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Message: [QUOTE="Lefty2one, post: 2145997, member: 1001"] Vegetarian here, I've tried nearly every diet out there including paleo. I will say that I lost weight very quickly on paleo but always felt awful. The "low carb flu" never disappeared for me. For some it's a 1-3 week transition phase, for me it never went away. My exercise sessions (lifting, distance running, basketball and sprint workouts) were terrible, I had very low energy and often got headaches after working out. I mentioned this earlier but vegetarianism opened my eyes to protein intake. When I started, the thing I was the most worried about was not getting enough protein. I've been following diet trends/fads/research for a long time and was always a high-protein disciple. This stuff has been beaten into our brains forever, especially as a former college athlete. Protein! Protein! Protein! After six months of vegetarianism, my experience is that the amount of protein we need is really overstated. The long-standing "rule" of 1g protein per lbs of body weight is insanity to me now. I'm typically around 230 lbs, trying to eat 230g of protein a day was ridiculous. Even 175g a day was a challenge. Maybe if you're aiming to be a pro bodybuilder that makes sense. For us normal folks, that's way too much. I aim for 90g per day, which is easily attainable on a plant-based diet. Rich Roll is one of my favorite plant-based guys to follow. [URL="http://www.richroll.com/blog/my-top-7-sources-of-plant-based-protein/"]Rich Roll's Top-7 Sources of Plant-Based Protein | Rich Roll[/URL] Food Choices is a documentary on Netflix, that admittedly is slanted and at times feels like a promotional video for plant-based diets, but it's worth a watch if you're interested in diet/health. [/QUOTE]

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