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Originally Posted by DechanDawa
This is absolutely the truth. When I became vegetarian last year I didn't lose any weight. And lately I am hungry all the time. I finally got in touch with a dietician. She advised me to up my intake of dairy (I am vegetarian, not vegan) and for now I cut out beans and rice. I did this...and lowered my calorie intake because I really want to lose weight. However, I am hungry ALL DAY LONG. It is a real problem. For some reason I am not hungry in the evening. So yes, it is complicated. As a vegetarian it is actually prudent to count carbs as well as calories.
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I'm sorry OP for hijaking your thread... but just one small off topic
I recommend looking up vegetarian keto or low-carb recipes, there are tons of them! Actually decreasing my carbs and increasing fat has been a miracle for me! You don't get fat from eating fat. It's the combination of fat AND sugar that is toxic! Having fat with vegetables will give you energy for a long time and you'll loose weight. I've been dieting since age 8 using low fat dogma and I ruined my metabolism. JUst now at the age of 30 I finally understood that fat is not the enemy, I eat lots of fat and I lost 11kg in 2018. And what's best- I enjoy my food and I'm not hungry at all!
I'm not fully keto because I think it's extreme and not practical. I also heard it's not healthy for female hormones. I keep my carbs at about 80-100g a day (some weekends up to 120g but then I decrease my fat intake) and I feel great physically. I eat full fat dairy products without any fear.
Mostly plain or I add berries or cocoa powder into them. I never eat sweet full fat yogurt bought in the store (combination of fat plus sugar is bad).
I have no problem putting cream or even coconut oil in my unsweetened coffee
At first when I changed my diet I would wake up at night. I solved this problem by having a fat-protein breakfast and eating my healthy carbs for dinner.