Newme17

Honestly, plant based are the best diets because they are easier to digest, you get more of the food for less calories and fat.

It is easy to get protein on a plant based diet. I had a plant based diet for my pre-op and actually felt really good. However, unfortunately, I am a meat eater and cannot seem to let it go. I think plant based offers so much and people whom follow the way of life really are healthier.

My husband was a huge meat eater too but decided it was best for his health to limit his intake, almost to nil. The outcome of better health weighs more than his want to eat meat these days. Might you follow?

For me it's all about retaining muscles and eventually regaining the muscles that I have lost. In order to burn calories you need muscles, and muscles need protein. My NUT has given me 60 as a number based on my weight, but my last blood results at 3 months showed that it wasn't enough. And even 60g would be had for me not eating any kinds of legumes. I eat very little grain because I get bloated.

Depending on who did the research, you are going to find support for what you prefer. I followed a zero carbs diet for a while, and it did wonders for me. I only eat meat and drank water. Had I not needed rehab after back surgery and was at a facility where this was not possible, I probably would have stuck with it. There is also a lot of research out there to support this way of eating.

I'm not trying to convince you to change what you are doing, it's important to find what works for you, but take a quick look at the two links below.

http://myzerocarblife.jamesdhogan.com/wp/

https://zerocarbzen.com/