Thu, May-11-06, 23:16
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Senior Member
Posts: 244
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 216/166/150
BF:45%/33.5%/28%
Progress: 76%
Location: CNY
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Tam, if you're somewhere between 30-50g of carbs, you've at the Phase I carb intake levels recommended by the Drs. Eades in 'Protein Power' and 'The Protein Power Lifeplan.' That absolutely works as a vegetarian plan. The thing that keeps PP vegetarian friendly is that there's no such thing as in "illegal" food of any sort (except transfats, aspartame and high fructose corn syrup...and they're not actually foods, they're ingredients!) You count the effective carbs (total carbs minus fiber), and as long as the portion sizes of the foods you're choosing are under the carb limit you've set for yourself, and you're getting your daily minimum protein and enough healthy fats, you're all good.
There are some people who use Protein Power and don't count the carbs (or the fiber) in things like fresh raw leafy greens, celery, and other raw vegetables where the effective carb counts are <1g per serving. I've always counted everything, within reason (whole numbers, no percentage points of ECC), but it's very doable either way. I averaged 40g ECC per day for most of the first two years I followed the plan. While I am no longer a practicing vegetarian, I do meatless low carb (I incluge fish) for months at a time, and even discounting the fish choices, around 2/3rds of my meals are/were ovo-lacto vegetarian during weight loss.
Are you at 30-50g carbs with fiber subtracted (effective carbs), or does that 30-50g carbs nclude the fiber? If you haven't subtracted the fiber from that number, you're definitely well within the PP eating guidelines.
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