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    Gasp, not a vegan

    in Introductions

    Posted

    I think I'd be fine - Richard...

    I just get tired of having soy isolate (bleck) shakes so often. (puretrim is tasty but five bucks vs. 50 cents...when I have a mortage...can't do that...)

    Does soy have health risks if consumed in too large a quantity?

     

    I add cinnamon and make it like 'pudding'...I can deal with it but some days it's like...GAAAAAG me.....no more protein powder...

    Gasp, not a vegan

    in Introductions

    Posted

    Thanks, yes it's a pain in the butt. But there are a lot of worse things that could happen to me. I'm alive, right?

     

    Thanks for your support. You show a real passion for your convictions and your (and others') posts really open my eyes to what I never really thought about what happens in certain industries. I wasn't totally oblivious (I've read Diet for a new America, Fast Food Nation and am pretty conscious of my consumer habits) but really never thought about some things...

     

    Cheers

    Gasp, not a vegan

    in Introductions

    Posted

    Where do you get 10.9%?

     

    I see 48 cals out of 52 cals from protein for egg whites...that's over 90% from cals from protein

     

    Whereas the tofu has 36 out of 96 cals from protein, meaning less than half?

     

     

    It is low fat, you are right. But looking here will show you that it has only 10,9 % protein. Tofu has 10,4. And it is plant based meaning better for your health and everything else...

    Gasp, not a vegan

    in Introductions

    Posted

    I have a nasty digestive system. Egg whites don't upset it and are a great protein source.

    What do you mean by "nasty". What does not upset it?

     

    By nasty, I mean many foods upset my whole digestive system. It becomes a challenge to eat. Right now I'm back into the "I'd rather be hungry than deal with the results of what happens when I eat." (booo)

    I've looked into things for many years and it's a whole other story. My GP hasn't been all that helpful. Soon I'm seeing a very good doctor who I have been referred to who I'm really confident will figure me out. She is renowned for it and has helped a lot of people get their lives back so to speak.

     

    I've learned through a lot of experimenting that I should avoid wheat, oats, gluten, and pretty much all grains. I don't know why but they kill me. Dairy is out (a non issue here!) as well.

     

    Well, here is what I can eat without getting basically incapacitated by cramps, gas, bloating and a lot of digestive, er "issues":

    eggs, fish, chicken (clearly unvegan)

    -some fruit (not mangoes, not pineapple - darn, they're so good)

    -cooked vegetables (broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, etc. and I LOVE veggies)

    - squash and sweet potatoes

    -Soy protein powder isolate

    -Tofu - however I hear too much soy has its own health pitfalls

    - tempeh / LOVE IT

    - hemp protein (but it's so grainy....can you help?)

    - Beans and lentils in moderation -

    -healthy fats like nuts and good oils

    - Normal things like spices, seasonings, miso, vinegar, mustard etc...

    I'm a great cook and am willing to spend time preparing things.

     

    Please do inform me about how the debate started. Why do bodybuilders/physique athletes place so much emphasis on high protein if it really doesn't matter? I agree first and foremost is to eat ENOUGH calories, but doesn't the relative ratio of the macronutrients also play a key role in body composition/muscle recovery? I am interested in being unbrainwashed about the protein. I do think it's important to get some at each meal, I find if you eat all carbs and nothing else that you get hungry waaaay faster... no? Doesn't protein slow the digestion of the carbs?

    If you eat a great variaty of vegan UNPROCESSED food it i

    s just not possible to get to little protein. When you get informed how the whole "high-quality-protein-debate" started (2 scientist, some rats and egg protein ) about 100 years or so ago, you will recognise that wasting your time with thinking about it is rather silly... "

    Gasp, not a vegan

    in Introductions

    Posted

    Well, I can use some suggestions....

    I will admit to being a little selfish here....I have a nasty digestive system. Egg whites don't upset it and are a great protein source.

     

    I like the fact they're low fat, too...

     

    What is a tasty, convenient low fat source of cheap vegan protein?

    Anyone!!?

     

    Thanks flanders, I appreciate it.

    What Material Things Best Define A Person?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I shave my arms every other day but if I go for a couple of days without shaving my arms, the watch band pulls on the little hairs on my wrist. So I just stopped wearing a watch. I joined the rest of civilization in June and got a cell phone, now I just use that to tell the time. But I still shave my arms at least 4 days a week.

     

    -Thin Thin Smooth Him

    SO materialistic...you own a razor?

     

    That's it. You crossed the line.

     

    And with quads like yours, you should not wear pants -- even in public!

    Gasp, not a vegan

    in Introductions

    Posted

    All Zen, I have seen you on the O2 board...your avatar is black and white and red, right? It's some sort of foreign character.

     

    Yes, I am on that board...you are not imagining things.

     

    I love vegetarian food and have never been completely vegetarian but things are moving that way more and more ... I don't eat meat actually but I do eat fish.

     

    Vegan would be a real challenge because egg whites are one of the few things that don't make me ill that ARE protein rich and are NOT meat... My stomach is crazy...

    I do buy organic free range eggs from a non factory farm...

     

    raw calories

    in Health & Nutrition Programs

    Posted

    Hey, i just read a post where you wanted to eat FOUR thousand cals a day. What's going on?

    okay so I've been wanting to eat more raw, but I always find myself getting a majority of my calories from pre-made/processed foods or foods I have to heat up (bagels, soymilk, spaghetti, soydogs, etc.).

     

    I'd like to get at least 2,000 calories a day from raw foods. and for protein I am gonna supplement with soy isolate powder. nuts are kinda expensive for me right now...

     

    so...

     

    what are some raw foods that are high in calories?

     

    also how many calories are in a banana?

    high carb foods?

    in Health & Nutrition Programs

    Posted

    unprocessed foods high in carbs - all fruit, chickpeas, lentils, beans (kidney, etc.), kamut, spelt, quinoa, rice (all kinds), millet, oats, any grain...sweet potatoes, winter squash...basically anything that came out of the ground or off a tree! (excluding green veggies, these are calorically not dense at all!)

     

    How do you eat so much and not put it on as fat? Someone your size can't really burn 4000 cals/daily??! Or can he? Are you doing marathons, dude?

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