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Vegetarian vs. Vegan vs. Eating meat..to lose weight?
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Rabbit1295 wrote: »I feel like the responses did answer that question, but... oh, well.
The pros and cons will be different for different people. You need to find the right way for YOU to eat - what fills you up, what tastes good to you, what gives you energy, what weighs you down, what is practical for your lifestyle, what fits with your ethics and priorities. No one can answer that for you. Sounds like bad news, but the good news is you don't have to eat food you don't like to lose weight or be healthy.
A lot of MFP veterans replied to your posts - people who have already lost their weight and are maintaining successfully. And we all have different ideals, activity levels, and lifestyles and all eat pretty different diets.
It's not really a question that I'm asking. I was only curious what people had to say. Especially when you read online and some sites say "go vegan for a healthier lifestyle!" or "why meat is destroying our bodies!" etc. I live in an area where people are vocal about what form of diet or rather lifestyle is better than the rest. (and they get very defensive as well...) I don't know. Was just looking as just trying to make conversation is all. I will always eat meat. I'm just very conscious about where my food comes from. I try to support the local farmers.
Btw..I'm probably going to sound extremely stupid for asking this but..what does MFP stand for?
I've been at this whole weight management thing for over 5 years now. In that time I've done paleo, primal, vegetarian, Nourishing Traditions, Eat to Live, DASH, IF in various forms, (JUDDD, 5:2IF, 16:8IF), the Great Potato Hack, Low Carb, Moderate Carb, Blue Zones, Pescetarian and then my personal favorite-the diet Coke and Lean Cuisine diet
Throughout all of this I've also had complete blood work panels drawn twice a year. For me it does not matter what kinds of foods I'm eating/plan I'm following-my weight and health markers are controlled by my calorie intake/being at a healthy weight.
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I agree with the person who said there can be fat vegetarian and fat vegans. You can eat junk and be vegan.
After research and watching videos like “what the health” and “forks over knives” I have decided to be mostly whole plant food based which is going further than just vegan. I am doing this for my personal health reasons. Have just started and decided to combine it with tracking as well because you can still eat too much.
This is not easy and am not a fanatic about it nor would try to persuade others but would love to discuss this journey with people.11 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »Eden_Goldie wrote: »Yaaaaaawn. Knew I didn't want to get involved and I was right!
1. Look at your teeth...humans were not designed to eat meat.
2. So you've been a veggie longer than I have been alive, that doesn't make you more educated.
3. Put a freshly picked vegetable on the side for 3 days then put a fresh dead animal on the side for 3 days...see which one seems more appealing to you then.
The post isn't about morals. End of. I won't be replying again.
Others addressed the other points, but I really wish my strawberries could read your post and behave themselves. Without proper storage, they're off within a few hours.
Yes, my strawberries, which I grow myself, organically, would be completely inedible in three days. Yuck.0 -
I gained weight once I became vegetarian. I turned to carbs to replace the protein I used to eat... bad for my waistline. Lol. Counting my macros helped me realize how out of control my carbs were, and how little protein I was getting!!5
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Vegn people here?0
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Rabbit1295 wrote: »Heyo! Hope everyone is well
Something I've been wondering about. What form of diet do you think is better to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight? I'm really curious about REAL (hopefully unbiased lol) testimonials. Do you have to switch diets and commit to it for the rest of my life or what?
I personally LOVE my meat and fish. Especially ocean caught fish and organic chicken. But let me know what you guys think.
I think you can still lose weight whilst eating meat so it would have to be a lifestyle change which works for you. Don’t deprive yourself of any food because you can eat what you like in moderation. Fish is great, chicken is great, red meat is something I would maybe eat once a week as it’s quite high in fat .. plant based foods are always going to be healthy so getting lots of veg and good carbs like sweet potatoes and whole grains is ideal.0 -
Maybe someone said this already but is it weight loss or fat loss?
I did the keto thing and lost fat and muscle but the result in the mirror was unpleasant to me but people called me skinny hahah yeah but I was skinny fat1 -
I don't think vegan vs vegetarian vs meat eater really makes a difference for weight loss. I'm vegan, but I don't think it really offers any weight loss advantages. Meat isn't particularly calorically dense.2
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