After 8 months and 50 lbs later and little to know energy i stoped being a vegetarian and i want to know?

Question

Is there another way to go without meat for vegetarian lovers that are borderline diabetic?

Answer 1

What kind of foods were you eating as a vegetarian? If you eat junk instead of whole grains, legumes and soy products, your diet is just as harmful as a meat eaters. My main thought is that you weren't following a good overall vegetarian diet. A vegetarian diet is highly recommend for diabetics. Check out the McDougall Program for diabetics.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_hot_diabetes.html

Everyone in my Dad's side of the family has diabetes so I'm at very high risk. I've researched this and reducing my risk is one of the main reasons I became a vegetarian. There's another good site at

http://www.veggieheadonline.com/diabetes.html

Check out http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ too

Answer 2

Not everything that is vegetarian is good for you. If you are diabetic, you should probably follow the 80/20 rule. 80% vegetables, 20% high protein grain (s/a Quinoa, amaranth, millet and buckwheat) or low-carbohydrate starchy vegetables (s/a red potatoes, carrots, squash). This is a concept of food combining that goes well with a vegetarian diet. You would also benefit from adding freshly cultured foods s/a raw apple cider vinegar, cocunut kefir and raw cultured vegetables. For more information on food combining and some great recipes go to www.bodyecology.com. They are not vegetarian "perse", their focus is more on balancing the body but they have a lot of great suggestions and adaptations for vegetarians and most of their recipes are vegetarian. Plus they offer a lot of good tips on how to improve your energy level and get rid of cravings for sugar.

Try to avoid having too many soy products as their phytoestrogens can throw off the balance of hormones in your body.

Answer 3

Another way...as opposed to what?
Since you didn't give us details about what didn't work for you the first time, I can only guess that your diet was not well-balanced. I am a vegetarian and I have tons of energy all the time. I eat fresh fruit, fresh veggies, beans, high-fibre cereals and the like. I steer away from heavily processed foods.
I also exercise quite a bit. My mom is diabetic and her doctor shared with her that it is important for diabetics to get plenty of exercise on top of eating well. It makes them feel better.
Are the 50 pounds lost pounds or gained pounds?
I certainly hope you try being a vegetarian again...my mother's doctor recommended that she adopt a quasi-vegetarian habit of eating...i.e. she should only eat (lean) animal products as a main dish about twice per week.
Good luck!

Answer 4

are you making this up?
gain 50 or lose 50
know or no?
diabetics will do well on vegetarian diet
it would be better then being on a meat diet!!!!!
anyways, go read a book, any book

Answer 5

Take a vitamin to cover yourself if you feel out of energy...maybe your vegetarian diet is out of balance? Are you doing enough blood sugar checks to make sure that your blood sugar is staying within range?

Answer 6

if you really want to invest in that diet, which is great, i recommend talking to a nutritionist, either through your doc or through a gym, to get help filling your specific dietary needs. Lots and lots of protein is all I can think of to regulate your blood sugar. i dont know how you feel about it, but eating seafood could be an easy way to limit your meat intake but get protein. tuna is a protein wonder. in addition to soy, beans, dairy, etc. good luck!

Answer 7

I suggest the same thing as another person. Please go see a nutritionist/dietetian that can help you with your problem. I know diabetics who are totally vegetarian and are doing quite well.
Good luck

Answer 8

Eat mostly vegetables and when you eat carbs eat only whole grain (barley, millet, quinoa, and old fashioned oats, not wheat and corn with butter). www.ravediet.com. www.vegsource.com. People have been able to off insulin on whole food vegan diets (obviously something you would have to monitor closely with your doctor).