I am on a Calorie Restriction, Extreme Low Fat and Vegetarian Diet! Any good advice?

I am 5'11 190 lbs, Medium build, in shape and I follow a Calorie Restriction, Extreme Low Fat and Vegetarian Diet. My calorie intake is between 1500-1600 calories a day and I never go over 6-8 grams of fat a day. My diet consists of ONLY plant material and grain. NO MEAT PERIOD! Not even fish or dairy. In conjunction to my diet I have also been taking B12 supplements 1000 mcg a day.



I have been eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grain rice every day and peanut butter and nuts just once a week for a treat. In addition I have tried some Vegetarian meatless products such as Boca and Morning Star and they have tasted great.



I feel so much better. I have more energy. The first few nights I changed over to Vegetarian, stopped eating meat and ate plenty of fruits and vegetables I have a hard time sleeping. Like It wasn鈥檛 time for me to sleep %26amp; I had more energy. Is that normal?



Any advice on how I can enhace my diet? Any good suggestions to a new Vegetarian?I am on a Calorie Restriction, Extreme Low Fat and Vegetarian Diet! Any good advice?
I think it's great that you are taking control of your health, but I have taken several nutrition courses which consistently stated that an "extreme low fat" diet may actually have negative effects on neurological functioning. Please be careful...I am on a Calorie Restriction, Extreme Low Fat and Vegetarian Diet! Any good advice?
I ama former chef and on a calorie based diabetic diet (1200-1400 cal), and it is hard to just cut it out all together, my suggestion is as you have tried a number of different foods to find those you like, but watch the hidden fats and calories.



For a vegetarian based diet, steaming your veg will give them texture and you can add flavour, just watch the salt, use spices, fresh or dried herbs, lemon juice or vinegar to spruce up the taste.



While raw foods are great, they can be harsh to your system, but a good balance of fruits, veg, legumes like lentils and beans, soya products (just check the label), drink plenty of water and or fruit juices, lemonade made with splenda or honey is a nice pick me up.



Just make sure to plan things, even do your grocery shopping with your partner or on your own to coordinate with you daily meals, so you have all you need and can eat health every day.I am on a Calorie Restriction, Extreme Low Fat and Vegetarian Diet! Any good advice?
my advice is to check with your insurance co. to see if they will pay for you to see a licensed nutritionist. you may be shaving the fat too much and even the calories are a little skimpy. most nutritionists support a veg lifestyle so they shouldn't have any negatives about that but will be able to help you with making sure you are getting enough of everything your body needs while supplying you with a variety of recipes. mine did! the national cancer institute and the susan g komen breast cancer foundation support veg lifestyles! *hope my spelling was correct* Going veg really boosted my energy, which is why i stuck with it. i have multiple sclerosis and it really saps my energy, but meatless diets gave me my life back. good luck!