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    Do you have to eat vegetables in order to lose weight??

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    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      gorymeraz wrote: »
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      do you even fiber?

      http://www.webmd.com/diet/fiber-weight-control

      I was sure there was a meme for that and I was right!

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    • Posts: 1,452 Member
      thorsmom01 wrote: »
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      This!
      For weight loss ,its not necessary to eat veggies.
      Nutrition is a whole different story. You asked about weight loss op, so as far as weight loss goes veggies are not needed ( for godnesss sakes, I've looked at diaries on here where the person drinks 900 calories of whipping cream a day lol !!! )
      For me, I prefer personally to have a well balanced diet that hits my macros and micros .so I do include veggies in my day but it's certainly not required to lose weight!!

      Holy cow! Are you serious??? I'd be starving if I tried such a thing. Lol. I'll be on the lookout for such diaries. I want a screenshot of it.
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      cwolfman13 wrote: »
      there are tons of veggies to choose from and numerous ways they can be prepared...i eat all the veggies...

      Yep. I really dislike boiled or steamed veggies. But oven baked anything makes them taste so much better. More crunch than sog.
    • Posts: 175 Member
      You should be aiming for at least 5 fruit or veg portions a day, not for weight loss (although vegetables will help you feel full for fewer calories) but for your general health. Some things are boring, but being a grown up means that sometimes you do things because you should. There are plenty of ways to get variety though, different veg, different cooking methods, seasoning, herbs and spices...
    • Posts: 5,377 Member
      Protranser wrote: »
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      He actually did eat some canned veggies to avoid scurvy, if i recall.

      OP If you're still a vegetarian but don't like eating vegetables anymore, you're going to have bigger problems.

      He took a multivitamin.
    • Posts: 4,301 Member
      arditarose wrote: »
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      So...most veggies are fruits. Noted.

      broccoli is a flower so it is really a conifer. So it is a pine tree. Kidding(sarcasm). It is a flower though.

    • Posts: 4,301 Member
      Lovee_Dove7 wrote: »
      Yes. Always eat them in order! It's like food combining, but alphabetical. First asparagus, then broccoli, then cabbage......
      end with Zu Zu's peddles. Right Clarence?!?
    • Posts: 5,377 Member
      "Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing you wouldn't put tomatoes in a fruit salad. Charisma would be convincing people to eat tomato fruit salad."
      "Isn't tomato fruit salad just salsa?"
      "Hey guys, I found our bard!"
    • Posts: 8,029 Member
      _Terrapin_ wrote: »
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      end with Zu Zu's peddles. Right Clarence?!?

      Every time someone eats zucchini an angel gets its wings.
    • Posts: 4,647 Member
      edited December 2015
      angerelle wrote: »
      You should be aiming for at least 5 fruit or veg portions a day, not for weight loss (although vegetables will help you feel full for fewer calories) but for your general health. Some things are boring, but being a grown up means that sometimes you do things because you should. There are plenty of ways to get variety though, different veg, different cooking methods, seasoning, herbs and spices...

      I'm a Toys"R"Us kid. The first edible plant stuff I've bought in ages was a box of clementines the other day. I was so proud of myself!
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      edited December 2015
      The grown up thing is right, especially if you have kids, make sure they get a wide variety of fruit and veggies.

      I've met some very picky adults, who have been that way since childhood because they were indulged by their parents who let them get away with it :confounded:
    • Posts: 7,724 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      I guess the only way veggies could help you lose weight is if you replaced your regular high calorie foods with low cal veggies. You can have a plate loaded with veggies for not many calories, plus they can be very filling. But veggies on their own on top of your regular food wont do diddly for weight loss.
      Added to your entire day on a regular basis, maybe not. But adding veg could increase satiety, and possibly postpone cravings, and/or your next meal or snack. Also it could be a starting point where you add the veg to your regular meals, and then realize, whoa! I'm getting much fuller faster, maybe I can cut back a bit. I know that one has happened to me once or twice, so adding veg even on top of existing meals could be an excellent starting point
    • Posts: 2,408 Member
      samiamorisseau wrote: »
      I know vegetables are important in for health but do you have to eat it to lose weight??

      You can eat nothing but peanut M&M's and lose weight, or you can just eat nothing. They are both plausible weight lose scenarios.
    • Posts: 18,878 Member
      ncboiler89 wrote: »
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      You can eat nothing but peanut M&M's and lose weight, or you can just eat nothing. They are both plausible weight lose scenarios.

      Make them peanut butter M&Ms, and you've got a deal.
    • Posts: 2,408 Member
      Alatariel75 wrote: »
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      Make them peanut butter M&Ms, and you've got a deal.

      Peanut butter peanut M&M's is redundant imo.
    • Posts: 769 Member
      The only vegetable I'm not so fond of is celery, and the rest of them I love to bits. There are so many different kinds to try, and if you don't like them cooked - try them raw! Cook them different ways and see which turn out best.
    • Posts: 7,724 Member
      melonaulait wrote: »
      The only vegetable I'm not so fond of is celery, and the rest of them I love to bits. There are so many different kinds to try, and if you don't like them cooked - try them raw! Cook them different ways and see which turn out best.

      Coincidentally, I'm actually enjoying celery regularly for the first time pretty much ever because of... Tuna! So easy to chop up a stick and mix it with other items for this no heat meal (tuna salad/sandwich)
    • Posts: 7,088 Member
      neldabg wrote: »
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      Holy cow! Are you serious??? I'd be starving if I tried such a thing. Lol. I'll be on the lookout for such diaries. I want a screenshot of it.

      Very true and yes I have screenshots
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      JaneiR36 wrote: »
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      Added to your entire day on a regular basis, maybe not. But adding veg could increase satiety, and possibly postpone cravings, and/or your next meal or snack. Also it could be a starting point where you add the veg to your regular meals, and then realize, whoa! I'm getting much fuller faster, maybe I can cut back a bit. I know that one has happened to me once or twice, so adding veg even on top of existing meals could be an excellent starting point

      Ya, if I eat 100 grams of broccoli (34 calories) with my sandwich at lunch, I am fuller for much longer, and can skip or have a smaller afternoon snack.
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      edited December 2015
      neldabg wrote: »
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      Holy cow! Are you serious??? I'd be starving if I tried such a thing. Lol. I'll be on the lookout for such diaries. I want a screenshot of it.

      I think some context is needed here. I imagine someone who eats 900 calories of heavy cream is on a LCHF (low carb high fat) diet, and furthermore is a man who gets far more than 1200 calories to play with.

      @GaleHawkins, I believe you have mentioned large amounts (by my standards) of cream.
    • Posts: 762 Member
      Try this: (really) cut a head of cabbage into I inch slices. Put them on a baking sheet. Brush both sides with a mixture of smashed garlic, salt, and olive oil. Roast at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, flip them over, and roast another 20 minutes. Tastes like garlic bread. I'll ask you what I asked my veggie hating friend: how do you mop up your free radicals?
    • Posts: 1,701 Member
      senecarr wrote: »
      "Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing you wouldn't put tomatoes in a fruit salad. Charisma would be convincing people to eat tomato fruit salad."
      "Isn't tomato fruit salad just salsa?"
      "Hey guys, I found our bard!"

      This post just made my day!
    • Posts: 8,736 Member
      I can't eat most veggies and fruits ( none raw, carrots, squash, potatoes cook to death and pureed) for medical reasons and my weight is stable at bmi 20.5.
    • Posts: 8,736 Member
      gardensneeze wrote: »
      I'm not sure whether you're joking or not, but for complete health, functioning bowels, and all the nutrients you need to LIVE, yeah I'd be eating vegetables. Every. Day. They fill you up, taste amazing and are so good for you. Let me know if you want to tips or recipes on working with veg. Losing weight without including vegetables is extremely unhealthy and not recommended - you'd be starving yourself and depriving yourself of essential micronutrients, plus it's likely that you'd put all the weight back on because your habits haven't changed.
      ryry62685 wrote: »
      Nope...They can be helpful in controlling hunger but they are not strictly neccessary.

      Ironically for my own intestines to function I can't eat most veggies. They cause major pain and go through undigested for a lot of people with IBD ( Crohn's and ulcerative colitis) and I am forever on a low fibre diet plus lots of other foods are triggers too
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