I pass twice in the morning, as soon as I get up, within five minutes of each other. Then once two to three hours later, after breakfast. Then once or twice more during the day. I eat healthily, work out daily, am a vegetarian, eat lots of fruits, vegetables, plain yogurt and whole grains, and meditate.
The stools themselves are not diahorreal, just normal and well-formed. Any serious, medically-grounded replies would be appreciated. Thanks!Is it healthy to pass (healthy) stools three to five times a day? I have great digestion and work out daily.?
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It's totally expected for a vegg person like yourself. As long as you don't see mucus, blood or any changes in the color of your regular stools, you're fine.
It's mostly due to the fact that you're veggetarian. Lot's of fiber and water (you must be drinking during your workout), facilitates digestion and the production of gas from bacterias in your colon (gut), so your stool pass through it quickly and are easily.
I am veggetarian myself and have the same situation, which by the way is pretty heatlhy.
This not a medically grounded reply. Nutritional yes, Since you stated that you are vegetarian, that would be considered normal. I find that there is a need to bind these fruits and veggies with either cheese , eggs,and fish in order to function on more regular elimination of perhaps once a day. There may be other choices possible, the one fruit that will help is blueberries, on a daily basis. If you direct this question to other vegetarians, you may get a good answer form them.Is it healthy to pass (healthy) stools three to five times a day? I have great digestion and work out daily.?
LOL -- my stepson used to be a vegetarian, and he mentioned the same "issue" once.......we all just reckoned it was because he was full of more (t i h s) than anybody else. He is no longer a vegetarian, and he hasn't mentioned the issue other than that once -- whether that is because it doesn't happen anymore or he it hasn't come up on our discussions, I don't know.
I guess you ARE getting a lot more roughage in your diet, so it might stand to reason.
You are eating fiber and seem to be pretty normal in more ways than one. Yes I know of people who go once a day once every other day but alot of it has to do with what they consume. I myself have three movements a day and I find nothing abnormal about it. Have been this way since I was a kid.Is it healthy to pass (healthy) stools three to five times a day? I have great digestion and work out daily.?
I'd of thought that was too much. Once a day is plenty. Any more is v-unusual.
Pooping is good. Voids the body of any poisons,
Elimination of the unwanted products from the body is always good. Try more fibre in your diet and drink more water.
you just seem to have a fast, healthy metabolism. i wouldn't worry about. i was told you should have a bowel movement very soon after you eat. so if you are eating healthy- more than three times a day (small portions) it makes sense that you have that many bowel movements.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
I'm a runner (love it!) but I'm also a vegetarian. Will lack of protein seriously affect my times?
I've been running for three years on my high school's track and XC teams. I LOVE IT and I just finished my junior year. I'm pretty slow but I don't care because I really compare myself to others that much. The problem is I get tired pretty easily which should happen when I train so much and I know that I work hard. I wonder if I'm not building enough muscle.
I don't eat any meat or fish and don't eat tofu. I don't often eat eggs so I can guess that there's probably no protein in my diet. Would eggs and tofu be the best option? Or protein shakes? Are there any other vegetarians out there?
thankies =]I'm a runner (love it!) but I'm also a vegetarian. Will lack of protein seriously affect my times?
a great way to get protine into your system is protine powder. it can be put in smoothies, milkshakes, and plain mixed with water. it is good to use before and after a workout to build you muscles. on a seperate note, sporps beans and propel keeps you energized during a run.
I don't eat any meat or fish and don't eat tofu. I don't often eat eggs so I can guess that there's probably no protein in my diet. Would eggs and tofu be the best option? Or protein shakes? Are there any other vegetarians out there?
thankies =]I'm a runner (love it!) but I'm also a vegetarian. Will lack of protein seriously affect my times?
a great way to get protine into your system is protine powder. it can be put in smoothies, milkshakes, and plain mixed with water. it is good to use before and after a workout to build you muscles. on a seperate note, sporps beans and propel keeps you energized during a run.
What are your favorite vegetarian/vegan brands?
I love Morning Star sausage which is 100% vegetarian, but I need some more options.
;-) Thanks ahead of time!What are your favorite vegetarian/vegan brands?
Trader Joes has some delicious vegetarian option. Their masala burgers and soy chorizo are absolutely delicious. If you have a trader joes near you, I would definitely check it out. It's good thing too because a lot of their foods are really inexpensive yet tasty and good for you.
Ultimately, I'd really suggest trying to make your own vegetarian foods, and not depend so much on processed veggie burgers, sausage, and "chicken" tenders. Try making your own black bean burgers, or tofu sausage, or veggie burgers. :)What are your favorite vegetarian/vegan brands?
Amy's.
the indian food ones taste great to me.
there aren't any indian food places where i live so i really enjoy them.
i like them so much that i am learning to cook indian dishes myself.
they are generally easy and quick to make.What are your favorite vegetarian/vegan brands?
Raw nature makes the best vegetarian/vegan food 'brands'. Natural, whole foods all the way.
I find the Quorn brand to be good in taste and variety of selection.
;-) Thanks ahead of time!What are your favorite vegetarian/vegan brands?
Trader Joes has some delicious vegetarian option. Their masala burgers and soy chorizo are absolutely delicious. If you have a trader joes near you, I would definitely check it out. It's good thing too because a lot of their foods are really inexpensive yet tasty and good for you.
Ultimately, I'd really suggest trying to make your own vegetarian foods, and not depend so much on processed veggie burgers, sausage, and "chicken" tenders. Try making your own black bean burgers, or tofu sausage, or veggie burgers. :)What are your favorite vegetarian/vegan brands?
Amy's.
the indian food ones taste great to me.
there aren't any indian food places where i live so i really enjoy them.
i like them so much that i am learning to cook indian dishes myself.
they are generally easy and quick to make.What are your favorite vegetarian/vegan brands?
Raw nature makes the best vegetarian/vegan food 'brands'. Natural, whole foods all the way.
I find the Quorn brand to be good in taste and variety of selection.
I want to become a vegetarian again?
I have already been vegetarian twice before, both times failing in a matter of weeks. I really want to try again but many people don't take me seriously. Everyone jokes about it. I want to become a vegetarian but I don't want to get embarrassed
(both times I went cold turkey...no pun intended)I want to become a vegetarian again?
If you're not sure you will be able to stick with it just stop eating meat without telling anyone about it. Once you're more comfortable knowing it is something you can stick with you can let your friends and family know.
So what's the question? If you want to be a vegetarian, all you have to do is stop eating meat (but make sure you get the protein from a substitute or something). It's no big deal, lots of celebrities do it to keep in shape. If you really want to do it, you won't care what people think. I, personally, think it's a great way to escape heart disease and what knot...though I wouldn't do it myself...when Christmas/Thanksgiving came around I'd just be like "**** it" (lol).I want to become a vegetarian again?
You should really gradually switch. I quickly switched but then again, i didn't eat much meat in the first place. First do three days of no meat, then four days, then five, etc. Each week adding one more day of no meat.
Don't worry about what others say. Just do what you can do. If you want to be a vegetarian again, then by all means, go for it! :)I want to become a vegetarian again?
hey ok
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?鈥?/a>
I'm sorry to say but, it is so hard going back to being a vegetarian! Good luck! : )d3100
(both times I went cold turkey...no pun intended)I want to become a vegetarian again?
If you're not sure you will be able to stick with it just stop eating meat without telling anyone about it. Once you're more comfortable knowing it is something you can stick with you can let your friends and family know.
So what's the question? If you want to be a vegetarian, all you have to do is stop eating meat (but make sure you get the protein from a substitute or something). It's no big deal, lots of celebrities do it to keep in shape. If you really want to do it, you won't care what people think. I, personally, think it's a great way to escape heart disease and what knot...though I wouldn't do it myself...when Christmas/Thanksgiving came around I'd just be like "**** it" (lol).I want to become a vegetarian again?
You should really gradually switch. I quickly switched but then again, i didn't eat much meat in the first place. First do three days of no meat, then four days, then five, etc. Each week adding one more day of no meat.
Don't worry about what others say. Just do what you can do. If you want to be a vegetarian again, then by all means, go for it! :)I want to become a vegetarian again?
hey ok
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?鈥?/a>
I'm sorry to say but, it is so hard going back to being a vegetarian! Good luck! : )
Ive been a vegetarian for 5 days now, and i need help?
Ive been doing pretty good and eating absolutely no meat but im having a problem only because now im afraid im eating too much carbs or whatever. I exercise alot i do pilates a few times a week and run at least 2-4 miles also on the treadmill. I became a vegetarian cuz I know eating meat isnt healthy and i dont want to waste my time by not eating meat and seeing no results. HELP!!!Ive been a vegetarian for 5 days now, and i need help?
First of all, Yaay for you!
I became a lacto-vegetarian in January. :) And I straight away came here for tips, here's the link for my question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a> I received brilliant answers that covered basically everything!
I've been having mainly the same meals, just with supplements, and LOTS of cheese. Yum.
Good luck, and I sincerely hope it all works out for you! :)
When you eliminating meat, you're eating other stuff. So it depends on what it is.
Also, the body has to adjust - takes a few weeks.
No such thing as too much carbs if your eating naturally. Nature meant for us to eat mostly fruit. Fruit is 90% carbs, 5% protein, 5% fat.
- You can't pass out from lack of protein. There are marathon runners who only eat fruit and veggies: See Michael %26amp; Victoria Arnstein on youtube.Ive been a vegetarian for 5 days now, and i need help?
i gave up meat for lent this year and what you need is protein!!!! eggs, nuts, and beans have a lot of protein so you should eat a lot of those. my friend was a vegetarian and she wasnt eating protein and she had to go to the hospital because she passed out twice from lack of protein. good luck!!!!
5 days is not going to do anything really, ive been a vegetarian for almost two years and it took me a few months before i started seeing any real results but it is definitly a lot more healthy than eating meat. (ewwww)Ive been a vegetarian for 5 days now, and i need help?
i've been a vegetarian for 18 years and really eating meat is a bit unhealthy but not enough to make you not active if you do treadmill and stuff. but really i think you became a vegetarian for the wrong reasons.
just make sure you are getting enough fiber and iron in your diet to balance out what you are now not getting. also going to a dietitian can help you to find out what foods would be best for you!
maybe you would feel more secure if you started a detox diet? just to help the transition
Help with what? Google the vegetarian food pyramid. Make sure your carbs come from whole grains and veggies.
Check out the site www.vrg to plan out your vegetarian diet properly
First of all, Yaay for you!
I became a lacto-vegetarian in January. :) And I straight away came here for tips, here's the link for my question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a> I received brilliant answers that covered basically everything!
I've been having mainly the same meals, just with supplements, and LOTS of cheese. Yum.
Good luck, and I sincerely hope it all works out for you! :)
When you eliminating meat, you're eating other stuff. So it depends on what it is.
Also, the body has to adjust - takes a few weeks.
No such thing as too much carbs if your eating naturally. Nature meant for us to eat mostly fruit. Fruit is 90% carbs, 5% protein, 5% fat.
- You can't pass out from lack of protein. There are marathon runners who only eat fruit and veggies: See Michael %26amp; Victoria Arnstein on youtube.Ive been a vegetarian for 5 days now, and i need help?
i gave up meat for lent this year and what you need is protein!!!! eggs, nuts, and beans have a lot of protein so you should eat a lot of those. my friend was a vegetarian and she wasnt eating protein and she had to go to the hospital because she passed out twice from lack of protein. good luck!!!!
5 days is not going to do anything really, ive been a vegetarian for almost two years and it took me a few months before i started seeing any real results but it is definitly a lot more healthy than eating meat. (ewwww)Ive been a vegetarian for 5 days now, and i need help?
i've been a vegetarian for 18 years and really eating meat is a bit unhealthy but not enough to make you not active if you do treadmill and stuff. but really i think you became a vegetarian for the wrong reasons.
just make sure you are getting enough fiber and iron in your diet to balance out what you are now not getting. also going to a dietitian can help you to find out what foods would be best for you!
maybe you would feel more secure if you started a detox diet? just to help the transition
Help with what? Google the vegetarian food pyramid. Make sure your carbs come from whole grains and veggies.
Check out the site www.vrg to plan out your vegetarian diet properly
What do you think of part time vegetarians?
My cousin is a vegetarian during the week, but eats meat when visiting family on weekends.
I'm a (full time) vegetrian myself. :-)What do you think of part time vegetarians?
I've met people like this, they want the credit for being vegetarian but won't make the sacrifice of actually quitting meat. They probably also find it's a way of alleviating some of the guilt they feel about eating meat and animal welfare issues.
As annoying as people like this are, I do think about what would happen if all the omnis in the world only ate meat on weekends; think how many animals would be saved. So in that respect, it's got to be a positive step. It's just irritating to those of us who have the commitment to be veg all the time.
Any reduction in meat consumption is good. But your cousin is still an omnivore, this apparent "part time vegetarian" term sounds alot like the made up "flexitarian" that keeps being used. If he/she reduces their meat intake that great for their health, the animals and the environment, but don't go about calling your self vegetarian or "part time vegetarian" because there's no such thing.What do you think of part time vegetarians?
I think they are an omnivore who eats vegetarian meals in the week and meat at the weekends.
But on saying that i think it is good your cousin eats more vegetarian meals than meat ones, at least they are doing something to help the environment and their health! :)
Kim you are a vegetarian but your cousin isn't.
I've known "vegetarians" that "only" eat bacon. Life is full of choices.
I hate to see such issues in black and white anyway. Eating farm raised shrimp and predator fish(tuna, swordfish) is bad in my opinion, but eating wild caught shrimp or fish low on the food chain(scrod) is not. Eating more than a pound of meat a day is immoral to me, but living without animal based food at all is pretty dismal.What do you think of part time vegetarians?
There is such a sense of entitlement on both sides of this! It's idiotic that someone would call themselves a part-time vegetarian, and it's equally idiotic that someone would care what they call themselves.
I grew up in a boring world where people were more concerned about what was for dinner than what they should or should not call themselves while they ate it.
I think it's stupid.
If you eat meat, you are NOT a Vegetarian. You cannot label yourself a Vegetarian and then go and have a hamburger just because your visiting your uncle.
And while we're on the subject, what's with Pescitarians? (Keep in mind, I'm talking about the ones that do it for animal rights.) Fish are animals.
who cares what others eat? Why do we even have names for the diets we eat. Just eat what makes you and your body happy. Also, be happy that you live some place where you have the CHOICE and LUXURY to eat what you want and not just what is available.
Do you think starving people worry about whether they are eating vegetarian on the weekends?
Um, honestly, i think that to be a vegetarian, you can't be a meat-eater at all. I'm a vegetarian. If you eat meat, then you are no longer a vegetarian. It's as simple as that. Sorry.
It's OK...I started out vegan but now will eat shrimp or fish to be sociable...we have to live in this world...extremism is not good and I feel better eating some fish...your cousin has the ideal diet actually, as long as he/she is not eating steak or pork chops but just eating fish...
Does it matter? I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I'm not a vegetarian, but love my sister's vegetarian cooking. So I guess I'm a vegetarian only when I eat meals with her.
:-) I think that they should be full-time vegetarians, but it's good that they're helping the vegetarian cause at all. They're kinda like peskitarians. I'm a full-time vegetarian and part-time vegan. :-)
Your cousin isn't vegetarian.
"part time vegetarians"..... there is no such thing, if you are a vegetarian, you eat no meat products, that includes fish.
LOL..bottom line is it makes her happy %26amp; her family comfortable. Many people start towards Veggie/Vegan just this way %26amp; slowly the animal flesh loses it's appeal.
Even partime she is improving her health considerably!
You're either a vegetarian or you're not. If you eat meat, you're not. Period.
Then he is not a vegetarian and he should not call himself one.
She's not a vegetarian.
Do what you like. You don't need to explain yourself to anyone.
http://www.recipetreasurebox.com
I think that person is an omnivore. Period.
Who cares, why does everyone need a label?
its a good start!
I'm a (full time) vegetrian myself. :-)What do you think of part time vegetarians?
I've met people like this, they want the credit for being vegetarian but won't make the sacrifice of actually quitting meat. They probably also find it's a way of alleviating some of the guilt they feel about eating meat and animal welfare issues.
As annoying as people like this are, I do think about what would happen if all the omnis in the world only ate meat on weekends; think how many animals would be saved. So in that respect, it's got to be a positive step. It's just irritating to those of us who have the commitment to be veg all the time.
Any reduction in meat consumption is good. But your cousin is still an omnivore, this apparent "part time vegetarian" term sounds alot like the made up "flexitarian" that keeps being used. If he/she reduces their meat intake that great for their health, the animals and the environment, but don't go about calling your self vegetarian or "part time vegetarian" because there's no such thing.What do you think of part time vegetarians?
I think they are an omnivore who eats vegetarian meals in the week and meat at the weekends.
But on saying that i think it is good your cousin eats more vegetarian meals than meat ones, at least they are doing something to help the environment and their health! :)
Kim you are a vegetarian but your cousin isn't.
I've known "vegetarians" that "only" eat bacon. Life is full of choices.
I hate to see such issues in black and white anyway. Eating farm raised shrimp and predator fish(tuna, swordfish) is bad in my opinion, but eating wild caught shrimp or fish low on the food chain(scrod) is not. Eating more than a pound of meat a day is immoral to me, but living without animal based food at all is pretty dismal.What do you think of part time vegetarians?
There is such a sense of entitlement on both sides of this! It's idiotic that someone would call themselves a part-time vegetarian, and it's equally idiotic that someone would care what they call themselves.
I grew up in a boring world where people were more concerned about what was for dinner than what they should or should not call themselves while they ate it.
I think it's stupid.
If you eat meat, you are NOT a Vegetarian. You cannot label yourself a Vegetarian and then go and have a hamburger just because your visiting your uncle.
And while we're on the subject, what's with Pescitarians? (Keep in mind, I'm talking about the ones that do it for animal rights.) Fish are animals.
who cares what others eat? Why do we even have names for the diets we eat. Just eat what makes you and your body happy. Also, be happy that you live some place where you have the CHOICE and LUXURY to eat what you want and not just what is available.
Do you think starving people worry about whether they are eating vegetarian on the weekends?
Um, honestly, i think that to be a vegetarian, you can't be a meat-eater at all. I'm a vegetarian. If you eat meat, then you are no longer a vegetarian. It's as simple as that. Sorry.
It's OK...I started out vegan but now will eat shrimp or fish to be sociable...we have to live in this world...extremism is not good and I feel better eating some fish...your cousin has the ideal diet actually, as long as he/she is not eating steak or pork chops but just eating fish...
Does it matter? I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I'm not a vegetarian, but love my sister's vegetarian cooking. So I guess I'm a vegetarian only when I eat meals with her.
:-) I think that they should be full-time vegetarians, but it's good that they're helping the vegetarian cause at all. They're kinda like peskitarians. I'm a full-time vegetarian and part-time vegan. :-)
Your cousin isn't vegetarian.
"part time vegetarians"..... there is no such thing, if you are a vegetarian, you eat no meat products, that includes fish.
LOL..bottom line is it makes her happy %26amp; her family comfortable. Many people start towards Veggie/Vegan just this way %26amp; slowly the animal flesh loses it's appeal.
Even partime she is improving her health considerably!
You're either a vegetarian or you're not. If you eat meat, you're not. Period.
Then he is not a vegetarian and he should not call himself one.
She's not a vegetarian.
Do what you like. You don't need to explain yourself to anyone.
http://www.recipetreasurebox.com
I think that person is an omnivore. Period.
Who cares, why does everyone need a label?
its a good start!
What are the first steps to going Vegan, or "strict vegetarian"?
I've been a lacto-ovo Vegetarian for a year and a half, and I feel like it's time to make the switch.What are the first steps to going Vegan, or "strict vegetarian"?
I was lacto-ovo until I decided to switch to vegan about 2 months ago.
Here's some advice (aka..what I did? hope it helps):
FIRST--drop the products with the most abundant sources of animal by-products first, such as: milk, yogurt, eggs, cheese, and desserts/candies with eggs and milk. As alternatives, if you find it difficult, there is soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, vegan cheese in most national grocery chains, rice chocolate, fake eggs, etc.
SECOND---While I immediately cut the previous from my diet the first day I said I was switching to vegan, I still had no idea what "secondary" foods weren't vegan...and there are a lot of snacks, chips, desserts, candies, etc that are not. What I did, to slowly get used to it, was just go around reading nutrition labels whenever I bought food, or if I had non-vegan food that I still needed to finish. I bought a lot of things out of the snack machines (academic buildings....starving student) and had assumed they were vegan and then discovered they were not, but I still ate them initially.
Doing this helped me get used to 1. reading labels on EVERYTHING and 2. moderately switching over and getting used to not being able to eat what I did as a vegetarian. It also helped me to remember what foods contain animal by-products, so in the future if I were to wonder if a certain food was vegan, I wouldn't have to ask who is cooking it because I'd already have a good idea from past experience and reading so many labels.
I don't know how you feel about alternatives to milk...it may be a little difficult if you aren't used to different tastes. I haven't had regular milk in years, simply because I didn't like the taste so I went to soy, so that made the switch to vegan a little easier for me.
Definitely don't forget to take vitamins either...vit. B complex is pretty vital, as is a multi...maybe even some vitamin cWhat are the first steps to going Vegan, or "strict vegetarian"?
First step is to drop the dairy products and eggs, and make sure you are eating vitamin B12 somewhere in your diet every day, either through fortified food or a supplement. Here's a guide from Vegan Outreach http://www.veganoutreach.org/guide/ and from the vegetarian resource group http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htmWhat are the first steps to going Vegan, or "strict vegetarian"?
the whole lacto -ovo thing kinda worked for me but it was not what i expected
Step one: quit eating animal products.
I was lacto-ovo until I decided to switch to vegan about 2 months ago.
Here's some advice (aka..what I did? hope it helps):
FIRST--drop the products with the most abundant sources of animal by-products first, such as: milk, yogurt, eggs, cheese, and desserts/candies with eggs and milk. As alternatives, if you find it difficult, there is soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, vegan cheese in most national grocery chains, rice chocolate, fake eggs, etc.
SECOND---While I immediately cut the previous from my diet the first day I said I was switching to vegan, I still had no idea what "secondary" foods weren't vegan...and there are a lot of snacks, chips, desserts, candies, etc that are not. What I did, to slowly get used to it, was just go around reading nutrition labels whenever I bought food, or if I had non-vegan food that I still needed to finish. I bought a lot of things out of the snack machines (academic buildings....starving student) and had assumed they were vegan and then discovered they were not, but I still ate them initially.
Doing this helped me get used to 1. reading labels on EVERYTHING and 2. moderately switching over and getting used to not being able to eat what I did as a vegetarian. It also helped me to remember what foods contain animal by-products, so in the future if I were to wonder if a certain food was vegan, I wouldn't have to ask who is cooking it because I'd already have a good idea from past experience and reading so many labels.
I don't know how you feel about alternatives to milk...it may be a little difficult if you aren't used to different tastes. I haven't had regular milk in years, simply because I didn't like the taste so I went to soy, so that made the switch to vegan a little easier for me.
Definitely don't forget to take vitamins either...vit. B complex is pretty vital, as is a multi...maybe even some vitamin cWhat are the first steps to going Vegan, or "strict vegetarian"?
First step is to drop the dairy products and eggs, and make sure you are eating vitamin B12 somewhere in your diet every day, either through fortified food or a supplement. Here's a guide from Vegan Outreach http://www.veganoutreach.org/guide/ and from the vegetarian resource group http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htmWhat are the first steps to going Vegan, or "strict vegetarian"?
the whole lacto -ovo thing kinda worked for me but it was not what i expected
Step one: quit eating animal products.
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