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Vegetarians?

Zipsfb Posts: 11 Joined: 2005/03/07	2008/02/22, 03:23 PM I need good tips for a vegetarian diet which will allow me to "cut". I'd also be interested in bulking diet tips. Right now I do eat egg whites, although not frequently (I try to limit my consumption), and whey protein. I do eat granola, veggie burgers and falafel, trail mix is a nice cheat every once in a while. My weaknesses are chips and salsa, pop-corn, and pizza. I've found it's hard to find a good balanced diet as a vegetarian that not only sustains you but is conducive to training intensely. Any suggestions are very welcome! Thanks everyone.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2008/02/25, 08:59 AM Most people that "cut" tend to eat fewer carbohydrates than regularly. If you have weaknesses like you state above then I don't think you're ready to cut. You will be cheating yourself if you're not strong enough to stay away from that crap.
mrakwaters Posts: 5 Joined: 2008/04/01	2008/04/02, 08:21 AM Hi. I'm a fellow vegetarian as well. When I first switched years ago, I found I was over-loading on carbs. In the past few years I've refined my diet quite a bit and found that it worked quite nicely. Some of the foods I've incorporated in place of meats, while monitoring my carbs as well: Eggplant, Quorn meat substitute(which is made of rehydrated egg whites), Portabello mushrooms (great burger replacement), actually you should really experiment with all vegetables. Another thing I do to sub in for the protein I miss from meat is drink Muscle Milk. It has a ton a protein. I prefer the light option, it has less calories, carbs and fat. I have some really incredible, exotic recipes that have become staple dishes in my house. Feel free to email if you'd like me to send some. I found my diet condusive to losing weight, while also building muscle.