I'm working out and am a vegetarian. Everything is just boiled soy this, boiled soy that. What works?!
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I'm a vegetarian. Lentils are full of protein.  I've posted a link that is awesome and full of tons of great info.
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Fruit is good to eat after a workout.  I'd suggest drinking water instead of juice.  I also like a half a peanut butter sandwich sometimes.
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I would see a nutritionist about this.  I would think their should be a high protein soy formula out there.  I hope he is not allergic to that.  Good luck.  Are you feeding him jarred food yet.  If he really likes your milk you can puree fresh veggies and add your milk to it to give him more calories.  Have you tried that.\n\nI made my son's baby food.  All you have to do is steam the veggies and put them in a food processor to puree.  You can do a lot at one time and freeze them in ice cube trays or baby jars.  You can also use the first years small containers.  The breast milk might make him eat more of it.  Just mix it in.  I hope this helps some.
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Just do some pushups, and go for walks.  Eat more plant protien -- it absorbs better into the body.  So try getting chocolate soy protien bars, or putting some tofu into your stir-fry.  Also, try Silk's Chocolate Soy milk.  It's the best selling chocolate milk in America.\n\nTry excercising every other day, and make time to do it.  Excercise while you're on the phone, or get a friend to partner you and to hold you up to it.\n\nThe best way to keep a diet or excercise up is to reward yourself and be realistic.  Don't punish yourself.  You're making yourself healthier.  This should be something you enjoy.  So enjoy what you're reaping.  \nGo dancing, buy something that shows off your new body, indulge in a health snack -- like dark chocolate, or an occasional ice cream.\n\nYou need to still have some fat in your diet, and you do need to have some cholesterol, you just need the good kinds.  So don't hesitate to eat avacados every once in a while with a little salt, or gucamole, or chocolate.  Find something to reward yourself, and you'll be better at sticking to it.
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Fill your plate with veggies!  Eat whole wheat instead of white whenever possible (bread, rice, cereal, etc)  Buy sugar free/ or fat free whenever possible.  There is a program on PBS called Sit And Be Fit. Try that!  Good Luck!
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My really skinny friend tries this.  She eats a lot of mayo.  i dont see a difference, but she does it and she says she heard that it works.
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I'll share my own personal experince with you, use muscle building supplements with extreme caution if you must!! The companies that manufacture them have become unscrupulous and they are only keen on making money. They'll put anything in those supplements to make you blow up in no time without any regard to their side effects and your health. And am not talking about just steroids, supplements too!!  Right now am battling high blood pressure and high cholesterol as a result of using Nitro Tech, a leading brand name in the protein shake industry!! In my opinion training on natural food is the best way to go if you are only keen on sculpting and toning up your muscles. Eat foods high in protein but at the same time consume red meat and dairy products sparingly. The best source of healthy protein is chicken, fish (white meat) and plant proteins such as soy beans. Ensure you take in a lot fluids too especially water and home made juices! A lot of bodybuilders really go overbaord with the protein intake and from my experience that's really an overkill. A balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and high quality carbs such as oats, wholewheat bread, baked potatoes and muesli will do your body a lot of good. Get yourself a health magazine e.g Muscle and Fitness provides some very good insights on a good nutritional plan but in my opinion stay away from the supplements as tempting as they seem. Some of them don't even have patents to back them yet and for that reason they should be labelled as "poison" because that's what they are. Some of the ingredients in many of those supplements are so potent and powerful, they scar and clog up your ateries in no time! This to me beats the whole purpose of body building in the first place which is to maintain good health and fitness. For me even though I am very fit, I lost out on my health. Learn from my mistake and don't misconstrue one for the other because they belong together; Fitness and Health. I hope I was of help. Good luck.
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Soy is the only vegetable product that contains all of the amino acids found in meat.  So increase your soy intake by adding soy milk to cereals, having soy yogurt and eating tofu as part of lunch or dinner.  Try marinating tofu in different sauces then baking or stir-frying it.  Other "artificial meat" products like tempeh are less beneficial because they are made from wheat protein and consequently don't have those amino acids.\n\nOther ways to boost your protein intake include nut, seeds, beans, grains like quinoa and certain vegetables like spinach and broccoli.  Many people with dairy intolerances can still eat dairy that comes from sheep and goats in small quantities, so eat some small quantities of feta or ricotta cheese to see if they agree with your digestive system.  One of my favorite high-protein breakfasts is a scramble made from tofu, spinach, feta cheese, lemon juice and fresh herbs.  I also snack on homemade hummous during the day (try dipping some broccoli into the hummous).  For dinner, a tofu stir-fry with fresh veggies and a few almonds tossed in.\n\nAlso, I suggest going back and double-checking the route of your "dairy" intolerance.  I thought I was lactose intolerant so I cut out dairy products.  I felt a lot better after two or three days.  What I hadn't realized was that at the same time I cut out most of the wheat from my diet, as living in Italy I ate a lot of pizza (with cheese) and pasta (with cheese and/or cream sauce).  I have since re-introduced small quantities of dairy but eliminated wheat entirely, and feel even better than before.
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I'm a vegetarian, so I'm always searching for more protein. The best-tasting and least noticable protein powder would be Whey protein powder. It works like a charm, gives you lots of protein, and you won't even notice it.
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cardio training ,no tablets work or cutting down on food alone .side by side low fat foods ,good cardio workout ,swim,bike,run ask at local gym.....go slow!!!!!!!  the first ten minutes of cardio burn nothing!!! get an mp3 player headfones
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I scramble 2 eggs and use ready to serve canadian bacon.  I made those veggie quiche cups tonight from the book, they can be nuked in the morning for breakfast (2 of them).  I'm on day 2.  Good luck.  I found "crunchy snack listing for phase 1: \nRaw veggies, including celery, green or red peppers, cauliflower and broccoli florets \nDill pickles (seek out the no-sugar-added variety and limit your consumption if you're watching sodium intake) \nEdamame (boiled soy beans — sold by the bag in the frozen foods section of most supermarkets) \nSunflower seeds (count these toward your daily nut/seed allowance) \nSoy nuts
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Congrats on becoming vegetarian. You are on your way to a healthier lifestyle.\n\nThe average person needs approximately 60 grams of protein per day.  If you are an athlete or someone who is extremely active, you could need more (up to 1 gram per pound).  \n\nThere are some excellent, vegetarian sources of protein. If you go to your health food store, you'll find a plethora of soy-based protein foods that taste good.  Soy milk, dairy products, eggs, tofu, beans, veggie burgers, chillis, etc are all excellent sources of protein.\n\nI recommend that you take a multi-vitamin every day -- one that includes iron / minerals. Most newbie vegetarians often don't eat enough minerals and wind up deficient.  Consider using a free web site such as http://www.fitday.com to monitor your protein and mineral / vitamin intake.\n\nGood luck.
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Try Universal Animal Stack.  It is to be used with weight trainning and will build strength and burn fat.  I used it but had to stop because I was losing weight when I needed to gain weight.  Strength went up like a son of a b_tch though.
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Sounds like all the fruit you eat may actually be doing you more harm than good.  Try more protein.  Lean meats and nuts...peanut butter if you'd rather eat that.  This worked for a cousin of mine when she was a young child and was diagnosed with IBS.  She was on a diet of protein, including protein shakes for almost two years before her stomach started to heal itself.  Best of luck to you.
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Lots of water, and cut down on your carbohydrate intake (bread, rice, pasta, potatoes etc). Besides fat, carbs not used also turned into fat and gets stored in the body. The tricky thing is you NEED carbs to fuel your body and your brain. If you don't get enough you will feel weak (can't exercise), and you will get headaches and lack of concentration (can't function from day to day). \n\nMy experience tells me oatmeal is the best solution, as it is a form of "raw food" it is a very "pure" form of energy and it "burns" cleanly in your body. A big bowl in the morning will be able to sustain you for most of the day (including gym) till dinner time. And since it's also fiber, it comes out quickly instead of getting the carbs stored in the body and turn to fat.\n\nOther than that, have lots of veggies to get the nutrients, and lean meat (chicken breasts, tuna, beef steak) for proteins (even if you are a woman and doesn't want to be muscular, you will still need to increase your muscle mass a bit, as you need muscles to do exercises, and it will make you look fitter too).
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that was my problem too until i found the answer to the same question.  i thrive only on rolled oats.  rolled oats are fibers.  i eat that as rice substitute.  i also eats meat, veggies, fruits and fish.  no fats.  i never eat rice from then on.  i shed 15 lbs for less than 2 months.
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It's my part, Man!!! Well, this is my diet recipe!\nIn the morning.. eat only fruits!!! You can drink juice or eat fruits. Anything you want.. And.. drink a glass of vegetable juice. Trust me, it does work on you!! Do you think I'm lying to you?? Don't eat anything except fruit 'till it's 12 o'clock. \nFor lunch, you can eat rice + vegetables or vegetables + meats. If you want to eat rice with meats, you have to add vegetables much more than meats. And the best vegetables are raw vegetables. Never eat fruits or drink a gallons of water after lunch. \nMake sure that every food you eat is raw vegetables.Btw, for the vegetable juice it's raw one and use juicer, not blender. Trust me, in a month, you'll get skinny!!