How can you be a fat vegetarian??????????????????

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Answer 1

I don't exercise as much as I should. I don't even eat as many carbs. I'm not way overweight (want to lose 4-5 kg) but it is quite hard for me to achieve the desired result. (It's my fault, yes, I know. Exercise!!). Slow metabolism also helps. And it's not that I eat chips or stuff my self with chocolate. I do occasionally have my share of junk food but not more than once a week, and sometimes not at all in a month.

Answer 2

*sniff sniff* I just can't lose this baby weight!! Seriously, I've been a vegetarian for 15 years but never vegan. In other words, I'll chomp a candy bar or ice cream sundae every now and then. Some presciption meds can also pack on the pounds. I did a no-carb diet and actually went down 4 sizes.

Answer 3

The three biggest factors are probably carbohydrates, sugar alternatives and junk food. If a "vegetarian" simply drops meat from their diet and substitutes starchy pastas or nuts and grains, they could easily become overweight. The same is true if they eat a lot of foods with honey or molasses in place of refined sugar. And just because a person is a vegetarian, that doesn't always mean that they stop eating junk food.

A good vegetarian diet has to have a good solid nutritional foundation. It's not enough to simply stop eating meat in order to be healthy. . .you have to use common sense and have a good dietary plan if you want to reap the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle.

Answer 4

Just because you're a vegetarian doesn't mean you're going to be thin. Some people have very slow metabolisms and actually not eating meat can be worse for weight loss. Meat has the proper protiens your body needs whereas breads and other carbs are harder to break down. Sugar is the bigest negative effect on gaining weight and must be taken in small doses if your metabolism is slow. I would recommend doing further research on this if it is important to you. Best of luck!

Answer 5

I am not fat, but definitely overweight, and it is because I am totally addicted to sugar. I am working on that, but it's been hard. Also, nuts, breads, whole milk and cheese (if you are not vegan). etc. Plus, I haven't been vegetarian very long. (Really, right now, I don't suppose I completely classify as a vegetarian, since I am eating chicken and fish due to my commuting situation which hopefully won't last longer than a couple more weeks. But in theory. . .).

Answer 6

Because being vegetarian does not necessarily mean you are leading a healthy lifestyle. You can be vegetarian and eat all the ho-ho's, chips, cheese pizza & ice cream you want. You can still eat most candy bars, you can still eat most cookies, you can still eat french fries and other deep fried foods... Meat isn't the only thing that makes us fat. It's probably not even the PRIMARY thing that does! America has a serious sweet tooth... not to mention our ever-increasing desire for convenience foods (of which even the vegetarian varieties are high in fat & sodium).

Answer 7

You ask the question with some skepticism, as if vegetarians cannot possibly be fat. And as one who is fat but also has been a vegetarian for the past 6 years, it is VERY possible....

Being vegetarian" does not mean only eating fruits and vegetables. Pasta, bread, pizza, starchy veggies such as corn and peas, alcohol and desserts are certainly all generally considered "vegetarian" but can pack on the pounds if you eat more than you burn in calories...just like any food. Being one who is a pasta and bread "junkie", it's easy to put on pounds. And even eating too many veggies and fruits will expand the waistline if eaten in excess and exercise is not there to balance it all out. I should say that probably when one thinks of a vegetarian, the image of a thin, probably tall person comes to mind.... And that's not too unreasonable either. Most vegetarians I know also tend to take very good care of themselves in addition to diet to keep them thin. They tend to get out more and bike, walk, swim, etc.

You should know that after being a very avid meat eater for most of my life, I had lost nearly 100 pounds since I went "veggie" in 2001, and the weight came off in less than a year. My blood pressure improved considerably and my cholesterol dropped from a staggering 274 down to 151 as of my last checkup in '05. But in the past year, I have put on about 30 pounds mainly because of eating out more (and not eating as well) and walking so much less than before. But as we start 2007, I intend to get back on the mode to weight loss the vegetarian way. Hope that helps alleviate your disbelief in fat vegetarians! They do walk among us! :-)

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Answer 8

Being a vegetarian isn't nesscessarily heathier. If you were fat before, that's possible. You also still eat chocolate and candy, so there's a possiblility But if you gained weight, you may think you can get away with not exercising because you eat healthy. Well, meat has protein and protein gives you energy to exercise. Try eating nuts for protein, and exercise more.

Answer 9

while diet is very important to your health, people often forget that exercise is just as important. even if you don't eat meat, there are plenty of foods with fat in them, so it is important to exercise no matter what kind of diet you have. if you want to lose weight or maintain a low weight, becoming a vegetarian is a good start, but you have to exercise as well. then again, i have been a vegetarian for most of my life and have always been at a low or average weight (i'm 5'6" and 125 lbs) even though i don't get very much exercise. my point is, some people gain weight very easily and some struggle to bring it up, everyone's different and has to find a diet that works for them.

Answer 10

Why not? Eat too many calories and you will become fat. It doesn't matter whether those calories came from a plant or animal.

Meat-eaters tend to be fatter because meat is a more concentrated source of calories and therefore the person fills up his/her stomach with more calories than a vegetarian would.

Eat lots of fried food and you will sure as hell be fat! It doesn't matter whether it's lard or canola oil; both have the same amount of calories. One doesn't have cholesterol but that's a totally different subject.