No meat to lose weight?

alexandreenconanan17

Should I stop eating meat like those high carb low fat diet plan that I read before or just cut up some colories and stick with my meal plan. I'm eating rice everyday with more veggies and just a little of meat and sugar.

TavistockToad

Calorie deficit

shadow2soul

Your body needs protein. Low fat diets are usually high carb and high protein (lean protein like chicken, fish and egg whites).

If you want to skip meat, you will need to find other sources of protein to consume and make sure you get enough so you don't suffer protein deficiency.

You don't have to go low fat or low carb to lose weight. Obviously it's an option, but the goal with all these "diets" is to get your calories in lower than your calories out. You need to decided what will be the most sustainable route for you. Make a plan for how you want to eat for your goal weight, because just "dieting" to lose the weight and then going back to old habits will result in gaining weight back.

SierraFatToSkinny

I was a vegetarian for a while. I mostly did it to support my roommate who went vegetarian, but there was a moral component to it as well.

Ended up gaining weight.... Haha.

Now I eat meat, but I try not to have it be boneless, skinless etc. I eat meat off the bone and with the skin. I even save the bones and then make bone stock with them! Then I give the softened bones to my dog as a treat. I try to have as little waste of animal products as possible. I even eat organ meat.

I think that's how meat was intended to be consumed.

That was more of an answer than you asked for... but I'm very satisfied with this process.

livingleanlivingclean

No, you don't need to stop eating meat to lose weight. I would personally go more meat and less rice, but that's just me - I find protein more satiating, and rice a waste of calories.

crackpotbaby

Meat is an awesome source of protein, iron, essential fatty acids, amino acids and lots of other goodies.

If you plan to source these from something other than meat then - meh.

If you don't, but you cut out meat then your nutrition will suffer.

maxphia32

Your nutrition will not suffer if you cut out meat. Your body needs protein, but you can find it in many foods. Vegetables and fruits have protein. You do what you are comfortable with, and what you feel best eating. Just make sure you stay within your caloric goals and you will lose weight. I do not eat meat and my diary is open if you would like to take a look. I just started up again, so it is only since Monday. Good luck.

Lounmoun

It is not necessary for weight loss to cut meat- or any food- from your diet just have a calorie deficit.
If you do stop eating meat make sure you get enough protein from other sources.

lifeandleaves

Ideally you should stick to a diet you can do within your own comfort zone and expand your horizon from there. A drastic change is less likely to stick in the long term.

I have been vegan for 8 years and initially lost some weight without trying, in the region of 15 lbs (from 130 to 115). Nowadays I am about 120 lbs and eat a high-protein fermented soya product called tempeh to keep me full for a long time and not craving other food. This works for me, but it may not work for you.

HCLF works for some people. There is no single way to lose weight; at the end of the day, you need to consume less than you use, however that looks for you!

crooked_left_hook

Eat what you normally eat, just eat less of it. Drastic diet plans are unnecessary unless there is a medical need (like diabetes or celiac disease).

Rebecca0224

SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »

I was a vegetarian for a while. I mostly did it to support my roommate who went vegetarian, but there was a moral component to it as well.

Ended up gaining weight.... Haha.

Now I eat meat, but I try not to have it be boneless, skinless etc. I eat meat off the bone and with the skin. I even save the bones and then make bone stock with them! Then I give the softened bones to my dog as a treat. I try to have as little waste of animal products as possible. I even eat organ meat.

I think that's how meat was intended to be consumed.

That was more of an answer than you asked for... but I'm very satisfied with this process.

I also gained weight as a vegetarian and even more as a low carb vegetarian.

Calorie deficit for weightloss. How you create a calorie deficit is your choice but make it sustainable and get enough protein. Protein is important to maintain or reduce the lose of muscle.

TxTiffani

I have followed vegetarian and vegan each for 3 months at a time and all I lost was hair and energy (prob due to low protein). You still need to track the calories you're eating...there's no magical vegan foods that don't count in your caloric intake...as much as I was hoping that to be the case;)

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_Bro

Hmm, protein is your friend.
If you don't want to eat meat for whatever reason some good substitutes would be egg whites, and perhaps tofu?

Good choice with the veggies -- fiberous one like broccoli will help you feel full.

Good luck!

mph323

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

This is what my world would look like if i didn't just eat at a deficit and enjoy everything

Now I'm depressed. Time to go eat those cookies I saved room for

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AnnPT77

Vegetarianism is a wunnerful, wunnerful thing. I've been ovo-lacto vegetarian for 43 years. First, I was a thin vegetarian. Then I gained more weight, and was an overweight vegetarian. Next, I was an obese vegetarian. Stayed there for a few decades, including the last decade where I was very, very active (including getting place, not just participation - LOL!) medals in my chosen sport, rowing.

Finally, I decided to manage my eating in order to lose weight, and became a thin vegetarian again.

Bottom line: Vegetarianism isn't magic. If you have ethical reasons, become vegetarian or vegan. If no ethical reasons, don't: Vegetarianism is mildly (not excessively) more complicated and inconvenient.

Manage your eating, regardless, and get to a healthy weight. It's worth it.

ETA: Regardless of dietary choices, get enough protein. While in a calorie deficit, I recommend at minimum 0.6-0.8g per pound of a healthy goal weight. More is fine. Less is (IMO) risky. You can get this much on a vegan or vegetarian regime, no problem.

mph323

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

Hahaha, Are they chocolate chip?

Mmm gluten free girl scout toffee cookies. I didn't even know they had gf until someone gifted me with three boxes this year. I've been hoarding them

Windrunner666

Been meatless myself and listened to that hclf *kitten*. Trust me eat more protein and more fat, not neceserraly coming from an animal, for more satiety. Just find what works for you, and cut back on pasta and rice. It's not that "magical" food that you can eat a lot of and hope to loose.

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mph323

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

Lol well as long as they don't have raisins...

a raisin shouldn't even be allowed in a cookie..

From Benny and Joon: "A raisin is a failed grape."

livingleanlivingclean

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

Lol well as long as they don't have raisins...

a raisin shouldn't even be allowed in a cookie..

Oat raisin levain cookies are delicious.... But the ones with choc chips may be better

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MaddMaestro

lol not unless you have a meat allergy

HappyAnna2014

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Vegetarianism is a wunnerful, wunnerful thing. I've been ovo-lacto vegetarian for 43 years. First, I was a thin vegetarian. Then I gained more weight, and was an overweight vegetarian. Next, I was an obese vegetarian. Stayed there for a few decades, including the last decade where I was very, very active (including getting place, not just participation - LOL!) medals in my chosen sport, rowing.

Finally, I decided to manage my eating in order to lose weight, and became a thin vegetarian again.

Bottom line: Vegetarianism isn't magic. If you have ethical reasons, become vegetarian or vegan. If no ethical reasons, don't: Vegetarianism is mildly (not excessively) more complicated and inconvenient.

Manage your eating, regardless, and get to a healthy weight. It's worth it.

ETA: Regardless of dietary choices, get enough protein. While in a calorie deficit, I recommend at minimum 0.6-0.8g per pound of a healthy goal weight. More is fine. Less is (IMO) risky. You can get this much on a vegan or vegetarian regime, no problem.

So true! I'm vegan, and have lost 70 lbs...I have to eat a lot of protein to keep from getting hungry...but meat or no meat, you just need a calorie deficit to lose.

pitbullmamaliz

SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »

Then I give the softened bones to my dog as a treat. I try to have as little waste of animal products as possible. I even eat organ meat.

@SierraFatToSkinny , this is completely off topic but please don't EVER feed cooked bones to your dog. Cooked bones splinter and are very dangerous to feed, regardless of the size of your dog or the bone.

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SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »

I was a vegetarian for a while. I mostly did it to support my roommate who went vegetarian, but there was a moral component to it as well.

Ended up gaining weight.... Haha.

Now I eat meat, but I try not to have it be boneless, skinless etc. I eat meat off the bone and with the skin. I even save the bones and then make bone stock with them! Then I give the softened bones to my dog as a treat. I try to have as little waste of animal products as possible. I even eat organ meat.

I think that's how meat was intended to be consumed.

That was more of an answer than you asked for... but I'm very satisfied with this process.

jennybearlv

Unless you have an ethical reason to stop eating meat, don't. It is an excellent source of protein. I gained most of my weight while I was a vegetarian. There is this idea that vegetarians are all skinny yoga instructors or something and it's just not the case. Calories are the key to weight control, wherever they come from.

jennybearlv

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

LOL @ failed grape.. omg this seriously needs to be an image..

Actually raisins are grapes that were left too long in the sun. So old grapes. I absolutely agree they have no business in cookies.