I'm screwed.

AnnPT77

vaskaxtumir wrote: »

"Btw, if anything I *gained* weight being a vegetarian."

I had the same experience a few years ago, when I went raw-food vegan for about 6 months. It was a perfectly healthy way of eating but I found it extremely frustrating and disappointing that it didn't help me lose a single pound! It was only when I discovered just how carb sensitive I am that it made sense. I may have had much better results if I'd eliminated all fruit, but I'm very happy doing keto now. There are vegetarian ketogenic diets, too, should you find that you need a bit more help a little down the road in losing the extra fat.

Best wishes!

Some people do do better low carb (or keto), either for medical reasons (diabetic, insulin resistant, that sort of thing) or because it helps them with appetite/cravings.

But the need to reduce carbs is not a universal, and reducing all carbs does make a slightly-more-difficult-than-average way of eating (vegetarianism) just a tiny bit more difficult. It's not an insurmountable extra difficulty, but why make it more difficult if you don't need to?

Turning vegetarian (or vegan, or pretty much any other supposed-to-be-magical diet) just to lose weight is a poor idea. It just makes things more complicated (more new things to learn). Weight loss is still all about calories. (Balanced nutrition is important for health, of course.)

I gained weight as a vegetarian, I lost weight as a vegetarian. For many/most of us, the vegetarian part of it is completely irrelevant. Of course, I reduced carbs to lose weight. I also reduced fats (big time) and protein (still getting a reasonable amount), because I needed to reduce portions to lose weight. The carbs were pretty irrelevant for me, and I'm betting the same is true for many others.

For sure, low carb/keto is worth a try if you have the medical factors, or find that carbs tend to increase cravings/appetite, or even just for fun/experiment.

mulecanter

Too young to quit. I just met a 71 year old that hikes up Sandia peak in Albuquerque twice a week. Last year I rode a ski lift with an 82 year old man. Use it or lose it. Get your butt moving friend.

teeheedundee

You can do it!