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writes: Hi,umm I have started this new diet about not eating meat anymore because I've heard about what they do to the animals(I've heard about how the animals are kept under very poor conditions and they inject steroids into them and things like that and quite frankly it disgusts me because...I'm eating....i dont know dirty,sick animals) Things have been going cool for me,I gradually lowered my meat intake until I just stopped eating meat completely and I have lost weight and the results are good in my book.However,now that I've stopped eating meat,I've found myself yesterday and today eating ALOT of sugar(yesterday I ate nothing but sugar) and I know that's bad so can you guys give some advice on how to not eat so much sugar so that I wont gain fat or unhealthy weight again because I've been doing really really good. Reply to this Question
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reader, BettyBoup  +, writes (22 November 2010):
 I was a veggie for 3 years and I have to say I was pretty healthy for those 3 years. I still eat lots of meat free meals.
There are loooads of things you can cook without using meat. I would suggest buying a vegitarian cook book, or browsing the net for veggie meals.
One thing you need to make sure you do is replace the protein you would have gotten from meat. You can get this from fish and seafood, if you're not against those. So you can have things like baked potato with tuna and cheese or prawns, or baked salmon with green veggies like spinach or asparagus.
Other good sources of protein are legumes ie beans, chickpeas and lentils. Now a lot of people think these can be tastless. But that is just because thye don't know how to cook to add flavour! Try making a lentil dahl. It's an Indian curry dish that's bursting with flavour. Or you could make Mexican chilli con carne, but replace the meat with a mince substitute like quorn or soya mince, or even just with extra beans and mushrooms. It tastes just as good and is healthy and filling. Have it with a big baked potato or brown rice. You can make a hummus dip out of chickpeas or get a store bought one. Good with veggie sticks like carrot, celory and cucumber. Nuts are also good sources of protein. You can make low sugar cakes with ground almonds and veggies like carrot and courgette, so you can satisfy your sweet tooth, without overdoing the fat and sugar. Search online for a book called Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache by Harry Eastwood, if you're interested.
It's all a trial and error learning process to find the diet that works for you. But definatly get a good vegetarian information and cook book to get you started. Search online for one with good recommendations. Then you will have something to reffer to when you don't knwo what to cook. Also pay a visit to a health food store. They will have lots of healthy meat substitues.
Good luck
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reader, Cerberus_Raphael  +, writes (22 November 2010):
 There are certain substitutes for meat, and I do highly recommend pure wheatgrass shots if you can get any. Make sure you eat a lot of fruits to ensure your salts and sugars at kept at a healthy level. The best way to deal with sugar is to exercise and use that energy.
I also hope you are not against eating seafood because those contain nutrients that you cannot get easily from anything else.
I hope that helps.
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reader, Odds  +, writes (22 November 2010):
 Depending on your metabolism and blood type, the meatless diet may be a bad move long-term. It's really the amount of calories and the level of nutrients you consume that matters most. In particular, you need a source of proteins.
If you're not getting the right nutrients (say, you're short on some vitamins that only come from meat), your body just cranks up the all-around cravings.
Try satisfying the cravings with fruit (sitll mostly sugar, but meh) and vegetables rather than grains or sugars (especially corn-based sugar, that stuff is everywhere, most of America is poisoning themselves overdosing on corn sugar). Replace one or two servings of grain with vegetables to start with.
You can also lower your appetite overall by having a healthy breakfast every morning - large doses of protein and vitamins, some fruit, and one or two boiled eggs (depending on your weight and activity level). That should help you eat less throughout the rest of the day.
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reader, The Realist  +, writes (22 November 2010):
 It sounds to me that you may be cutting out alot of nutrients and your body is trying to keep up your energy with the sugar. I don't know much about a vegetarian diet so I recommend looking online or seeing a nutritionist because I am thinking that you are lacking protein in your diet which is bad. It's alot of work not to eat meat to still be healthy so look into what you have to eat to stay healthy and best of luck to you.
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