I hate vegetables...

ok I hate veggies as well, so what i do is i make fruit smoothies in the morning or whenever and just add some greens in there. You wont taste anything but the fruit and you get some veggies in your system.

Experiment with low fat recipes. My friend made a beautiful vegan curry for me (again, the spices take away the taste of the veggies if that's what you hate).
Yesterday I cut up half an aubergine (eggplant to you 'muricans), half a butternut squash, threw in 2 tins of low sodium plum tomatoes and a sprinkling of your favourite herbs and just baked it. Aubergine has quickly become one of my favourite veggies and I want to include it in everything!
I also made myself a HUGE pot of chunky root veg soup.

I hate all veggies too. I just cant stomach them. So, i take my supplements, as its better than nothing. Still worked for me

Is it taste, texture, or something else?

I think it's mostly taste. I know people day things like lettuce don't taste like anything but to me it does...

I don't know what your diet looks like right now, but if you eat a lot of sweetened processed foods, you may just not be used to the taste of vegetables. Since cutting down on sweet foods, I've found that I was able to taste vegetables more and found the natural sweetness of some.

There are also 1000 different ways to prepare veggies so you might find you like a veggie done one way but not another. For instance, I find steamed cauliflower boring and blah, but roasted cauliflower is delicious. I hated eggplant until I tried it without the skin. I love raw cucumber, but find it irresistible when salted.

You can lose weight without eating vegetables still, but you won't be as healthy as you would be if you just ate them.

Here's some suggestions for you:

1) You can do what I try to do in all my cooking: hide them!

-Make carrot cake or zucchini bread (Personally I like zucchini bread, but I don't care for carrot)
-Throw an onion, zucchini, and a green bell pepper into any sauce you make (spaghetti, lasagna, chili, etc.)
-Smoothies can hide a multitude of veggies as well!
-Try spaghetti squash in place of the noodles in spaghetti
-A lot of people like mashed cauliflower or cauliflower pizza crust (not my thing, but it's a good idea)

2) Or you can try them different ways:

-Raw
Ever tried raw beans or snap peas? Grow them yourself, they taste best fresh off the vine!

-On a BBQ
Peppers of all colours, green and yellow zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions - drizzle with olive oil and grill until they go slightly soft, but not so long that you lose that delicious crunch.

-With cheese
Everything tastes better with cheese! I've just recently fallen in love with Green salad, and I think it's the feta. (I also don't like the taste of lettuce)

My daughter used to say she hated vegetables, and wouldn't eat boiled anything except peas. But i made roast veg one day, drizzled with olive oil and with garlic and herbs, and she loves them, The taste and the texture are completely different. Maybe give that a go?

^^^ Roasted veggies are delicious!!!

3) Look up online how to cook veggies properly.

I used to hate asparagus until my sister looked up how to properly cook them. Now I'll buy asparagus, cook them in a frying pan with a little water in it until they're just slightly cooked (but not soft), then I'll drizzle them with some lemon juice, and I love them!

There's nothing worse in my mind than overcooked veggies. If you take the time to make them right, then you'll probably find that you enjoy them far more than you ever did before!

Hide them in smoothies, cook them in dishes, and pretty much treat yourself like a kid.

Some good recipes to sneak veggies in:
lasagnas, macaroni dishes, crusts/breads, muffins, soups, etc.

You can seriously get them in anything as long as you disguise them right!

Cook the vegetables until they're really well done (lessens their taste) and then incorporate them into dishes you'll like. Stews, for example, are good, since the vegetables don't really taste like anything except for stew. I can't eat most vegetables raw (including lettuce--no salads for me), but they're fine when cooked.

I truly think that vegetables are an acquired taste - I don't love them either, but am slowly finding some that I can tolerate. I think the way they are prepared makes all the difference in the world.

The big thing you have to do is open your mind to them - if you go into trying something new knowing that you won't like them, then chances are you won't. Your weight loss is not dependant on vegetables, but it sure makes the process easier if you can incorporate them into your diet as they are low in calories but can fill you up.

Good luck!

I use to be like this as well but slowly Ive changed little things like mashed potatoes to mashed cauliflower, still made with butter and a little garlic salt. I recently switched pasta to spaghetti squash and I have to say I really like it. I didn't know it was so sweet. Its like candy noodles. :smooched:

ok I hate veggies as well, so what i do is i make fruit smoothies in the morning or whenever and just add some greens in there. You wont taste anything but the fruit and you get some veggies in your system.

This, my kids hate vegetables. I bought a juicer and they now get their vegetables and don't even know it. For instance here is something to try. 1/4 pineapple, 1/4 papaya, 3 oranges, 1 and 1/2 limes, 6 carrots and 2 cups of kale. You won't even know the carrots and kale are in there.

Be a grown-up. Eat vegetables.