Different Types of Vegetarians

Lacto-Ovo Vegetarianism - Lacto-ovo vegetarians are people who do not eat meat, but do include dairy products (lacto) and eggs (ovo) in their diets. Lacto-ovo vegetarianism is sometimes recommended as a dietary therapy for a variety of conditions, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, high cholesterol, obesity, osteoporosis, hypertension, gout, gallstones, kidney stones, ulcers, colitis, hemorrhoids, premenstrual syndrome, anxiety, and depression.

Lacto Vegetarianism - A lacto vegetarian diet is a vegetarian diet that includes dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, cream, and kefir. Unlike a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, eggs are excluded. This diet is popular with many followers of Eastern religious traditions, such as Sikhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. It has also been popularised internationally since the 1960s by the Hare Krishna movement.

Ovo Vegetarianism - Ovo vegetarians are vegetarians who eat eggs but not meat or dairy products.

Veganism - Vegans (pronounced vee-guns) are vegetarians who do not eat any foods (eggs, dairy products, meat, etc.) derived from animal sources. Most vegans also do not use products that require for their production the death or suffering of animals, such as leather, fur, wool, and certain cosmetics.

A Vegetarian Bodybuilder

Hands up those of you who thinks a bodybuilder can't be a vegetarian?

Let me share with you my recent story:

I completely turned to the greens about 2 months ago, totally stopped taking meat. You may be thinking how a bodybuilder can ever keep up with workout rountines when he is a vegetarian, meaning that there is no intake of meat which is the main source of protein?

Yes! It is true that meat provides a whole lot of protein but do you know that many sources of protein can also come from vegetables such as soy beans, spinach and a whole lot of others?

Of course I can't deny the fact that we have to consume a lot more protein-alternatives like vegetables to make up for the loss of protein by not taking meat.....

So far, I've been able to keep up and maintain my muscle definitions but lose out a little on muscle mass as i've not been pushing myself to do so....something I really need to buck up a lot on!!!

Lets see if this can keep up and continue: A vegetarian bodybuilder!!!