2 days being a vegetarian, feeling week?!
2 days being a vegetarian, feeling week?
I've been a vegetarian for two days now, and i'm already feeling week, My first day was just salad and some Soy bean juice. Today I ate tomato pasta with egg plant. I drank some coke to give me an energy boost. I feel better than yesterday, but is this a healthy diet?
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Being a vegetarian doesn't mean starving yourself. Your body needs protein, carbohydrates, and a whole variety of minerals and nutrients, and salad and soy bean juice aren't going to do the trick.
There are a number of things you can do to make sure you get enough of the essential vitamins and minerals you need. The most important to focus on for a vegetarian, is protein. There are 16 various forms of protein that our bodies need, and most of those can be found from beans. Black beans are an excellent source of 8 of the most primary proteins, garnazo beans provide 2 that black beans don't provide, and the rest can be found in various edible mushrooms. Many vegetarians don't have a problem with eating eggs, and eggs provide all 16 proteins, though not in great quantities.
Quorn brand myco-protein meat-substitutes are rather tastey, and that's my personal, meat-eating opinion. There are also Boca brand meat-substitutes and MorningStar brand susbstitutes that work well.
Once you are past protein, the rest is all down hill. Tomatoes, potatoes, green vegetables such as lettuce, spinach and celery, carrots, peppers and the great variety of vegetables and fruits found in your local grocery are all wonderful, flavorful sources of the essential nutrients your body needs.
There are also other alternatives, and a few excellent power-packed foods that you should know about.
Spirulina is a surprisingly tastey algae that is available in tablets, powder and flakes, and provides a large amount of essential nutrients, including some protein, and many dietary shakes contain it.
Avacadoes are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals and may be one of the most delicious fruits in the world (yes, it's technically a fruit).
The main thing to avoid is eating too little. Your body is used to digesting meats and is probably not used to deriving protein from other sources. Make sure to eat plenty of beans, and give the meat-alternatives a try. The Quorn and MorningStar chicken-like substitutes are really quite good.
My best friend is vegetarian and he makes a lot of chili with black-beans and MorningStar MealStarters Chik/n Strips , adding corn, tomatoes, bell peppers and green chilis. It's really quite good, and it provides him with plenty of nutrition.
Good luck im eating baby back ribs this weekend.
Being an vegetarian is good.So eat vegetables and fruits only.It has more vitamins than in non vegs
you probably just aren't eating enough. as a vegetarian you need to make sure you get enough protein and healthy oils. Try the PETA website for tips on being a vegetarian.
being a vegetarian doesn't necessarily mean eating like you did. of course a salad and some soy milk for a whole day is going to make a person feel weak, no matter what. you need to eat more meals in a day. the second day's pasta is a good singular meal, but what about the others you should be eating?
vegetarianism can be very healthy if you know how to manage it right. please look into some vegetarian cook books if you are having trouble figuring out your new diet; the weakness you're experiencing has less to do with a vegetarian diet and more to do with the general lack of food.
You can be a vegetarian and healthy, but you need to add some tofu or soy beans to your diet. I get soy beans that are in a microwave steam bag. All you do is pop them in the microwave for 5 minutes and they are done. They come mixed with other vegetables too. You still need protein and vitamins. That's why you're feeling week. The sugar in the soda is only a quick pick up and when it wears off you'll feel just as tired as before. Also take a multivitamin every day. Good luck! Stay healthy!
i am a non-vegeterian and i am not sure abt the answer, but if u feel weak eating vegeterian food then i think u should let it go. by the way meat has more calcium& minerals in it.
I think you are not eating enough calories, and not eating enough protein. Make sure you include a grain and soy, legume and/or dairy product in every meal. For example, peanut butter on whole wheat bread. Rice with beans or lentils, corn with beans and cheese (such as bean burritos or bean & cheese tacos), whole wheat pasta and cheese. If you eat dairy products and/or eggs, a scrambled egg and a yogurt are a great way to start the day with lots of protein.
Good luck!
In order to stay healthy as a vegetarian, you need to know more about food, especially the chemistry of protein nutrition. That's not as hard as it sounds. Some classic books on the subject are "Diet for a Small Planet" and "Laurel's Kitchen." If you are going vegan, talk to other vegans about how to get your B vitamins.
"Diet for a Small Planet" was way ahead of its time for presenting the ecological argument for vegetarianism in addition its famed primer on nutrition. But whatever source you use, either get some basic knowledge quickly or go back to a meat-based diet. The first priority is to stay in good health.
So proud of u! Please don't give in...yoUr body is just getting use 2 the process. But please take ur vitamins 2 replace the missing nutrition. Those vitamins will give u energy. Good Luck!!!
You need to get some animal protein back into your body, and QUICK..
Don't, for the love of god, let this situation carry on any further...
You have let your brain get the best of you... please go eat a nice steak, I will buy it for you if I have to...
It sounds as if you are not eating enough. There are many things out there that you can eat and qualify as vegetarian/vegan. I find many of my recipes on the web and adjust them to suit to my tastes. If you are worried that what you are eating may somehow contain meat or a meat by-product do some research on what all the various ingredients actually are: http://www.vegfamily.com/lists/animal-in...
Eat a variety of "whole foods," with plenty of beans, nuts, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Avoid unhealthy foods like trans fats, which are usually listed as partially hydrogenated oils. Deep-fried foods often contain trans fats. Choose margarines that use nonhydrogenated oil, like Earth Balance or Smart Balance. Although a diet consisting of Coke and French fries is technically vegan, you can't be healthy if you eat nothing but junk food. Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 is produced by bacteria, and some experts believe that vegetarians used to get plenty of this vitamin from bacteria in drinking water. Since drinking water is now treated with chemicals that kill the bacteria, it's important to make sure that you get enough vitamin B12 from fortified foods (like most brands of soy or rice milks, some breakfast cereals, and many brands of nutritional yeast,also in eggs and milk) on a daily basis or by taking a sublingual B12 tablet of 10 mcg per day.
Iron-beans, dark green leafy vegetables (like spinach),whole grain breads, Also eat something with vitamin c when you eat something with iron, it increases absorption
Calcium-dark green leafy vegetables (spinach, broccoli, soymilk)
Protein-Isn't really hard to get, just eat a variety of foods, good sources are beans, brown rice, nuts, whole grain breads, soy foods
Omega-3 fatty acids-flax seeds/oil,walnuts,canola oil
Zinc-pumpkin seeds (best source), beans and lentils, yeast, nuts, seeds and whole grain cereals
Selenium-Brazil nuts are a particularly good source of selenium, so try to eat a couple every day. Eating a small bag of mixed unsalted nuts can be a convenient way to get your daily selenium intake, but make sure it contains Brazils. Bread and eggs also provide some selenium.
Vitamin D- Vitamin D, often called the sunshine vitamin, is another common deficiency in those not drinking vitamin D fortified milk. Synthetic vitamin D is added to both cow’s milk and most brands of soy milk today.
Vitamins A (beta carotene),C, K, E and Folate-variety of fruits and veggies
Iodine-Iodine is a trace mineral that's important for healthy thyroid function. Table salt is the most common and reliable source of iodine in Americans' diets. (However, sodium in processed foods usually does not contain iodine.) If you don't consume table salt, you can get iodine from a multivitamin or from kelp tablets.
um, you probably just don't know how to balance your diet. some protein would be good. soy bean juice? you mean soy milk? make yourself some bean enchiladas with homemade salsa, and you will be feeling great. and if what you listed is what you ate all day long, you don't eat enough. add beans to stuff, add nuts and seeds to things. they give it texture. when i first became a veg i added sunflower seeds in beans and rice and it was actually quite good.... then i learned how to cook without meat. if you want to make it easy on yourself, you can get some "crumbles" there are several brands, morningstar is widely available... you can make tacos, sloppy joes, whatever you would use ground beef in, and they have soy protein.
The way your going no, its not healthy.
Ive' been veggie for 27 years and am just fine thanks.
Its a very healthy diet but you need to get a balance of fruit, veggies, nuts, cereals and dairy.
There is no need to take suppliments, if you need to do that then your diet isn't balanced.
by the way, Coke is not veggie, the sugar is refined with oyster shells.
Eat more than one meal per day, genius.
being vegetarian doesnt mean you have to live on beans and tofu, you can eat pretty much all the same stuff, just take out the meat. i still eat hamburgers, i just dont put the actual hamburger on it. (so i should probably not call it a hamburger) and i still eat hamburger helper, i just never put in the meat. its the same with everything, and you will be soo suprised how similar it will taste even without the meat. and you probably shouldnt try being a vegetarian cold turkey , because its very hard, and you have to have sooo much will power and determination to do that.
-you dont have to starve yourself to be vegetarian-
After only 2 days not eating meat I find it hard to believe that you have such a reaction unless you had a very poor diet to begin with. A vegetarian diet works contrary to this. It actually makes you stronger & you will have more stamina. Many olympic athletes are vegetarian. However, if you had been on this diet for several days & felt weak I could certainly understand it on such a diet as it is too sparse.
You need a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes & nuts to get all the nutrients your body needs. I think you should check your B12 & iron levels as weakness is a symptom of these deficiences. You must have green leafy vegetables everyday for iron & calcium & B12 can be obtained through eggs (only 2 per week max from free-range hens). Many fruits & vegetables, nuts & legumes contain calcium. Plant-based calcium is more easily assimilated into the body than from dairy products. If you like them, try eating a handful of alfalfa sprouts everyday with your salad. This provides all the nutrients you'll need. A natural vitamin pill. Barley is also an excellent all-round food.
I've been vegetarian all my life & my parents before me were vegetarian for 25 years. I had a B12 deficiency which is now controlled through B12 tablets & using fortified soy millk (So Good in Australia). However, contrary to popular opinion, B12 deficiency is as common amongst meat eaters as it is amongst vegetarians. This is not widely known & the meat industry & many nutritionists who favor meat & dairy products will always say that it is the lack of meat in the diet which causes B12 deficiency. This is completely untrue. The western countries have the highest dairy consumption & the highest percentage of osteoporosis as compared to the eastern countries & Africa where dairy products almost never consumed.
You need to eat legumes everyday - lentils are great as they are a complete food (got everything in them that your body needs) & also contain vitamin K & also potaoes are excellent. many people think of a vegetarian diet as consisting of lettuce leaves, celery & carrots. However, if you want recipes to develop a good, balanced vegetarian diet, go to the 3ABN website & look up recipes. You will be astounded at the huge variety in the vegetarian diet. Many people who go vegetarian at first have a very poor diet & all sorts of problems arise, so it would be advisable to add more variety to your diet & don't be afraid to (half) cook vegies. Legumes need to be soaked, drained & rinsed before cooking with herbs, etc.
Sounds like a combination of vegetarianism and anorexia. But seriously, a salad and some soy milk is simply not enough calories in a day and is not a normal, healthy vegetarian daily diet. It's a good start for a lunch, but I'd suggest doing research to find veg recipes you can make so that you're getting enough to eat, then your tiredness should go away.