Vegetarian and trying to lose weight

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  • jiggs31
    jiggs31 Posts: 117
    Hello!!! Veggie for 21 years (since age 11) - that was never the reason for my weight gain, that was caused by comfort eating.

    Quorn has been my saviour for protein.

    Feel free to add me :)
  • rrrbecca11
    rrrbecca11 Posts: 477
    I am vegetarian and have no trouble maintaining my weight at all, which is on the low side of my weight range for my age and height. I eat all I want of good carbs (vegetables, some fruits, whole grains, nothing processed, NO junk food), and keep my fat and protein intakes fairly low. I use the protein formula of .04 per kg of body weight and the fat I try to keep to no more than 20% of my caloric intake daily. I also weight train some at home, and walk 3-5 miles almost every day. It can be done. Good luck to you. Feel free to add me if you want to take a look at my diary for ideas.
  • gingerb85
    gingerb85 Posts: 357 Member
    I have been vegan for two years and truly expected to lose weight with my diet change, as I was eating a healthy vegan diet, not overly heavy on the carbs and not relying on processed or prepackaged foods. But that never happened until I started to exercise. Since August when I started tracking my food and exercising, I've lost 22 pounds. I'm almost at my first goal, then I would like to lose an additional 15-20 pounds to be at my ultimate goal weight. My diet is open. Feel free to send me a friend request if you'd like.
  • hagamivida
    hagamivida Posts: 129
    Hard to know what others are meaning with their carb statements but several sounded like they were aiming for Atkins level carb slashing.
  • rock127
    rock127 Posts: 369 Member
    Veg diet can assist in weight loss.
    oh I know, the reasons for being a vegetarian wasn't because I was looking for a healthier diet. I have to be really careful with what I eat, which is annoying. I used to mainly eat just fruit and veg, it was a bit up and down with what carbs, I have a bit more of a settled diet now more down to weighing everything out! I'm always on the look out for new recipes though.

    Ok I see... weight loss primarily depends on the calorie intake rather than veg or non-veg diet.Other things it depends on are metabolism and activity level.So a person eating lot of protein or veg in the name of "weight-loss" can still gain weight.
  • mixedfeelings
    mixedfeelings Posts: 904 Member
    Veg diet can assist in weight loss.
    oh I know, the reasons for being a vegetarian wasn't because I was looking for a healthier diet. I have to be really careful with what I eat, which is annoying. I used to mainly eat just fruit and veg, it was a bit up and down with what carbs, I have a bit more of a settled diet now more down to weighing everything out! I'm always on the look out for new recipes though.

    Ok I see... weight loss primarily depends on the calorie intake rather than veg or non-veg diet.Other things it depends on are metabolism and activity level.So a person eating lot of protein or veg in the name of "weight-loss" can still gain weight.

    I'm sure I've put on more weight over the last year, I've not been very active, mainly due to a benign, but large, tumour growth in my kidney. I hadn't weighed myself for ages beforehand. Trying to keep my calorie intake fairly low whilst slowly increasing my exercise (also to help with the recovery from the embolisation I had), I think before I was also too erratic with my calorie intake day to day, I'd be around 800 calories in the week and then swinging up to 2000 calories at the weekend. Everything in moderation now.
  • trlchick25
    trlchick25 Posts: 1
    Hi! I am a 3rd generation vegetarian and struggle with my weight. Not only do I LOVE pasta but I like to snack. I have lost weight before, maintained it, then gained it all back, and then some. For me it's about portion control, eating vegetables with each meal, and exercising. This time around I am attempting to cut out dairy and soda but that has not been easy. Message me if you'd like to know more.
  • Tdigell1
    Tdigell1 Posts: 6 Member
    Hi, my name is Tina, I just became vegan the first week of December, I went to see a diet dr and he suggested that I just concentrat on eating vegies, beans and fruit. He didn't say vegan, but that is what it is to me. I live in Rockford,ILL and I'm 56 yrs old. I'm having a hard time getting protein. So I started buying the Morning Star products. Boca burgers and chicken, bacon etc. I can't find soy cheese either. My user name is tdigell1. I just join this site today. I need to lose over 100lbs. Help so far I have lost about 13 lbs. But I gained 3 lbs back this week, since I started eating nuts and peanut butter and boca burgers to try to get some protein.
  • mtgoat
    mtgoat Posts: 5
    Morning star is a good place to start,but you are eating processed foods,which in the long run is still not the best choice.Have you tried quoin(sp) not sure I spelled it right, one of the few complete foods. also check out the magazine Vegetarian Times, it has a lot of vegan recipes with calorie counts. there is a web sight I think it is PMRC, they have a 28 day challenge to try a vegan diet.
  • Whinchat
    Whinchat Posts: 84 Member
    Mostly dairy free, wheat-free, vegetarian here. Been veggie about 3 years - dairy free (sometimes slip up, mainly with chocolate :ohwell: ) for about 2 and a half years and wheat free (with occasional slip ups) for about 6months (IBS).

    I'm not overweight - have been once after spending 6months in France living off bread, beer, butter, cream and chocolate :noway: - but I'm here to make sure I don't become overweight, eat healthily and mainly get more active (got lazy after my daughter was born 3 years ago). However, if I lose weight in the process I won't be compalining as I'm near the upper end of the halthy weight range (always have been though - it's the boobs and bum! lol )
  • lauest
    lauest Posts: 11
    Hi fellow Vegos
    Similar to many posts, I too need to lose some weight - about 8 - 10 kilos. I've gained weight over the last two years through:
    a. eating too much
    b. eating too many processed foods (crackers, cheese etc)
    c. not moving enough.
    Fairly simple equation for gaining weight, especially as I am edging closer to 40. Sigh.

    My main focus is not so much cutting out carbs which is pretty hard on a vegetarian diet, but trying to cut down on fat, and avoiding as much as possible, processed foods. This means lots and lots of vegetables, tofu, legumes, fruit and low-fat dairy. I find the recommendations for protein/carbs confusing in Australia (on government health websites), but having talked with a nutritionist, I think I've finally got my head what is a balanced diet: I have been eating around about 1 cup of legumes/ 125 - 250 g tofu a day (which is 2 serves of protein) over lunch and dinner - the legumes provide a good balance of carbs - they are low GI, low in fat and full of fibre. My nutritional analysis of my daily calorie intake meets all my protein needs and also is very close to my carb allowance. I also get about 35 gms of fibre a day. I haven't yet eaten any rice/pasta because I don't really I need it (I've only made my dietary changes over the last week).

    The only other time I have a substantial block of carbs is in the morning - when I have 1/2 cup museli (I make it myself) or 2 Weetbix (Aust brand). I've been doing this all week and I'm feeling good, especially in the afternoons when I use to get a real energy slump (and end up consuming carbs to prop myself up...).
    This week I was really hungry around 4 pm, and decided to make a blueberry smoothie which absolutely hit the spot until I was ready to sit down to dinner.
    Feel free to friend me or post. I don't pretend to know what works for anyone but myself, but I am always interested in other people's recipes and ideas.
    And good luck to everyone on their weight loss journey!
  • jennsea
    jennsea Posts: 21 Member
    I'm a newbie here and Vegetarian as well! I'd love to make some new Vegetarian friends and swap recipies :)
  • kayteanne
    kayteanne Posts: 15 Member
    I'm vegetarian from the UK, feel free to add :)

    BTW - I love 'Appetite for Reduction' by Isa Chandra Moskowitz recipe book. I'm not vegan but trying to eat a more healthy vegetarian diet.
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