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Re: How do you low carb as a vegetarian? Please Advise!
From: Joan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 16 Dec 2000 10:06:47 -0600 (CST)
Anon-
I am not a strict vegetarian-i eat fish eggs, milk etc.., but i have
been managing alright. I have simply shifted to more complex
carbohydrates. Instead of following a diet ,per se, i generally try to
keep to the lower end of the glycemic index. I eat whole grains, brown
rice etc.. i have lost almost 20lbs and am very close to being merely
overwieght as opposed to obese(hey, it is a small triumph for me). I
have been taking these approach since august and been pretty consistent
about exercising. if you like following a diet, you might take a look
at the Soy Zone. here is a link to a glycemic index if you're not
familiar with one:
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
Good Luck
At Fri, 15 Dec 2000, anonymous wrote:
>
>I've wanted to begin a vegetarian lifestyle for quite sometime, and some
>months back began reducing my portions of meat intake. As I'm shifting
>from one source of protein, animal to lentils and such, I was wondering
>if you ladies had suggestions for me on how to do this successfully.
>
>Carbs seem to be the prime staple in a vegetarian diet and of course
>having PCOS is something in which we all have to be conscious of our
>carb intake. I love breads. I could exist on bread alone. I just
>can't seem to low carb it though. I read Sugarbusters and Dr. Atkins
>and found the latter too restrictive. Sugarbusters seems more of a fit,
>but I'm having these carb binges in the evening hours which leave me
>feeling like I'm in a food coma. I'm on Metformin and I've noticed my
>appetite has reduced drastically, but the carb cravings are still there?
>Are of you experiencing this, or have? How do you cope? If you ladies
>have any suggestions or resources you could point me to, please let me
>know. Thanks so much and Happy Holidays to you all!
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