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I know it depends on what you eat, but is this true in general? Also, to all the vegetarians out there, do you crave unhealthy foods more, less, or the same as when you ate meat?
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It leads to weight loss, hair loss and pasty skin.
im a vegetarian and i lost 50 lbs
i dont know if all of that was from being vegetarian i also walked 3 times a week in the summer 4 miles :]
so yeah you do lose weight!
I’ve lost 10 lbs. in the last year, and that’s how long I’ve been a lacto-ovo vegetarian. =] I find myself always having more energy then when I ate meat. My new fave snack= A BANANA WITH PEANUT BUTTER! =]
i was a veggie and i felt heathier but stay away from too many carbs
You might lose weight by avoiding saturated fat in meat, butter and the animal fat used in baked goods, desserts and fried foods.
You won’t miss red meat. The veggie-meat substitutes and chicken clones made into patties, nuggets, ground round and steak available in health food store delis, frozen food and produce sections have a great meat-like texture and taste. They have far fewer calories than the "real thing" too.
Nutritional value. Flesh foods are essentially protein and saturated fat. Plant foods are protein, unsaturated (essential) fat, nutrient-rich carbohydrates and life-saving enzymes.
Flesh foods are acid forming in the body, have no fiber, contain cholesterol, have naturally occurring toxic waste and cause unhealthy putrefaction bacteria in our intestines (which may contribute to indigestion, illness and disease)
Our instincts are carnivorous. Most humans would not be able to kill an animal. They have to cook and disguise it so that it bears no resemblance to its original state. Unlike carnivorous animals, we do not naturally salivate at the sight of raw meat (though we do for raw fruit).
Carnivores have an almost unlimited capacity to handle saturated fat and cholesterol, according to Dr. William Collins, NY Maim Onedes Medical Center. However, when plant-eating test animals were given a small daily dose of animal fat, they developed clogged arteries and disease. (Mad Cow? – ED)
I think so. I did. I’m a flexetarian. I find that if I’m eating meat, I gain a bit more easily. The same goes if I’m not cooking for myself.
I think it might have something to do with fiber (you fill up faster) and the fact that plant-based foods are a lot less energy-dense (calories per volume) than animal-based ones.
Just be sure that you don’t suddenly swap all of your meat for eggs and cheese. That’s not healthy! As for junk food, I tend to eat junk a lot less. I don’t know if it’s because I don’t eat meat (though that does make it harder for me to go for fast food junk) or if it’s because I’ve gotten older. I also eat a lot more raw foods.
I actually gained when I gave up meat. Now (almost a decade later) I am very physically active so I am actually as thin as I’ve ever been.
The trick is that NOT eating meat alone will not necessarily help you lose. You still have to watch your intake!
No.
Eating a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables and exercising everyday leads to weight loss.
The ONLY weight to lose weight through diet is to eat less calories than you burn.
All other hyped up diets are based on junk science.
A vegan diet is the easiest way the get the most nutrients with the least calories.
http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bios
to a previous answerer…
omg yes banana and peanut butter!!!!
If you are trying to lose weight, then cutting out meat and replacing it with healthy foods will help you lose weight. But most vegetarians replace meat with other random foods of all types, so they don’t gain or lose weight overall.
It depends on if you’re overweight or not when you go vegetarian and it depends on how your vege diet is prepared.
In the fist few weeks I started I lost about 15-20 pounds. It felt really great. I figured it was because I just ate meat all the time. I hardly could find anything to eat in the beginning so I lost some weight
I was once 170 pounds and now I weigh 110
needless to say more?
I lost 1-2 pounds becoming a vegetarian, but I’m not overweight at all so I didn’t have much weight to lose anyway.
I have a major sweet tooth, so I don’t see any difference. I am trying to cut down on sugar with other things like raw veggies and nuts.
Generally, people sometimes lose a few pounds when they become a vegetarian because of all the fat that is in meat. And being a vegetarian has really opened up my eyes to new food choices, like Veggie Crisps. They are like chips only they taste like vegetables and there’s way less salt and grease. Really crunchy though.