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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

I would never be able to eat just fruit for breakfast. NEVER.

What is your typical breakfast?

debbiesmallnet wrote: »

So not diet. Lifestyle change. I get it. Swapping or substitute. Finding the choices I can live with forever. Breakfast = fruit. Always. I can live with that. Less coffee more water. Ok. Swap jasmine rice and tofu or beans for brown rice & fresh organic vegetable. . New favorites condiment lime juice. #vegan #vegankids #veganlife #vegankid #running #faster #stronger #better

Fruit? Just fruit?... I prefer protein and fat.

What's wrong with coffee?

Brown rice is no better than white rice, beans.

Organic... If you can afford it.

Eat what you like. Make most of it nutritious. Make all of it fit your calorie goals. Food is meant to be enjoyed.

I really don't think you need to get too hung up on the "swapping" list. It starts to sound like penance. Eat food you enjoy. Keep it within the confines of your calorie allowance. Add a little exercise to earn more calories.

Then keep at it. Keep. At. It.

debbiesmallnet wrote: »

So not diet. Lifestyle change. I get it. Swapping or substitute. Finding the choices I can live with forever.

Lifestyle change doesn't necessarily involve swapping or substitution. You can keep eating what you've always eaten as long as you eat it in amounts that fit into your calorie and overall nutrition goals.

Like chocolate? Eat chocolate. I keep 35-calorie individually-wrapped pieces of real chocolate and eat one when I want chocolate.

Potato chips? If I want some I pull out my food scale and measure out a 28g serving rather than just eating out of the bag.

Pizza? I can either make one myself or buy a Lean Cuisine one that's 390 calories.

I eat basically everything I used to eat, just in moderation. I've swapped some things but only when they have better nutrition while being just as satisfying. I can see myself doing this long term because I don't feel deprived.

Hey, OP, it's cool that you're a vegan and all, but your plans don't sound sustainable.

You need to nourish your body, and your body still needs protein. If you have bought what the China Study says? DON'T. It's been debunked. Dieters in particular need more protein to preserve lean muscle mass while losing weight. The reason for this is that when you lose weight, you lose body fat and muscle tissue. You want to take measures to keep as much muscle as possible. Carbohydrates are also muscle sparing.

You just need to eat less of the beans and tofu and jasmine rice. There's no reason to eliminate them totally. They're perfectly good foods.

Eat some nuts or seeds with your fruit for breakfast. Nut butter on an apple is yummy. There's no reason to be afraid of fat either!

I think factors involved in long term sustainability are probably going to differ from person to person in at least some aspects of dieting. Food selection being a big one.

Do you think you can develop habits around your diet that you can maintain for a long time or do you think these are things that you're temporarily adopting while you are "on your diet" and you're revert back to old habits when you are "not on your diet"?

Generalizations are good to talk about as starting points but there's likely a huge amount of variability.

But the general point that these should be sustainable in the long term, is correct, and hugely important.

It will be pretty difficult to get your neccessary protein without beans/lentils!
I mean, I understand you're a vegan but you are aiming to make yourself sick not strong and healthy!
It's not all about swapping and substitution, it's about a reasonable calorie deficit and more healthy choices.