![]() Experimenting with the Paleo Diet for Vegetarians. Post written by Susan Lacke. I’m never one to back down from a challenge.
If you tell me I “can’t” do something, you’ve guaranteed I’ll set out to do it. So when my buddy Joel Runyon bragged about a new diet plan of his, I was intrigued and wanted to give it a shot for myself.“Aww, that’s cute,” Joel smirked, “but you can’t do it.”“Why?” I retorted.“It’s based on the principles of a paleo diet plan. You’re one of THOSE people. It’s possible for the paleo diet to be adapted to the vegetarian lifestyle.”“Prove it.”“Fine. I will.”The principles of paleo. If you’re unfamiliar with the paleo diet, it’s a diet that encourages “eating like a caveman.” In other words, only foods that our ancestors would have hunted or gathered. It’s what we’re “meant” to eat, say proponents, and for many, that idea translates to the notion that we’re “meant” to eat meat — lots of it. A quick search for “vegetarian paleo” doesn’t yield much of use, other than Matt’s long post about three ways to make it work. Here is an overview of 15 different crash diets that work, and work fast. Most of these crash diets are not. How to look and feel younger in just SEVEN weeks with these top health, fitness and diet tips Transform the way you age with this step-by-step guide to sleeping. Crash diets can be hazardous to your body in more ways than one. You can, however, successfully and healthfully drop up to 10 pounds in two weeks to look your best. In fact, an overwhelming majority of sources said it’d be almost impossible to sustain a paleo- vegetarian lifestyle. Some even claimed that, like our cavemen ancestors, a person would die of nutritional deficiencies if they didn’t get their hands on animal protein. Though a dramatic assertion, it does underscore the reason animal protein is so important to the paleo diet. Most plant- based protein sources are considered inflammatory to the body to paleos, and therefore off- limits: No beans. No soy. No rice. No quinoa. No grains of any kind. Further, there’s no starchy foods, no dairy, no alcohol, no sugars (except those found naturally in fruit), and no convenience foods of any sort. I finally understood why there were so few resources on paleo for vegetarians. Flustered, I began to wonder if I had met my match in this challenge. What the hell was I supposed to eat for the next eight weeks? Paleo for vegetarians. Let’s mark this one in the “win” column: I survived 8 weeks as a paleo- vegetarian, and I didn’t die from protein deficiency. Meticulous tracking of my food intake allowed me to see if I was meeting my daily nutritional needs. Yes, even protein. As it turns out, the veggie- caveman- death theory was wrong on a lot of counts. Yes, protein sources are particularly important in a paleo diet. However, animal protein is perhaps given too much prominence. Some paleo followers claim that cavemen consumed 6. But recent research shows that cavemen likely got 4. More importantly, where should today’s No Meat Athletes look if they want to take on a paleo diet? During my 8- week paleo experiment, I centered my diet around vegetarian, paleo- friendly staples offering the highest amounts of protein and healthy fats: Almonds. Avocado. Broccoli. Eggs. Hemp Seed. Pistachios. Potatoes. Spinach. Spirulina. Walnuts. A rather short list, yes, but keep in mind they’re not the only foods I ate. There were plenty of other plant- based foods in my diet, but I tried to include at least two of the above items in every meal or snack. A smoothie would include hemp seed, almonds, and spinach along with frozen berries. My dinner would be a salad would be loaded with vegetables, including avocado and broccoli. A snack would be apples with almond butter and a hard- boiled egg white. Off to a rocky start . In all my time as a vegetarian, I’ve never felt restricted because I “can’t” eat meat. Instead, I’ve chosen to focus on the things I can eat – which is a whole heck of a lot. But adding paleo meant learning to live without grains, dairy, and convenience foods. Suddenly, food felt incredibly constricting. Also, my initiation into the Caveman Club meant I had to endure a nasty transition in what my body was utilizing as fuel. When your carbohydrate intake drops, your body learns to burn fat instead of sugar. It’s actually a great thing for endurance athletes to harness, since it allows for a body to use fat for fuel instead of relying on glycogen reserves, which are easily depleted. But holy geez, the process of getting there is hard. For the first week of the diet, I felt like I had a case of the flu. I was plagued with fatigue, incoherent thoughts, pounding headache, and a lot of bonking during my workouts. All of my research told me to expect a crash, but my body didn’t just crash — it dive- bombed. And then, on the seventh day, I woke up and felt good. Actually, I felt great. Why being paleo- vegetarian was shockingly easy. As I adjusted to the new diet, I realized something surprising: This isn’t so hard after all. Yes, it was an adjustment to learn how to get enough protein without my go- to sources, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I was certain I’d constantly crave baked goods (my comfort food), but as it turns out, I could be just as satisfied with healthier, real- food alternatives. I couldn’t imagine a breakfast without oatmeal, cereal, or pancakes, but smoothies, fruit salads, and egg- white omelets loaded with fresh veggies gave me more energy than the grain- based foods. And though it was a “diet,” I was never ravenously hungry. I always felt satiated. The nice thing about paleo diet is that it only provides guidelines for what to eat, not how much of it. In other words, if I was hungry, I could eat as much as I wanted. Only this time, instead of reaching for a nutrition bar or a coffeehouse muffin, I’d grab some veggie sticks or a bowl of fruit. Even eating out at restaurants wasn’t all that hard, so long as I planned ahead. If friends wanted to get together for dinner, I’d suggest we meet up at a Mexican restaurant. There, I could order a veggie fajita salad with salsa and avocado instead of cheese or sour cream (which I never really liked anyway). While traveling, I could grab some nuts and fruit at convenience stores for a quick snack. Was I perfect? If I was hungry and unable able to get my hands on something that fit within the diet, I ate the sandwich or the granola bar. And when my partner brought home a cupcake one night, I devoured every single crumb, cavemen be damned. Overall, though, my consumption was healthier than it was previously. Aside from the sporadic indiscretions, it was a completely clean diet. I thought I did a pretty good job of eating healthy before, but taking away convenience foods forced me to eat more fruit in the morning, or to snack on vegetables instead of a Luna bar. The surprising results (1. Let me be very clear: I did not take on this challenge to lose weight. I tend to be anti- diet, advocating healthy lifestyle changes instead of temporary food restrictions. My purpose for doing this for 8 weeks was to prove that it was possible for a vegetarian to be paleo, just to quiet the peanut gallery (including Joel). I did lose weight, though. Nineteen pounds, to be exact. As of this writing, I am at the same weight I like to be at when I race an Ironman, only I didn’t have to take on the volume of Ironman training to get there. My body fat percentage also dropped from 2. I didn’t get the six- pack abs that launched off this whole experiment, probably because I didn’t follow certain principles of Joel’s diet, including the accompanying exercise plan. Perhaps most surprising was that I was able to sustain my long workouts on a vegetarian paleo diet. Instead of needing to rely on carbs to fuel my workouts, I burned fat. Instead of carrying gels and sugary drinks on a long ride, I carried water. A modern- day caveman? Lest you think I’ve gone off the deep end, I’ll have you know that I’m about to head out on a date. We’re going out for pizza, which is, well . Though it’s not impossible, it’s still a lot of work. There’s so much planning involved, and I’d like to spend less time thinking about food and more time eating it. I’ll certainly take some principles away from these past eight weeks. For example, I’ve decided not to purchase dairy products for my home anymore. I’m also stocking my fridge and pantry with many of the same foods I had consumed during the experiment – turns out if I don’t buy crappy processed foods, I don’t eat crappy processed foods (imagine that!). I don’t plan on going back to my old breakfasts of oatmeal, since paleo- friendly breakfasts give me sustained energy every morning. I’ll also place fresh, raw fruits and vegetables high on the list of priorities, remembering how much better I feel when I opt for those instead of convenience foods. But if, on a cold day, I want to make a bowl of chili, filled to the brim with lentils and topped with crackers, I’m going to. If I’m making a salad and want to throw some grilled tofu on top, I’m going to. And gosh darn it, if I want to eat a cupcake, I’m going to. However, the next time someone tells me vegetarians can’t follow a paleo diet, I’ll be quick to share my eight- week experiment. It’s not as impossible as they might imagine.“I know,” I’ll say, “because I’m one of THOSE people. When she isn’t subjecting herself to ridiculous experiments in the name of good storytelling, she can be found filling up Matt’s inbox with annoying e- mails and training for Ironman Arizona. How to Reverse Your Diabetes Type 2. Are you diabetic, or are at risk for diabetes? Do you worry about your blood sugar? Then you’ve come to the right place. The disease diabetes (any type) means that you have too much sugar in your blood. This page will show you how to best check this. You can normalize your blood sugar naturally as needed – without pills, calorie counting or hunger. Many people have already done so. As a bonus, a normalized blood sugar usually makes you healthier and leaner. Table of Contents: A Disastrous Epidemic. Is Your Blood Sugar Normal? Two Types of Diabetes. Where Sugar in the Blood Comes From. Normalize Your Blood Sugar. Old Wisdom. New Science. A Tale of Two Meals. Who Profits From Dangerously High Blood Sugar? Become Your Own Evidence. More Education. A Disastrous Epidemic. What’s wrong? Why do more and more people become diabetic? In the past, before our modern Western diet, diabetes was extremely rare. The disease is now becoming more and more common. Around the world, more and more people are becoming diabetic: The number of people with diabetes is increasing incredibly rapidly and is heading towards 5. This is a world epidemic. Will someone in your family be affected next? Your mother, father, cousin, your child? Is perhaps your blood already too sweet? Those affected by the most common form of diabetes (type 2) normally never regain their health. Instead, we take for granted that they’ll become a little sicker for every year that goes by. With time they need more and more drugs. Yet, sooner or later complications emerge. Dialysis due to faulty kidneys. Death. Diabetes epidemic causes inconceivable suffering. Fortunately, there’s something that can be done. We just need to see through the mistake that has led to the explosion of disease – and correct it. This can normalize your blood sugar. Many have already succeeded in doing this. If you already know that you are diabetic you can skip down to the section Where Sugar in Your Blood Comes From. Otherwise, let’s see if you’re at risk. Is Your Blood Sugar Normal? Here’s a crash course in diabetes and high blood sugar. Symptoms. Common symptoms of diabetes: Excessive thirst and an abnormally high urine production. This is because periodically blood sugar is so high (above 1. Blurry vision is also common. All the sugar makes the lens in the eye swell and you will become more nearsighted. Fatigue. With diabetes type 1, you may inexplicably lose weight and your breath may smell of acetone (nail polish remover)However, please note that with milder forms of diabetes you often don’t notice anything. Still, all that sugar in the blood may gradually damage your body. Test. Are you diabetic? If you don’t know already, this is simple to test in a few seconds. Either in your doctor’s office or with your own cheap blood glucose meter. Prick your finger and a drop of blood is all that’s needed: A normal blood sugar level is up to 6 mmol/l (1. A marginally elevated blood sugar level may indicate prediabetes. Above 7. 0 mmol/l (1. You may also test your urine with urine test strips: Glucose in the urine usually indicates that you are diabetic. Test, and you will know. Two Types of Diabetes. What causes diabetes? There are two common forms: Type 2. Type 2 diabetes is by far the most common form (around 9. It primarily affects overweight people in middle age or later. It’s not uncommon for the affected person to also have a high blood pressure and an abnormal lipid profile. Gestational diabetes is a temporary special case of type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes the body has an increasingly harder time to handle all the sugar in the blood. Large amounts of the blood sugar- lowering hormone insulin are produced, but it’s still not enough, as insulin sensitivity decreases. At the time of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, diabetics usually have ten times more insulin in their bodies than normal. As a side effect, this insulin stores fat and causes weight gain, something that has often been in progress for many years before the disease was diagnosed. Why do more and more people get type 2 diabetes today? You’ll know why when you are done reading this page. A clue: the disease was once in many languages called sugar disease. More on type 2 diabetes. Type 1. Type 1 diabetes (juvenile- onset diabetes) primarily affects children and young adults. People who get type 1 diabetes are often of normal weight. In the months prior to being diagnosed they have usually lost weight inexplicably. Type 1 diabetes is caused by death of most of the body’s insulin- producing cells (from an unknown cause). Severe deficiency in insulin causes high blood sugar and rapid weight loss. Treatment primarily consists of administering the insulin you don’t make with insulin injections. In addition, a diet that doesn’t raise blood sugar dramatically facilitates getting a stable and normal blood sugar. More on Type 1 diabetes. Where Sugar in Your Blood Comes From. The problem for diabetics is that the body has difficulty keeping blood sugar levels down. The blood turns too sweet. So where does sugar in the blood come from? Sugar in the blood comes from the food that we eat. The foods that turn into different types of sugar as soon as they reach the stomach are called carbohydrates. This means sugar (as in soda, fruit juice, candy) and starch (as in bread, pasta, rice and potatoes). Carbohydrates. Starch, in for example bread, is broken down to glucose in the stomach. When glucose enters the blood stream it’s called blood sugar. The more carbohydrates we eat in a meal, the more sugar is absorbed into the blood stream. The more sugar that’s absorbed into the blood stream, the higher the blood sugar will be. Reversed Dietary Guidelines. Dietary advice has in recent decades looked similar in all of the Western world. While more and more people have become diabetic, and while the affected have become sicker and sicker, they’ve been advised to eat the very foods that raise blood sugar. Here’s a good example, the Swedish Plate Model for diabetics: Which sections of the plate raise blood sugar? Well, those that contain carbohydrates (sugar and starch). Bread and potatoes consist of starch, milk contains milk sugar and fruit contains plain sugar: Thus, the food pictured above dramatically raises blood sugar. People with diabetes, who try to eat this way won’t normally become any healthier or thinner. On the contrary, they will usually need more and more medications and will become more and more obese as the years go by. The advice above is therefore not only illogical, but also works poorly. It completely lacks scientific support according to a Swedish expert investigation. On the contrary, in recent years similar carbohydrate- rich dietary advice has been shown to increase the risk of getting diabetes and worsen blood sugar levels long- term in people who are already diabetic. The advice doesn’t improve diabetics’ health in any other way either. The only reason to continue to give this bad advice is the lingering fear of natural fat. If you’re going to avoid fat you need to eat more carbohydrates in order to get satiated. But in recent years the old theory about fat being dangerous has been proven incorrect and is today on its way out. Low- fat products are simply unnecessary. So this reason doesn’t hold up either. Is there an alternative that will produce a better health and weight? Foods that don’t raise blood sugar? Normalize Your Blood Sugar. What happens if you remove the blood sugar- raising foods? What’s left then? For example this: More and more diabetics in Sweden are choosing to eat foods that don’t raise blood sugar. Foods with fewer carbohydrates and a higher proportion of fat, LCHF foods. They usually notice that starting with the first meal, their blood sugar improves. The need for medications, especially insulin, is dramatically reduced. Substantial weight loss usually follows. Finally, they usually feel a lot better, more alert and improve many health markers. More and more doctors (I’m far from the only one) advise similarly with great results. More and more people question the old blood sugar- raising carbohydrate- rich advice, even in the media. Since the Fall of 2. Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare has recommended a low- carbohydrate diet with diabetes. There’s a big change in the air today and you do not have to wait. Spectacular stories of health improvements: Is it your turn now? By all means try: LCHF for Beginners. Old Wisdom. Do you think that the low- carbohydrate diet for diabetics is a new invention? There’s long- time experience of the positive effects. In the past, before we were afraid of fat and before there were modern drugs to lower blood sugar, the dietary advice was different from today’s. At that time diet was all that was available to help diabetics. Here are pictures from a cookbook for diabetics from 1. You can read the entire book for free online. Below is an image of pages 1. Let’s start with what diabetics were not to eat a hundred years ago. Strictly Forbidden Foods. The title of the page is “Foods Strictly Forbidden”. It starts with sugar and “Farinaceous Foods and Starches”, in other words flours and starches. These foods now take up the largest part of the diabetes- plate. This, while we get more and more diabetics, who need more and more drugs and get sicker and sicker. Hardly a coincidence. Especially Valuable Foods. Here’s the list of recommended nutrient- dense diabetes foods: Butter, olive oil, cheese, meat, fish, eggs. If we just add generous amounts of vegetables this will be LCHF food. This is the advice I gave my diabetic patients in my work as a family physician. This is the advice that diabetics received a hundred years ago. Even in Sweden, with the high fat- Petr. And when diabetics start eating this way today the same thing happens as it did in the past. Their blood sugar levels improve dramatically from day one. This makes sense, as they avoid eating what raises blood sugar. Steps to Shedding 1. Pounds in 2 weeks (Instructions Included)Related Article: How to Get a Thigh Gap! If you want a simple roadmap to fast weight loss success, you've come to the right place. Whether you want to lose 1. Yes! Let's find out how. How many calories per day to lose 1. Weight loss occurs when you burn more calories than you consume. To lose one pound of fat, you must consume 3. To lose 1. 0 pounds of fat in 2 weeks, you must have a calorie deficit of 3. On a daily basis, you need to burn 2. The best way to achieve this is through healthy eating, regular exercise and sensible lifestyle decisions. Start your day with a lemon drink. Before you eat breakfast, make yourself a lemon drink: one glass of mild water with three tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Mix it well and make sure to drink it on an empty stomach. Lemon water helps hydrate you and cleanse your liver of toxins, preparing your body for the day ahead. Stick with fruit and nuts for breakfast. Start with two apples or oranges or a combination of the two. A single grapefruit can also provide the necessary nutritional kick you need. If you're still hungry, eat half a cup of almonds or hazelnuts. These nuts are among the highest in nutritional value and will also provide you with your essential fat intake for the day. Pack your lunch full of protein. Your lunch should be pure protein. Try to stick with 5 ounces of meat and choose boneless chicken over beef. A single container of Greek yogurt will give you an extra protein kick and a calcium boost. This should keep you full for around four hours, which is approximately how long it takes to digest the meat. Have a healthy snack. Odds are you're familiar with the . Usually this is because you're hungry, and in the past you might have turned to a bag of potato chips for your energy boost. While that isn't a great strategy, going without a snack at all can mean overeating at dinner. So treat yourself to a piece of fruit or a small green salad. Try to avoid any dressings, especially cream based dressings, in the salad. Eat dinner early. This might be difficult depending on your work schedule, but try to eat your dinner before 6. PM if possible. If you can't eat before 6. PM make sure you're eating as close to when you get home as possible. This allows your digestive system time to work through your meal properly before you go to sleep. Keep dinner simple. An ideal dinner consists of two hard boiled eggs and an organic green salad with cucumber and a touch of extra- virgin olive oil as dressing. This provides you with a final burst of protein and nutrients to get you through the rest of the day. You can find green tea in multiple flavours in many tea specialty shops, and this can be a worthwhile investment if you don't like traditional green tea much. Stick with water based drinks. Speaking of tea, while you're trying to lose weight you want to stick to only water based drinks such as tea, coffee and of course, water. Most flavourings for water contain high amounts of sugar and should be avoided. You also want to avoid adding more than a teaspoon of sugar or milk to your tea/coffee, although you can use cinnamon to improve the flavour. Moderate resistance workout twice per week. Working out regularly will not just help you lose the weight but also help you feel healthier. Since muscle is heavier than fat, to truly see the pounds drop you don't want to work out like a body builder, but build two short workouts into your weekly routine. Take a look through this article for a range of ways you can squeeze extra activity in during each day. Allow yourself a cheat day. If you want to actually keep the weight off once you've lost it. This gives you something to look forward to each week and keeps your metabolism from shifting into a lower gear, which happens when your caloric intake lowers for a long period of time. Wrapping Up. Follow these 1. Healthy Living: 6 Meals Diet Plan. About- 6 Meals a day Diet plan (Indian Meal Plan): It works. I can say with confidence because me and my husband followed it and got results. Especially my husband he lost 4. He had to reduce weight immediately as he was detected with very high Cholesterol. Doctor gave him 6months to lose weight. And he did following 6 Meals Diet Plan. We've many diet plans on net but very few are for Indian meal. And we know Indian meals are very yummy but at the same times it's loaded with calories, fats, sugar, carbs and saturated fats. So here is a meal plan which works. Go ahead and try it. Rule: Drink 8 oz water before every meal. Morning Breakfast (7am- 8: 0. Whole wheat Bread slice 2 toasted and tea/milk. Add some cut fruits e. It’s good to avoid coconut chutney. Instead try cilantro or mint or onion or tomato or cabbage chutney. OR1 Boiled egg with Toasted Bread and tea. Snack Time (9: 3. Orange OR 1 Cup yogurt/dahi with little cut fruits OR Sliced carrots 1 Cup OR Cucumber slices 1 Cup OR 1 Apple OR 2 Cups Water Mellon OR Hand full Almonds (6- 8 in count) ORWalnut (6- 8 Half in counts). ORCombination of Almonds and Walnut. Lunch Time (1. 2: 0. Phulka/Roti (without oil & ghee) , . OR 1 Cup Cooked Rice (without starch(Maad in Hindi) i. OR Rice (without starch) 1 Cup with, 1 Cup Dal, 1 Bowl Salad. OR1. Cup Chicken Curry (try to make curries with 2teaspoon oil only) with 1 Phulka/Roti (without oil & ghee), 1 bowl salad, . Add cut vegetables in Rice to reduce carb intake. Plan your meal and snack previous night to avoid hassle or slippage next day. Keep oil in small bowl/kattori and put 1/2teaspoon measure oil spoon from measuring set or use tiny flat steel spoon. Use water to cook curries instead of oil. Mix garam masala in water add to curries and pressure cook. Use cooker to speed up cooking process and use non- stick pan to use less oil. Quick Tips to Loss 5lbs (2. Avoid emotional/pampered eating. Cookies, crackers, Diet Bars, Juices, Diet Cookies, Cakes, Bread. Try to eat food in original form. E. g eat fruit instead fruit juice. Avoid oily and sweet food. Be happy it helps.
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