I've read many posts where people say they became veg*n to lose weight. Then later I read posts saying these people no longer want to be veg*n because they didn't lose weight so they're going back to being omnis. Ok, I'm 5'4" and 110lbs (no that's not underweight) and the comment I get a lot is, "oh, you're thin because you're a vegetarian".
Ok people, there was a long time when I was a vegetarian and was overweight. Because cake, pizza, cheese nips and candy are all vegetarian. In fact, most new vegetarians are more of what I call a "pizza/pasta-etarian" So, how did I lose the weight? I had to count calories and exercise just like everyone else. Being a vegetarian was no magic ticket. Do you know how many calories the eggplant parmesan has at Macaroni Grill? 1230 calories. The 'sausage and pasta classico' has 860 calories. Or lets say you go to Burger King, a large order of fries doesn't have all that less calories then the chicken sandwhich.
Obviously being a veg*n is better for your health then eating meat, but you have to make smart choices, you can't just stick with the 'veg' food that you used to eat when you were an omni, because most of that wasn't very healthy to begin with. Buy a low cal veg*n cookbook and learn some new foods.
Ok people, there was a long time when I was a vegetarian and was overweight. Because cake, pizza, cheese nips and candy are all vegetarian. In fact, most new vegetarians are more of what I call a "pizza/pasta-etarian" So, how did I lose the weight? I had to count calories and exercise just like everyone else. Being a vegetarian was no magic ticket. Do you know how many calories the eggplant parmesan has at Macaroni Grill? 1230 calories. The 'sausage and pasta classico' has 860 calories. Or lets say you go to Burger King, a large order of fries doesn't have all that less calories then the chicken sandwhich.
Obviously being a veg*n is better for your health then eating meat, but you have to make smart choices, you can't just stick with the 'veg' food that you used to eat when you were an omni, because most of that wasn't very healthy to begin with. Buy a low cal veg*n cookbook and learn some new foods.