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CiaraMDalton
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For a week now by my husband's demand we have been eating vegetarian meals all week. With no pop...which I'm doing fine with no real urges to break this diet. However I keep gaining weight. Like 9 pounds in two weeks. I'm truly confused. I'm also working out on a elliptical 4 days a week. And my job requirements has me on my feet for 4-8 hours 5 days a week. I'm just very disappointed.
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Eating vegetarian meals has nothing to do with weight loss. There are plenty of fat vegetarians!
You need to eat in a caloric deficit to lose weight.0 -
You're eating more than you're burning. Log everything you eat or drink, weighing and measuring portions. Do that for a few weeks, you'll likely find you're eating a lot more than you think. Just because something is vegetarian/vegan doesn't mean it's not calorie dense.0
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My calorie intake is low.0
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Definitely invest in a digital food scale and weigh out all of your foods to get a better idea of how many calories you are consuming. I struggled at first because I relied on the serving size of pre-packaged stuff to be accurate and it was almost always more than what I thought it was! Also, if you just started working out you could have some water weight gain in there for muscle repair and once your body gets used to the new activity you will see a change.0
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Thank you0
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It's been one week. You could lose about 2 lb in a (very strict calorie controlled) week but your body weight can fluctuate up to 5lb naturally from water retention so you may not see it so quickly. How do you know your calorie intake is less that you burned? Did you count calories?0
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You're eating more than you think you are.
Are you weighing your foods?
Going vegetarian does NOT mean you'll lose weight. Sorry but nope. I wish it was that simple because I'd have 25 years of being fit under my belt.0 -
maybe yor body is upset by your husbands demands?vegatarian is not for every one. Were you ready to give up pop?0
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Eating vegetarian meals has nothing to do with weight loss. There are plenty of fat vegetarians!
You need to eat in a caloric deficit to lose weight.
This exactly. If you are eating a lot of pasta/rice, you are probably eating more calories than say if you were eating lean meats. You are eating more calories now than before. If you want to continue eating vegetarian and you want to lose weight, you have to start weighing and measuring your foods and eating in a calorie deficit.
I wont even get into my thoughts on protein...but I would consider looking into a vegan protein powder.
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It's been one week. You could lose about 2 lb in a (very strict calorie controlled) week but your body weight can fluctuate up to 5lb naturally from water retention so you may not see it so quickly. How do you know your calorie intake is less that you burned? Did you count calories?
Yes I have I figured it was best. My doctor stated that I'm not eating enough calories so my weight is staying the same...then I've tried this new food choice and gained 5 pounds.0 -
CiaraMDalton wrote: »My calorie intake is low.
What matters is that your calorie intake is lower than your calories burned. You must eat at a caloric deficit to lose weight.
So either you are (a) eating more calories than you think, (b) burning fewer calories than you think, or (c) you have a medical anomaly that should be discussed with a physician.
edited to add that (c) is pretty unlikely. I'd start looking at (a) and (b) first.
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conniehgtv wrote: »maybe yor body is upset by your husbands demands?vegatarian is not for every one. Were you ready to give up pop?
I'm OK without pop. Don't drink much of it any way. But without meat I feel run down... a little weak.0 -
CiaraMDalton wrote: »It's been one week. You could lose about 2 lb in a (very strict calorie controlled) week but your body weight can fluctuate up to 5lb naturally from water retention so you may not see it so quickly. How do you know your calorie intake is less that you burned? Did you count calories?
Yes I have I figured it was best. My doctor stated that I'm not eating enough calories so my weight is staying the same...then I've tried this new food choice and gained 5 pounds.
Sorry 9 pounds0 -
check you sodium intake. I just switched to eating fruit, no soda real or diet and huge salad at night with protien. I could not find any salad dressing that was healthy they were either calorie dense or low calorie was high in sodium. I use salsa and Flavored Mustard. Tastes pretty good. I hope this helps good luck on your Journey. I am going to send you a friend request. Have a great weekend...0
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I've actually only had pasta or rice once in two weeks. I do vegie pasta.farfromthetree wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Eating vegetarian meals has nothing to do with weight loss. There are plenty of fat vegetarians!
You need to eat in a caloric deficit to lose weight.
This exactly. If you are eating a lot of pasta/rice, you are probably eating more calories than say if you were eating lean meats. You are eating more calories now than before. If you want to continue eating vegetarian and you want to lose weight, you have to start weighing and measuring your foods and eating in a calorie deficit.
I wont even get into my thoughts on protein...but I would consider looking into a vegan protein powder.0 -
CiaraMDalton wrote: »It's been one week. You could lose about 2 lb in a (very strict calorie controlled) week but your body weight can fluctuate up to 5lb naturally from water retention so you may not see it so quickly. How do you know your calorie intake is less that you burned? Did you count calories?
Yes I have I figured it was best. My doctor stated that I'm not eating enough calories so my weight is staying the same...then I've tried this new food choice and gained 5 pounds.
Your doctor is 100% wrong. That is ridiculous.-1 -
Are you measuring and weighing everything you eat?0
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CiaraMDalton wrote: »
I've actually only had pasta or rice once in two weeks. I do vegie pasta.farfromthetree wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Eating vegetarian meals has nothing to do with weight loss. There are plenty of fat vegetarians!
You need to eat in a caloric deficit to lose weight.
This exactly. If you are eating a lot of pasta/rice, you are probably eating more calories than say if you were eating lean meats. You are eating more calories now than before. If you want to continue eating vegetarian and you want to lose weight, you have to start weighing and measuring your foods and eating in a calorie deficit.
I wont even get into my thoughts on protein...but I would consider looking into a vegan protein powder.
It doesn't matter if it is veggie pasta. A calorie is a calorie. check the labels and compare.
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farfromthetree wrote: »
Your doctor is 100% wrong. That is ridiculous.
This whole thread is ridiculous. No one is a special snowflake.
Eat less than you burn and you will lose weight. Maybe not in a linear and predictable way, but you will not gain 9 pounds from eating too little. That is just nonsense.
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I use vega 1 all in one protein powder0
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