One more point I wanted to make is that almond and many other nut milk products can contain quite a bit of carbohydrate. Sometimes it's from added sugar, especially in the case of vanilla flavored nut milks. Check the nutrition information label and see how much sugar is listed under carbohydrates.
Personally I don't drink regular milk because there is too much sugar in it and my body is just that sensitive to any amount of carbohydrate.
-Rick
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "RickS" <rickstewart.us@...> wrote:
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> Hi Aeryelle-
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> I really believe in not proselytizing about diets, religion, or politics. All I can do is give you my opinion since I guess that's what we're here for. I tried vegetarianism for several years so I get where you're coming from, and I respect that. And I totally get all the effort you're putting in at the gym/dojo/monastery. :) You're definitely not lacking in enthusiasm.
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> Off the top of my head, you're right. Exercise doesn't really help as weight gain is a hormone issue, not related to calories in/out. Exercise is wonderful for many other reasons, but it just ends up making you hungry and you want to eat more.
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> Are you on any medications? Many pharmaceuticals can cause weight gain or inhibit weight loss.
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> And finally, soy. There is much research that contradicts the popular notion that soy is healthy. Soy is far from healthy and should not be eaten. Here is just one link to a site that sort of sums up why soy may be bad for the thyroid (which controls your metabolism):
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> http://thyroid.about.com/cs/soyinfo/a/soy.htm
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> From the article...
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> "...there is abundant evidence that some of the isoflavones found in soy, including genistein and equol, a metabolize of daidzen, demonstrate toxicity in estrogen sensitive tissues and in the thyroid. This is true for a number of species, including humans. Additionally, isoflavones are inhibitors of the thyroid peroxidase which makes T3 and T4. Inhibition can be expected to generate thyroid abnormalities, including goiter and autoimmune thyroiditis. There exists a significant body of animal data that demonstrates goitrogenic and even carcinogenic effects of soy products. Moreover, there are significant reports of goitrogenic effects from soy consumption in human infants and adults."
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> I think replacing soy with cage free, organic, eggs would be a compromise that you could live with for the sake of your own health. No animals have to die and if you get your eggs from a local cage free farmer, you'll be supporting your local economy and ensuring that your food comes from humane conditions.
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> I realized 10 years ago during my vegetarian phase that we really are carnivores and we've evolved over millions of years to eat that way. Herbivores have jaws that grind from side to side, they have huge four chambered stomachs, and even chimps and gorillas have really long intestines to convert fibrous vegetable material into triglycerides and fatty acids. Our intestines aren't long enough to convert enough fiber to fatty acids so we really need to get fat from our diet.
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> Anyway, I hope that's somewhat helpful to you and has given you enough information to Google to last you all weekend. :)
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> -Rick
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