Mon, Mar-19-12, 14:46
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Posts: 42
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Plan: vegan lowcarb (self-made)
Stats: 178/172/160
BF:
Progress: 33%
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Originally Posted by gonwtwindo
LC Vegan, that Pea Protein Powder looks great!
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I like it a lot. I get the free vanilla flavoring with stevia sweetener (also free). 24.6 g protein for just 1.2 g carbs! And with the stevia (which does not affect insulin according everything I've ever read), it's actually pretty sweet-tasting.
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Originally Posted by gonwtwindo
I have had years and years of problems with constipation, even when veggie, but then we relied heavily on cheeses and wheat.
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Have you considered adding flax to your diet? 27 grams of fiber for just 2 carbs! It's also a great source of minerals, which is the main reason I make it such an integral part of my diet.
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Originally Posted by gonwtwindo
I kinda don't know which way to turn now. I'm afraid a veggie diet will result in weight gain, not loss.
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Well, like I said above, only you know what you can handle in terms of carb load, but beans are another great source of fiber, and a lot of people really do remain more regular when they incorporate fiber in their diet. Fiber is often very lacking in low-carb diets because 9as I pointed out above), most low-carbers (99% of whom eat meat) so no reason to "risk" the carbs found in beans. I think this is flawed thinking for vegetarian and vegan low-carbers, but everyone has a different carb threshold.
Good luck in figuring things out.
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