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  1. February 2nd, 2012, 04:59 PM #1
    OmShanti2508
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    Newbie Vegetarian with lots of food questions seeks advice..

    Hi all,

    Instead of posting separate questions on twenty different threads, I thought I would just start one. Hope no one minds this.

    I wouldn't say I'm struggling with the VLCD just yet (I've had decent losses and I'm only day VLCD 4) but I have lots of concerns about how much I should be eating, acceptable substitutes from the original protocol, etc.

    I have serious concerns about not getting enough nutrients and having my hair fall out (this hasn't happened, I'm just paranoid), and also about getting enough protein every day. I tend to be a high-protein-need person to begin with.


    So, a few questions for all of you lovely more-experienced dieters:

    Are there guidelines for how much protein, carbs, sugars, we should be getting (or limiting to) on top of the 500 calories?

    Any experiences with how much Naked Quorn might retard weight loss? I see that it has wheat and small amounts of maltodextrin in it, which concerns me.

    Has anyone (else) experimented with having extra eggs?

    Has anyone found a brand of lowfat cottage cheese without salt, and if so, where do you buy it?

    Has anyone else noticed that Melba Rounds have dextrose in them?




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  3. February 2nd, 2012, 09:24 PM #2
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    1. Not on the original Simeons protocol, I wish there were. I'm getting about 50-60g protein per day but I usually eat much closer to 100g, so it's a huge drop for me.
    2. I have avoided all Quorn products because of the wheat protein, whey protein concentrate and canola oil - all no-nos. I am still trying to decide if I want to eat Naked Chik'n Cutlets on P3.
    3. I am eating 200-300g of egg whites for lunch and dinner. No yolks. I was drinking whey protein isolate for dinner but my weight loss stopped so I went back to eggs whites at both meals. I am so tired of egg whites I cannot even tell you!
    4. I haven't been eating any dairy aside from 1T of fat free milk. While it's allowed on the original protocol it can cut your weight loss in half and I wasn't willing to take that chance.
    5. The have soy lecithin, too. I bet they had neither in Simeons' day.

    Disclaimers: this is R1 for me but I've been a vegetarian since 1988, if that matters. Also, I'm on day 32 but my weight loss has been stalled for more than a week now; I don't know if that's a result of my menu or not.

    Edit: actually I'm down today, so maybe the stall is over (I hope)? 21% of the way to my goal!
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