Vegan and weightloss

paisleypark wrote: »

Anyone here have any great ideas to lose weight on a vegan diet!?

Nothing special about losing weight on a vegan diet.

One thing I'll point out, given the focus on carbs lately: Much of plant based protein comes with some carbs. That's completely fine, not a problem at all. It's not essential to do low carb, or vegan keto, or anything like that, in order to lose weight.

It's important to get enough protein. There's no particular reason to get any particular level of carbs, unless you have a diagnosed health condition for which it matters (such as diabetes), or you find carbs particularly satiating or appetite triggering, or you find that some level of carb intake is important to you personally for energy level.

Other than those things, which are very individual, you can lose weight eating any level of carbs.

For sound nutrition, eat enough protein, eat enough healthy fats, eat plenty of varied, colorful fruits and veggies. If you're vegan, pay attention to the micronutrients that can be more challenging (not impossible) to get in adequate amounts, like B12, calcium, iron, etc. To manage weight, eat the right number of calories. That's pretty much it.

On the off chance that you're not now vegan, but are considering becoming vegan to lose weight (as your post isn't crystal clear on that point ): Weight is about calories, primarily. Veganism doesn't automatically cause weight loss (or prevent it). If becoming vegan leads a person to eat fewer calories than their body burns, they'll lose weight. If it causes them to eat more calories than they burn, they'll gain weight. These things are true whether they count the calories or not.

I'm not vegan, but I've been vegetarian for 45+ years. I was a thin vegetarian back in the 1970s, became a fat vegetarian, then an obese one. I stayed obese for around 30 years +/- . Back in 2015, I used MFP to log my food and count calories, and became a healthy weight again, and I've stayed at a healthy weight since. FWIW, I at around 150g carbs daily while losing, and around 200g now (100g protein, 50g fats, in round numbers, FTR).

If you have more specific questions, ask. Best wishes!