Recent vegetarian and i'm starving?

Question

i have recently become a vegetarian (like 2 days ago) and i feel very hungry after almost every meal. i feel like something is missing. i have no desire to eat meat, though. today i just bought some smart dogs and smart lunch meat, so maybe with those i will feel more satisfied?

Answer 1

It isn't hard to become a vegetarian.  I am a vegan and I never feel like I am starving.  You need to do your research and go food shopping.  Read ingredients.  There are so many foods that you can eat.  I have never felt deprived.  I am not a picky eater.  I eat everything.

Answer 2

I know exactly what you mean. The magical answer is actually something really boring - fiber. You need to eat something full of fiber that'll stick to your ribs - try oatmeal. I always eat a bowl of oatmeal at night with a teaspoon of brown sugar, raisins, and some cold soy milk. Totally delicious and keeps me (a constant snacker with a high metabolism) full all night.

If the pasta and rice you're eating is bleached (not whole wheat) then it's likely lost all the fiber that keeps you full, and is just a simple carb that burns up as sugar quickly in your system and leaves you famished. Try buying brown rice and whole what pasta.

Other high fiber foods that'll keep you full:

a bowl of bran flakes or Rasin Bran

hummus (TONS of fiber here, have it with whole-wheat pita!)

peas

artichokes

apples

pears

beans

whole-wheat and rye breads and pastas

Answer 3

You need to eat some rice and beans, darlin'.  A good old-fashioned belly-filler and cruelty-free!

Answer 4

Baked potatoes fill you up pretty fast and keep you full for a while. Beans are good fillers as well. Have you been eating your whole grains? Those are good too.

Basically, being a vegetarian doesn't mean you only get to eat leaves and twigs. So make sure you fill up on all of your food groups! (minus the animal flesh, of course.)

Answer 5

You haven't mentioned anything that you've actually eaten so your question couldn't possibly have a clear answer.

What have you been eating? Salad?

We have no idea.

There is no reason to go hungry as a vegetarian.

Bread, pasta, cereal, rice, beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies are more than enough to keep anyone full.