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Weight loss for Vegetarians

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    bodyzen wrote: »
    I'm not saying I have the magic answer or anything, every body is different, but for me - when I was eating 1200 -1400 calories a day as a vegetarian trying to lose weight, it was awful. I went vegan (with a strong focus on low fat, raw foods) started increasing my calories and I lost weight easily. Now I focus on getting at least 2000-2500 calories a day from whole foods. It works for me and I get to eat all I care for. :)

    But your weight loss is still due to a calorie deficit. Telling someone that they will lose weight eating unlimited quantities of whole foods is giving them advice that may not work.

    Calories still matter. If eating certain type of foods makes you feel fuller, then a calorie deficit is going to be easier to maintain. But there are many whole foods that can result in weight gain. If not, humans would have never evolved to process food because we would have died instantly from failure to thrive because we couldn't gain weight after birth.

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