Alice Leonard <alice Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 1:45:48 PMRe: new vegetarianHi MichelleGood on you for supporting your daughter's choice - and for the 69 pounds you lost last year!I was slightly overweight when I went from omni to vegan four years ago, and I lost 10kg (approx 20lb, I think) in three months without even trying. All animal products contain a lot of protein and a lot of fat, and that's an overload for our bodies. By choosing plant foods instead, you will almost automatically be eating lower fat and higher fibre.I think most of the weight I lost was because I stopped eating cheese!How old is your daughter?Best wishesAliceOn 14 Jun 2008, at 00:04, Michele

Martin wrote:> Hi All- I'm a newbie here. I started following this group for info > and idea's since my youngest decided to be a vegetarian. Being > strictly of a "meat and potatoes" family I really was a little > intimidated by her decision. She isn't vegan, she will eat eggs and > dairy, but is very strict about any type of meat product including > "meat powder" in rice mixes....I thought I was safe with rice > mixes...and McDonalds french fries...she says they are flavored with > some kind of beef product (does anyone know if this is true?). I > guess I am now what her "teens guide to being a vegetarian" calls a > flexatarian, I only eat meat at the most once or twice a week...so I'm > on my way and will most likely fully be there by the end of the > year. Any tips?...best books to read?...did most of you go "cold >

turkey" or ease into it?> Sparrow - I am interested in the chia gel and peanut butter idea to > cut down on fat. I'm curious how that will effect calories? I'm a > Weight Watcher...I lost 69 pounds last year and am trying to maintain > that and lose another 5 or 10 pounds. We work on a point system that > is firgured using calories, fat and fiber per serving. I think your > chia gel idea may make it a bit more usable for me. Do you have > anymore info?...or know where I can find it?> Thanks so much,> Michele >>>