fast weight loss switching to juice & vegan lifestyle?

YOU CAN GET PROTIEN FROM SPINICH NUTS BEANS i am not vegan but i was for many years and yeah you will drop weight if you eat clean and avoide proccesed foods. You also can gain weight on eating veagan if you dont watch what you consume. You also should buy organic fruits and veggies! I buy all organic (including meat) because the chemicals mess with your entire body and messes up weight loss. Whatever you choose good luck. XX

I don't juice because I have little time and like something that is easy and actually costs less then juicing but just as healthier if not more. It's been a "game changer" for me. Read the book "skinny ***** or skinny *kitten*" there is a chapter in there about what meat is doing to us... i'm vegetarian and getting closer to vegan.... feel better then ever. I don't lose weight because I'm at my goal but my muscle vs fat ratio has changed. Good job!

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It makes a huge difference depending on what your "diet" was like before. I havene weighed myself but my pants are falling off already after switching 2 weeks ago. I do green smoothies in the morning and a vegitarian diet the rest of the day. before i ate whatever, but now i meal plan and make the effort to not just grab food on the run. My energy is through the roof. Keep up the healthy eating and start making a better effort to hit the bike even for a little bit every day. Just make sure your veg lifestyle stays balanced so your still getting your proteins etc

ps: to those who say you cant get enough protein from vegan or vegetarian please do your research before you spout off.

Just started eating this way about a week ago myself, and I believe you. I already feel lighter, and have a lot more energy! I recently bought The Idiots Guide to Plant Based Nutrition. I'll be glad to get through the learning curve. The adjustment has been challenging, but worth it.

OP, accept my pre-emptive apology about this threadjacking.

I'm not at all concerned about labels, etc., but I do have to say that in a lot of ways, it is important to use the correct terminology when describing animal-free diets. If the only meat you eat is fish, you are pescatarian, if you eat no meat or dairy but eat eggs you are ovo-vegetarian, etc. If you still eat chicken, fish, pork, or beef, you are not a vegetarian, you are simply eating less meat than you used to.

This may sound like nitpicking, but it really does come from a good place. The reason I feel it is important is not to make one person feel superior to another, but because there is a lot of confusion in the restaurant world, etc. about what a "vegan" actually is. As a vegan, I often call ahead to make sure that there are vegan options for me at restaurants, etc. because it is part of my morals and values. If people think that "vegan" means you sometimes eat fish, or use chicken broth in soups, it makes it difficult for more "strict" vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are being served food that is in line with their beliefs. It would be just as frustrating if people say that they keep Kosher or Halal, but fry their eggs up in bacon fat.

Again, I know this sounds silly but really, it's mostly to clear up confusion rather than to assign labels to people.

So you lost muscles, not fat...I see you look forward using your bike. Keep on maintaining proteins...any time you will get them back, your weight will come back anyway.

There are more healthy ways to obtain protein, most fruits and vegatables provide Healthy protein, Watch the movie Forks over Knives it explains about veggie proteins. And being on this sort of diet does not make you lose muscle!!

This!

I was vegan for 15 yrs and now eat some dairy so consider myself vegetarian.... I am almost all muscle!!!!

HOWEVER one is automatically rewarded with EXCELLENT health by being vegetarian.

There is real danger in making broad brush statements like that. I was vegetarian for 15 years, and vegan for 3 of those years. I was obese the whole time, and became vitamin B12 deficient as a vegan, and developed allergies to anything from pollen to bananas. I didn't even know how sick I was until I quit being vegetarian. What has improved my health, weight and sense of wellbeing is cutting out sugar and starches and including whole (unprocessed) meats. Like I said, I didn't know how much better I could feel until I did this. I do hate to say it, but vegetarianism didn't make me healthier. I wish it did. If it improves your health, great, but don't assume that's a blanket truth for all.