Atkins Vegatarian Diet???? and Omega 3, B12

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If they are serious about Atkins have them try a nice

soybean patty, as the meat portion, or a soybean

salad, or any of the meat substitutes. They could also

use a chick pea salad for the protein and a nice

salad. But putting the body in Stasis for two weeks is

dangerous and unhealthy and I don’t know if even

possible with a vegan diet.

 

I have cut down on breads, pastas, white potatoes, and

white rice which are considered simple carbs. That’s

not Atkins though, that’s just common knowledge. We

need 500 calories from carbs just for our brains to

function properly. I eat lots of vegetables and grains

high in complex carbohydrates and haven't experienced

any weight gain. It's the simple carbs found in

processed foods that are the real problem. Which again

isn’t Atkins that’s just eating whole healthy foods.

 

Most of my friends on Atkins have no idea that

soybeans are 37% protein where meat is only 29%

protein. So you can't eat the highest protein diet and

still eat meat. They also usually have no idea the

difference between good oils (nice fats) and bad ones.

I think this is because they don't eat enough complex

carbs for their brains to function. So blessings and

good luck with your Atkins people. I gave up trying to

have an educated conversation with my Atkins friends.

I just eat my veggies and watch them yoyo in weight.

 

The other thing to remember is that if you eat a good

selection of complex carbohydrates your body will

assemble these into complete proteins. Keeping you

nourished and balanced. 70% of our daily energy is

from Carbohydrates… I think this is why the Atkins

diet doesn’t work, because it doesn’t work the way our

bodies do. Atkins died clinically obese so I don’t

think his diet worked for him. So why would it work

for me?

 

If you have success around the Atkins issue please

post it or email me off list. I would love to know

what to say to people about Atkins and vegetarianism.

But most vegetarians that are serious about their

diets and eat healthy whole foods; have their weight

level out to an acceptable amount over time.

 

I don’t know if it’s because it’s spring or because I

started juicing again but my body dropped some weight,

my pants are looser!

 

On an earlier thread (sorry I was busy in the garden)

there was talk about supplementing with B12 and

multi's. Two years ago I was run down and had no

energy. I was taking vitamins and still felt very

tired. I started eating avocados and using flax seed

oil tablets. It made a major difference; within 24

hours I felt 100% better. The vitamins couldn’t get

into my cells without a carrier oil such as Omega 3

which is found naturally in Flax seeds. Fish such as

Salmon are high in Omega 3, but they don’t make it no

animal makes it naturally, they get it from

vegetation. Once I started eating healthy oils my

energy greatly improved because then my vitamins could

get to where they were needed.

 

I still take vitamins once in a while but always take

some flax seed oil daily, but am thinking about using

the seeds directly in my diet. I started buying the

pressed oil and using it in my juice and shakes.

 

Now that summer is here I’m eating more Raw, how about

you! Any great salad ideas?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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