7 month vegetarian needs help, suggestions - penni

[Guest guest]

hi penni,

 

i think it is a myth that a vegetarian diet makes a

person weak. doctors (generally) don't know much about

nutrition, so don't let yours talk you into eating

meat again. there are ways of getting more protein

into your diet without eating meat.

 

vegetarian or not, i think it's pretty hard not to get

enough protein in the diet. meat is not the only

source of protein. as long as one eats a wide variety

of foods they should be getting enough protein.

cereals, grains, leafy green veggies, legumes, beans,

nuts, seeds, seaweed, spirulina, eggs, diary, soy, and

vegetables are all excellent sources. to be absolutely

sure you are getting enough protein, you may consider

combining foods...which is really easy to do and the

foods don't necessarily have to be eaten at the same

time.

 

to get complete proteins, eat:

legumes + seeds, nuts, or dairy;

grains + legumes or dairy

 

examples include: peanut butter sandwiches, cereal

with milk, yogurt with granola, macaroni and cheese,

rice and beans, lentil and barley soup, etc.....

 

of course, protein may not be the problem. have your

doctor check for anemia or thyroid problems. those

problems can easily be taken care of without adding

meat back into your diet. stress can also be a

factor....it does it's toll on the body.

 

a b-complex vitamin might help alot too. b vitamins

are very important for energy production and i think

everyone could benefit from taking them!

 

also, digestive enzymes might be beneficial to you.

they help the body break down the foods you eat and

make the nutrients more available for use.

 

hope that gives you some ideas, penni.

 

let us know how your doctor visit goes. hope your

energy levels pick up soon!

 

susie

 

--- change2colors <plm912 wrote:

>

> Hi I have been a vegetarian since Oct of last year.

> Only I seem to be

> getting weaker and weaker as the months go by. I

> think it might be the

> lack of protein.

>

> I tried soy products for 2 months but the headaches

> and gas were

> terrible and my system just didn't seem to adjust.

> So I had to stop. I

> tried cutting back to a few times a week but that

> didn't work.

>

> I do crush fresh raw nuts every morning and add to

> what ever I am

> eating that day but I still find myself needing 10

> hours of sleep and I

> barely have enough energy to go through my day.

>

> I do have an appointment with the Doctors on May

> 6th, but I feel he

> will just want me to start eating meat, which I

> really don't want to do.

> Any suggestions for what I can do to get my energy

> back up?

>

> thank-you in advance

> penni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Penni.

i just wanted to add a big amen to everything

Susie stated below in her reply to you. i also

wanted to add that perhaps your problem is

an iron deficiency. If your doctor does a blood

test and discovers this to be a case, there are

many things you can eat to get added iron in

your diet and still remain a vegetarian.

 

Do let us know how you make out at the

doctor's and if there are any recipes you need

to support your nutrition. There are so many

helpful and nutritionally knowledgable folks

on this list.

 

~ pt~

 

Government does not solve problems.Ê It subsidises them.

- Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)

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, " artichoke72x " <

artichoke72x> wrote:

> hi penni,

>

> i think it is a myth that a vegetarian diet makes a

> person weak. doctors (generally) don't know much about

> nutrition, so don't let yours talk you into eating

> meat again. there are ways of getting more protein

> into your diet without eating meat.

>

> vegetarian or not, i think it's pretty hard not to get

> enough protein in the diet. meat is not the only

> source of protein. as long as one eats a wide variety

> of foods they should be getting enough protein.