Any plant-based eaters?

Hi! I am currently eating a mostly plant based diet as well.i read the book "the china study" and it explained the concept of not being able to over eat as this: that our bodies will fell and be more full with plants and that our brains will have such a vast array of nutrients that we won't need to eat as much. So basically, you should be satisfied by the time you reach reasonable calorie limits. Calories are calories, though... So if you eat 3000 calories of plants or other foods you are gonna gain weight. (I'd be willing to bet it would be nearly impossible to eat that many calories of solely plant based foods in a day though!) if I were you I'd count calories for a few weeks and set a weight loss goal. If you are gaining weight, lower calories, if you are loosing too much, up the calories. Overall I love eating as much plant based unprocessed foods as I am able because I know I am protecting my body and I actually get to eat more food which is awesome!

I haven't read Eat to Live, but I've watched Forks over Knives and I have the cookbook. I try to eat healthy, whole foods and I try to generally eat gluten free. I don't eat many fruits because of the sugar. I don't eat completely plant-based but try to lean in that direction (I feel like I need eggs and some seafood once in awhile for protein). I eat a lot of quinoa and veggies.

Like you, I'm only trying to lose 10-15 lb. That seems to be the hardest amount to lose and maintain!

I know I don't exercise enough ... but I never really counted calories or nutrients. I mainly paid attention to ingredients, not amounts. Now, with MFP I'm trying to do both! I just started 3 days ago so don't have any real success/ failure stories yet ... good luck everyone!

I'm transitioning to a vegan diet and I'm almost all the way there. I'm trying to loose about 15-20 pounds but since I started switching over to vegan I haven't notice much a weight change either. I notice I go over on sugar almost everyday from fruits and I find trying to get enough protein has been pushing me over on my carbs or calories. So I'm afraid I don't have any advice for you but I'm definitely looking for more plant based eating friends here on MFP!

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I have been plant based since March of last year. I have lost a LOT of weight, but I clearly needed to lose a lot. When I first started out, I did not count calories, and ate as much whole, plant based food as I wanted. Then after I lost about 50 pounds I found my fitness pal and started counting calories.

I am reading "Crazy, Sexy Diet" by Kris Carr and am looking to move toward a primarily plant-based diet. I was a vegetarian for 15 years, but I was what Kris calls a "muffin vegetarian". I essentially replaced meat with carbs. Now I am eating small amounts of meat, fish and shellfish, but I would like to have a diet where 90% of the time I ate vegan, gluten-free, with the other 10% of the time being free to indulge. I've become a bit vegetable obsessed, actually. I'm even trying to grow my own vegetables off my teeny-tiny balcony for the first time this year.

You can definitely gain weight or plateau on a plant-based diet. Dried fruit, nut butters, and nuts can add pounds really fast if you aren't counting calories. A few years ago I lost about 35lbs going raw vegan, but I think it was because I primarily ate leafy greens. I moved in with some unhealthy eaters (carbatarian sugarholics), and gained 20lbs over 2 years, so here I am, now living with my DH and kicking those pounds to the curb. We live in Wisconsin, so cheese is kinda in your face, and then it goes in MY face. I love it, but I limit it, and am still losing weight, slow and steady. I was plateauing for a while and then kicked my activity level up a few notches and got over the hump. It seems that counting calories and a bit of exercise is truly the best way to shed unwanted pounds. Like duh, right?