Comments on: Does becoming a vegan help u to lose weight?

By: Lydia

Lydia — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:01 +0000

Being vegan is a start to losing weight, but only if you eliminate all the meat without replacing the protein. In other words, if you cut out that 25% of your diet then naturally yes you would start losing weight. But anyway. You should be consuming high-fiber whole grain bread products anyways and maybe limit to 6 servings a day. Maybe you’re having too much fat, perhaps? Being vegetarian or vegan does not promise weight loss because junk food is still out there.
I can understand why your mother would say that being vegan might be bad for teens. We are still developing and especially us females need a hecka lot of iron. Eliminating red meat automatically sets this challenge for us. Just be sure to take multivitamins and iron pills. If you are going to go vegan, make sure you still eat fresh produce and whole grains and plenty of beans and legumes for healthy protein and iron. Be extra sure that you are still getting enough to fuel your body, however. Even healthy fats are essential. It has been shown that healthy fats found in nuts and avocados actually encourage weight loss.

By: praise seitan

praise seitan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:01 +0000

yes. i knew a girl who went vegan and rode her bike to work and lost 70 pounds.
replacing the bread with veggies would be a healthy way to reduce calories.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:01 +0000

Going vegan is a bad idea. If you want to lose weight there many better ways. Do you exercise at all? You really should.

By: mel_strum@yahoo.com

mel_strum@yahoo.com — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:01 +0000

It doesn’t. The only way to lose weight is to consume less calories than you burn. Veganism won’t help you unless you’re consuming less calories than you burn. Even if you eat meat, you will lose weight as long as you’re consuming less calories than you burn.

By: Robot_x

Robot_x — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:01 +0000

It can be bad for anyone, if they do not eat right.It can also be extremely good for you, if you eat well.It depends on the individual.

Being vegan may or may not help you lose weight.Weight loss is about calories, if you are eating more calories then you need, you will gain weight.

I think you need to cut down on the cheese and carbs and exercise if you don’t already.Eat more vegetables,avoid fatty foods, eat only when you are hungry and such.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:01 +0000

ohhhhhhhh ya i know this one girl she became a vegan and lost about 50 pounds

By: Moxie

Moxie — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:01 +0000

It sounds like your mom isn’t a very good nutritionist. 17 year olds can go Vegan with no problems, as long as they study what to eat.

Going vegan won’t automatically make you lose weight. Exercising and decreasing your calories consumed will.

If you want to go vegan, go for it. But, if your main goal is losing weight, use a computerized food journal to help you. It will tell you when you are eating too many carbs and fat and calories. http://www.fitday.com/

By: aqua

aqua — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:09:01 +0000

Keep it lowfat, varied, organic and fresh as possible. Limit high sodium, high sugar, processed, refined and frozen or canned foods. Your best friend should be the fresh produce part of the grocery store. Include green smoothies. Go to Barnes and Nobles and buy or order vegan cookbooks.