Tired of being a fat vegetarian

Hello and welcome aboard! This is a great place for encouragement and support. Feel free to add me if you like.

I gained weight when I became a vegetarian (almost 3 years ago)... It is because I ate too many carbs. I started eating pasta a lot more. Good luck and welcome. I love this site!

Jen

Welcome. I am a veg, and yes one can gain weight easily as a veggie ... my issue is carbs, carbs and more carbs. That continues to be my challenge, but I'm facing it and dealing with it. Feel free to add me, we can support each other

Just for kicks, read the book "Real Food" by Nina Planck if you are a vegetarian or are considering becoming one. Read it if you aren't one also.. It's a great eye-opener. Just my two sense.

Good luck with the weight loss!

When people find out I eat a lot of veggies and don't eat a lot of meat they look at me the same way. Just because its vegetarian doesn't mean its low calorie or fat free. There is a lot of processed junk that is veg.

I know I lose weight easily when I stick to whole foods that are vegetarian. My 7 year old would also like to be vegetarian. I won't be too picky on what she eats away from home but she seems to have a desire to not eat animals. We are both lactose intolerant so we don't drink milk(almond or soy for us) already but we do eat cheese here and there and yogurt occasionally. Both of which I know we could use the occasional supplement.

I do swap out animal for plant protein in some things like tacos. Where its easier to have 2 options. Sometimes I make separate toppings for my brother. But I don't sacrifice protein. If I run out of veggie options I will eat a small portion of meat. I can't wait to get us stable in our own place again so I can eat how I want all the time.

Start by swapping out the types of carbs you're eating. Eat whole grains in their purest forms....barley, oats, millet, amaranth, quinoa....ect.

Since you're veg and not vegan...eat plain greek yogurt instead of the regular fruit flavored yogurts.

It your protein in their purer forms as well...cut out the faux meats. I only have quorn or morningstart products 2-3 times a week...max.

Feel free to PM me...I've been a veg my entire life and was a strict vegan for a number of years. There are a lot of veg/vegans on this site...so don't feel like you're alone.

Welcome. I am a veg, and yes one can gain weight easily as a veggie ... my issue is carbs, carbs and more carbs. That continues to be my challenge, but I'm facing it and dealing with it. Feel free to add me, we can support each other

I find since I've been eating mostly vegetarian carbs seem to be what i have to watch as well!

I recently went vegan,
but now I enjoy seafood & egg whites...
still no dairy or other meat.

I understand where you're coming from.
This website is great because it really holds you accountable for what you do eat!
Maybe we can be friends and motivate eachother....
BEST OF LUCK!

Hi~ At the risk of making you hate me right off the bat, I have to admit that is exactly what I think when I meet someone who is overweight and vegetarian. Well, the wow part, not the freak part, I admire that part However, in your defense and to those who have food allergies/intolerance I agree. It is very hard to keep weight off with all the other options you start to "allow" youself simply because you know you can't or choose not to eat certain other "bad" foods. My sister, mother and aunt all have an intolerance to Gluten, for them this means so many foods go right out the window. I constantly hear complaints of "I wish I could eat that..." or "i'm so jealous you can eat wherever you want..." Truthfully, so can they, but what bother's me is that for certain people (not naming names or relation) who have this problem, they constantly allow themselves indugences because they feel they are allowed to 'treat' themselves. For those of us who do not have these allergies/intolerances or choose not to be veg. or vegan we too fall into the trap of 'treats'. I think that dieting or a lifestlye change in your food in-take can be problematic for anyone. Ok now that it sounds like i've gone off on a tangent here is what I mean to say; it's always going to be easy to fall into the 'treat trap' it's over coming that and not allowing youself to indulge in the beginning; so that later you can say to yourself "I was able to curb that feeling by doing....fillin the blank with a 'good' food or activity... and I know I can get past this craving now too". I too, wish you the best of luck and I encourage you to encourage yourself. Don't wait for other's to do it! I tend to lean on my husband for the support I have always lacked in giving myself and then hate him/myself in return when I fail. Stay positive and know you are not alone It sounds like you have great self motivation already, I think you will lose the weight you want to lose, and in return you will be healthy and happy, maybe even feel sexy for yourself and/or your partner. That's is all I hope for. Feel free to add me as a friend, maybe we can share ideas for what things we treat ourselves to that iaren't food. I could use a hobby!

I immediately gained about 75 pounds within a year or two of going vegetarian. That was in 1995. i have yet to take off weight and maintain a loss. my weight gain definitely had a lot to do with too many carbs from pasta, pizza, and breads because I wasn't getting enough protein. I didn't and still don't like Tempeh, Tofu, and, Quinoa. I've been told that processed soy proteins like Morningstar Farms products and Yves (which I do like) are not good for you. I'm having a hard time finding enough varied protein sources to keep me from feeling hungry and resorting to carbs to help me feel satiated. The thought of eating meat makes me want to either cry or hurl but my weight coaches are advising me to eat meat again. Help!