Ok.. I'm doing sort of an Atkins alternative vegetarian diet.
I'm lactose intollerant, but can have some forms of cheese, and I'm ok with eggs.
Anyone else similar??..
It's been 10 days and I've lost 7 lbs so far.
My current weight is about 160.. my goal is 135.

Welcome, vwmom.

Congratulations on your great start! Our vegetarian members don't post a lot, but they're here.

Hopefully one will happen by with their experiences.

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Welcome vwmom! I'm glad to see you here, and hope other vegetarians will come out of "lurking" to post too. You are all most welcome!

Andrea

for vegetarians - Dr. Diana Swarzbein has a section in her book on how to do low carb as a vegetarian.
And welome the the forum, vwmom
Karen

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Welcome! You have done a fantastic job so far! I think Atkins also mentions doing vegetarian in his book. It's probably also mentioned on his site www.atkins.com

Please visit often!

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Alida
5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135

Yup.. He has minimal (count 3 recipies)... I add to the problem that I'm not a huge salad fan and I'm lactose intollerant.. lololol

Welcome aboard!

I just recently switched over to a moderate carb vegetarian plan (the day after Christmas) after doing Atkins for Life for a litte over two years. And it is working well for me. I was never much of a big meat eater before Atkins but Atkins was what really helped me lose my weight in the beginning, and once I hit a maintenance range, I decided it would be safe enough to move over into moderate carb vegetarian.

And of course, nowadays, they have the meatless bacon, meatless burgers, meatless this and that...I haven't tried any of the 'meatless' stuff yet, so I'm not sure what is put in it...but I've talked to other lc vegetarians who have used a lot of the meatless products, and they, too have had much success.

I wish you much success on your journey of lc vegetarianism!

Sheyla

I'm not a vegetarian but I love Boca products and most are very low in carbs/high in fiber! Good luck!

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Renee
1/19/04
261/220/160
41 lbs off
60 lbs to goal



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Dont' think we have that in Canada.

Hey vwmom,

I'm in Canada too and I can tell you that BOCA brands are in the regular grocery stores now. They have been for about a year now and they are quite popular (at least in our home they are...hehe). Try Loblaws or Dominion....even Sobeys... They all have em!

Good luck,
Krystyne

P.S. Boca products are YUMMY!!! And legal!! WOOHOO!

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You must be back East.. We don't even have those stores here :( I'm in BC

Hey there- I may be completely unaware of what I'm talking about, but to the best of my knowledge, lactose is a SUGAR found in cow's milk, which means that you wouldn't want to consume much of it on Atkins anyway. Look for zero carb cheeses... if there is no carbs, no sugars, then minimal lactose. Milk and yogurt are bad for atkins b/c of the natural sugars (lactose) found in them, but most cheeses don't contain much. Am I wrong people? Welcome to the board...

Zephyr