I am about 5'7" and 170 pounds. I can't seem to lose weight on diet plans. I even tried the low carb diets and eating that much meat was just too gross for me. Has anyone tried going vegetarian or vegan to lose weight? Would you have any additional recommendations for this dieting method?
2006-08-26 07:36:33 · 37 answers · asked by Valerie L 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I have many friends who have lost 20 or more pounds just by becoming vegetarian. If they worked out, they'd lose even more.
I went vegetarian just over a year ago and lost 8 pounds "accidentally." I've kept it off the whole time (5'6" and 130 lbs now). I think the reason it happened is because by cutting out meat, I was also cutting out the stuff that came with it - french fries, soda, etc.
More importantly, I have more energy, need less sleep and overall feel much better. The best part is my monthly cramps have disappeared (no extra hormones in my system from processed meat!)
The important things to remember are:
Being vegetarian doesn't mean you can eat bread and cheese all day. You need to limit the high-carb items and eat stuff like natural peanut butter, hummus, black beans, vegetarian chili, etc. Amy's Organic is an awesome line of soups, burritos, frozen meals, etc. that are reasonably priced and found at almost every grocery store.
Consider keeping seafood in your diet. Salmon and tuna are great sources of protein and amino acids and are really easy to prepare.
Quit drinking soda - even the diet stuff. It's full of chemicals and crap that makes you crave it more, and many brands of the diet stuff have tons of sodium, which makes you hungry. If you need caffeine (like I do) have coffee or tea.
You should give it a try, like I did. Just tell yourself "for one week" cut out all meat, and see how it goes. You may be surprised by how easy the transition is. Good luck!
P.S. - Exercise too! Even walking 30 minutes a day will make a world of difference.
2006-08-26 18:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Being a vegetarian is not really a "diet". I was a vegatarian for a couple months and am thinking about doing it again. I chose to be a vegetarian because meat has always grossed me out to some degree. I only started eating meat again because the one meat that I do like is chicken.
It is NOT that easy to lose weight as a vegetarian despite what you may think. Think about it... even though you aren't eating meat look at all the other options you have.... candy, soda, chips, etc.
As a vegan , not eating meat or dairy, you may lose weight because your choices are narrowed down a lot.
I suggest you do not seek out to be vegan/vegetarian as a diet unless you really want to. Instead, cut out fried foods, candy, soda, chips, junk food and exercise 30 mins a day and you will start to lose weight.
2006-08-26 07:54:23 · answer #2 · answered by lifesong0622 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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How much weight can you lose being a vegetarian or vegan?
I am about 5'7" and 170 pounds. I can't seem to lose weight on diet plans. I even tried the low carb diets and eating that much meat was just too gross for me. Has anyone tried going vegetarian or vegan to lose weight? Would you have any additional recommendations for this dieting...
2015-08-04 10:51:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I'm a vegetarian and lost 10lbs. I ate a lot of fruits and veggie. I did eat cheese but instead of milk i drink soymilk. I skateboard very intense so i moved a lot, twisting and turning. So being vegetarian will only help you 45% of the time, you have to go active but you don't have to exercise that hard. Maybe 30 minutes each day can help.
2006-08-26 16:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by Star and Moon 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well being a vegetarian is not about weight loss....
If you maybe were to lose weight it would simply have to do with
cutting calories. The only way one can really lose weight (without drugs) is simply cut calories, eat balanced and the most important thing....Exercise!!!!!!!! Diet alone is not enough for most
2006-08-26 07:43:49 · answer #5 · answered by my1215boo 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
its really a bad reason to do it, and it doesn't necessarily mean you will lose weight it's just healthier. The best way to go vegan is slowly alot of fruits and veggies and soy. All in all, u prob will lose some weight through healthier eating habits but you cant just replace meat with junk food it needs to be nutritious
2006-08-26 09:03:03 · answer #6 · answered by crystal_payten 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm a male that is5 foot 10 inches and used to weigh 170 pounds. I started by cutting out **** foods like PPP and doughnuts because I was afraid of gaining a freshman 15. Eventually after months, I started cutting out meat and ate peanut butter and granola. After a few months of that, I started eating all natural like hard boiled eggs and stuff. Because I'm in college, I could not weigh my self and I visited home and my mother said I looked skinnier. I weighed myself and I weighed 145 pounds!! start slowly
2016-01-12 17:41:42 · answer #7 · answered by ricky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not exactly a weight loss diet or a dieting method. The whole really skinny vegetarian thing is kind of a myth.
2006-08-26 09:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by Heather 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I actually gained 10 lbs over 9 mths, of the 12 mths, I was a vegetarian. I lost quite a lot of muscle mass, regardless of how much soy protein I was eating, and I guess a lot of it converted to fat and somehow, my appetite increased like hell...
Maybe it'll work for you, maybe not. Dieting won't solve anything. You just need to learn to eat healthy, 5 small meals a day. More likely natural foods, and could be whatever you want. Depriving yourself of certain foods, will more likely make you want to binge eat them at the wrong times.
2006-08-26 08:15:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It depends on how longn you can manage to stay a vegetarian/vegan...as soon as you slide you're gonna gain it back.
2006-08-26 14:42:45 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋