If I become a vegetarian will I get weak from not eating protein in meat?

I'm just starting to Save animals and to get healthier, but I want to know if my muscles will get weaker or something if I don't get protein from meat.

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Nope, most plants contain enough protein for most people. Some vegetarians still eat eggs. Vegans do not. The easiest way and very good eats is to cook beans and rice together for a complete protein...research it. There are many top pro-athletes on plant-based diets.Rip Esselstyn @ TED, former firefighter and 10yr professional tri-athlete==check out the youtube. http://engine2diet.com/recipes/favorites/Here are health concepts I'm distilling from easiest on down:1. Water intake is the biggest, easiest, cheapest thing you can do for your health, research Water Calculator2. Most people should take a multi-vitamin3. Food combinations & eating for your body type are foundational (book: "Fit for Life")http://www.alderbrooke.com/chart.php4. Cut out manufactured Fructose (corn sugar) = POISON, and Aspartame: it's a contaminated (mercury) industrial byproduct that spikes blood-sugar levels, increases hunger, damages the liver, causes the intestines to leak feces causing body-wide inflamation leading to weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, dementia, effects female systems, and can limit growth. It makes up 15% of the avg diet, effecting 75M Americans; manufacturers mis-quote independent experts and refuse to ship samples to the FDA. It is the RED FLAG that the food is bad. This fructose is not the same as a fruit's complex fructose that is bound to fiber.UltraWellness TV with Mark Hyman, M.D.; Barry Popkin Phd UNC School of Public Health http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E57QmRxNHRc5. Minimize manufacturer-processed foods, research the ingredients & side effectshttp://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=6442471055http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june13/food_04-29.html6. Having raw foods and correctly cooking some of them maximizes your food value. There are healthier substitutes for anything, like homemade humus for mayo, nutritional yeast for cheese. I regularly cook chili with rice for a complete protein. Dairy raises your body's acid level and your body strips calcium from your bones to balance the Ph--plums can help this and reverse it in post-menapausal women.(books: Forks Over Knives, Eat to Live, Engine 2 Diet, Formula for Health...lots on Youtube on these)http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=raw-veggies-are-healthierhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/raw-food-diet_b_2015598.html7. Eat natural oils (raw nuts, seeds, avocado), limit extracted oils, use healthier oils, avoid solid fatshttp://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/shortorder/2012/03/oil-free_plant-based_diets_-_e.php8. Organic is worth as much as financially possible, consider the alternatives when budgetingGMOs - Ask your doctor if cancer is right for you (Natural News, Wells, 10/16/2012) http://www.naturalnews.com/037621_gmo_side_effects_cancer.htmlHow to avoid genetic engineering at the grocery store (Farm Aid, 2011) http://www.farmaid.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=qlI5IhNVJsE&b=6281749&ct=9141885¬oc=1&msource=adwords&gclid=CPSMg4nA5rgCFQE6Qgod7DkATgMonsanto's Roundup pesticides are linked to Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, autism and cancer; they control crop acreage 40% and create pesticide seeds: corn 73%, soybean 90%, cotton 80%, canola, papaya, sugar beets, alfalfa (beef); %s are U.S., info from multiple resources9. Exercise is important for mental health and weight loss, gains muscle, and slows total weight loss.Exercise a minimum of 20min/wk, more vigorous is better, too much can be unhealthy

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• As long as you get the protein some other way (Tofu for example) you will be alright (: Good luck!
• If you really want to become a vegetarian I suggest taking daily vitamins. And search up substitute for meats
• Yes. People should eat small amounts of meat every day.
• You just have to do your research, eat a healthy balanced diet and you will be fine. There are plenty of plant based proteins (beans, nuts, seeds, lentils, grains). Just make sure you are getting all your vitamins and minerals through a varied diet.These sites have a run down of veggie nutritionhttp://vegankit.com/eathttp://www.mercyforanimals.org/VSG.pdfAlso try and watch "Forks Over Knives", a film that discusses a plant based diet for health.http://www.forksoverknives.com/about/
• you really need to know what you're getting yourself into before you go vegetarian. there are plenty of other ways to get protein but you need to incorporate them into your diet and make sure you like them before you decide to go meat free.
• Don't worry about that you will be weak without meat. There are so many alternate source of protein: Pulses: peas beans lentils soya foods (tofu); Nuts and peanuts; Seeds (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower); Cereals (oats, wheat, quinoa, buckwheat) Cereal products (bread and pasta) are typical protein diets.
• No, you won't get weak.I've been vegetarian for 17 years and get up every day, get my kids (both brought up as vegetarians) to school, walk my dogs for a couple of miles, go to aquarobics, clean my house...............I think you'll be fine. There's nothing magical about getting your protein from meat.
• Do other vegetarians look week? No, you won't become week if you get the protiens another way. A way that you could get it is tablets or tofu. You won't become week, at first it will feel weird and it will,be hard, but as long as you find another way to have the same protein, you'll be okay.
• No! Only if u eat junk food all day!! Replace meat with lentils beans , tofu etc. Even spinach and cereal has protein! Theres sooo many plant ways to get protein! Do more research.on what.foods.to eat.
• http://www.greatveganathletes.com/http://www.veganathlete.com/vegan_vegetarian_athletes.phphttp://www.greatveganathletes.com/vegan_athlete_carl_lewis
• No just get you protein from another source. Greek Yogurt is loaded with protein (find the ones without Glycerin). There are protein bars and many other foods high in protein.