Guest guest Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 The reason the Atkins diet was success ful for a lot of people was because of the fat content. Fat will make you a lot less hungry. In a vegetarian diet the fat can come from oils, dairy as in full fat sour cream, cream, cheese etc. When I became a vegetarian I did it the slow and easy way. First I elimanated heavy meats (beef, pork, lamb etc) for 30 days then the lite meats (chicken, turkey,) for 20 days and lastley the fish went. I found that after elimating the heavier meats I was sometimes hungrier than I felt I should be considering the amount I ate. Another vegetarian friend told me to put full fat sour cream on the veggies and drink a bit of cream at lunch and use more oil/margarine in cooking etc. By a bit I mean about 1/4 of a cup. I did that for a couple of weeks and found it made a huge difference. I then elimanated the cream but still like a nice dab of sour cream on the veggies. After a year I tried to go vegan but I just couldn't. For me it was a health issue not a moral delima and so I really didn't have the mental mind set to go vegan. I do have a lot of vegan meals in my recipe book though and love them. I just couldn't do it all the time. I'm a lurker by the way. Love the group and the recipes. I just had to jump in on this one because I had the same feelings when I started to go veggie. Heather in Ontario Please visit me: Blog and Art http://heatheroneil.blogspot.com/ Personal and Art Website: http://www.honeil.com Recipes Blog: http://veggiedaze.wordpress.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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