Comments on: Vegan Weight Loss http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lane http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1906 Lane Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:14:31 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1906 Hi LaTara, Sounds like you're moving in the right direction... better health. Good luck attaining your goals! Hi LaTara,
Sounds like you’re moving in the right direction… better health. Good luck attaining your goals!

]]> By: LaTara http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 LaTara Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:10:00 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1889 I am a fat vegan; but I started my vegan journey heavy and rebellious as well. The biggest issue in my home has cooked foods and not enough raw. We do eat out a lot too, more so now than ever before. So I am adding more raw, walking daily anywhere from 1 to 3 miles, and adding more fruit to daily diet. Another thing that I am trying to do is cook dinner for breakfast and eat lighter meals the rest of the day. I am a fat vegan; but I started my vegan journey heavy and rebellious as well. The biggest issue in my home has cooked foods and not enough raw. We do eat out a lot too, more so now than ever before.

So I am adding more raw, walking daily anywhere from 1 to 3 miles, and adding more fruit to daily diet. Another thing that I am trying to do is cook dinner for breakfast and eat lighter meals the rest of the day.

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 Lane Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:35:42 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1864 Hi Samantha, Congrats on the weight loss. We often have tofu-stir fry. We buy a ton of produce at the farmers market, and closer to the end of the week, when we've still got things hanging around and Jane has either changed her mind or forgotten about what she'd planned to make, it all gets chopped up and into the wok-like pan, some spices and tofu and voila... dinner is served. Also, Jane cuts up a ton of fruit and keeps it on hand in the fridge. We eat more fruit that way than simply keeping it whole in the drawer or on the counter. Hi Samantha,
Congrats on the weight loss.
We often have tofu-stir fry. We buy a ton of produce at the farmers market, and closer to the end of the week, when we’ve still got things hanging around and Jane has either changed her mind or forgotten about what she’d planned to make, it all gets chopped up and into the wok-like pan, some spices and tofu and voila… dinner is served.
Also, Jane cuts up a ton of fruit and keeps it on hand in the fridge. We eat more fruit that way than simply keeping it whole in the drawer or on the counter.

]]> By: Samantha http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Samantha Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:14:36 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1858 I've been vegan for about a week & have already lost maybe two pounds, I'm not 100% on how much I've lost because I have a faulty scale, but I must've lost some. I've gone from vegetarian to vegan. Of course, the driving force behind coverting was the animals, but I don't mind the weight loss! I'm walking an hour a day & I think I'm going to increse my intake of plain old fruits & veggies. I can't wait to make a tofu stir-fry, they're soooo yummy. Don't eat a cow man! I’ve been vegan for about a week & have already lost maybe two pounds, I’m not 100% on how much I’ve lost because I have a faulty scale, but I must’ve lost some. I’ve gone from vegetarian to vegan. Of course, the driving force behind coverting was the animals, but I don’t mind the weight loss! I’m walking an hour a day & I think I’m going to increse my intake of plain old fruits & veggies. I can’t wait to make a tofu stir-fry, they’re soooo yummy.

Don’t eat a cow man!

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1779 Lane Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:33:06 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1779 Hi Digerati, We enjoyed your post. As for the 2 lbs/month. That may be a tad on the slow side, but studies have proven that a slow and steady weight loss is more likely to result in permanent weight loss. So there's your silver lining. Good luck attaining your goal. Hi Digerati,
We enjoyed your post. As for the 2 lbs/month. That may be a tad on the slow side, but studies have proven that a slow and steady weight loss is more likely to result in permanent weight loss. So there’s your silver lining. Good luck attaining your goal.

]]> By: The Digerati Life http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1770 The Digerati Life Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:09:46 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1770 Thank you for featuring my post! I appreciate the discussion here about this. I am trying to lose 30 pounds myself. So far I am only able to achieve a 2 lb a month loss. But I'm crossing my fingers that I get there eventually! Thank you for featuring my post! I appreciate the discussion here about this. I am trying to lose 30 pounds myself. So far I am only able to achieve a 2 lb a month loss. But I’m crossing my fingers that I get there eventually!

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Lane Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:33:37 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1766 Hi Sparrow, Congrats! That's phenomenal!!! We wish you the best of luck in achieving your goal. Hi Sparrow,
Congrats! That’s phenomenal!!! We wish you the best of luck in achieving your goal.

]]> By: Sparrow http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 Sparrow Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:05:46 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1759 Add me to the list of weight-losers. Fifty pounds since late January. I've got about another fifty to go and I figure that will be gone by the end of the year. (And since I already lost fifty pounds (though it took me four times as long) before switching from veg to vegan, by the time I am done I will have cut my total body weight in half.) Sparrow Add me to the list of weight-losers. Fifty pounds since late January. I’ve got about another fifty to go and I figure that will be gone by the end of the year. (And since I already lost fifty pounds (though it took me four times as long) before switching from veg to vegan, by the time I am done I will have cut my total body weight in half.)

Sparrow

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 Lane Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:32:41 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1748 Hi Sandy, That's an interesting idea... but with the holiday weekend coming up, it's not going to happen this week. I can tell you that we ALWAYS have a very large green salad with our dinner. I start my day with a smoothie. Jane's been having quinoa and fruit lately. For lunch, it's usually leftovers or a sandwich, plus a salad and fruit. Our dinners tend to be basic. By that I mean, Jane doesn't usually make highly caloric foods. We don't often have heavily sauced foods. Most of our meals are pretty basic, a tofu scramble and facon; a tofu and veggie stir fry; grilled portobello and grains; chana masala; our veggies are usually steamed or grilled/roasted. Dessert is usually fresh fruit. And Jane doesn't eat after 8pm (if we're home and don't have company). There are some other great tips in the comments here. Hope that helps. If not, let us know and we'll try and put together a post on the topic. Hi Lindsey, I never was able to make the 32 chews. Which makes my remembering that song ever more ridiculous. Jane <em>loves</em> the idea of the 20 minute timer for seconds. Hi Nate, Yeah, the weight fell off me, and Jane was pretty frustrated, especially since she eats about 2/3rds of what I do and we're practically the same height. I'm not a nutritionist, and I don't know what you're eating, but you can add a few healthy, calorie-intensive foods to your diet. Add a handful of nuts here and there, and maybe some vegan junk food (in moderation). If your wife is trying to lose weight, you can have those as snacks at work so she isn't tempted. For your wife, exercise is a great way to step up your metabolism... But do as I say, not as I do in regard to that one! There are some other great tips in the comments here. Hi Jennifer, Wow, congratulations! 65 pounds, and you've kept it off. WTG! We hardly drink any soda here... mostly water and iced tea, so that tip isn't going to help us, but it sounds like a few of our readers might benefit from that. Hi Elaine, I absolutely agree with you that weight loss is not a measure of health... look at all those folks losing shloads of weight on Atkins! I also believe that a lot of the initial weight loss when converting to a vegan diet might actually be related to a persons overall weight. I needed to lose about 25 pounds. I lost 20 effortlessly, but the last few pounds would require additional efforts on my part. One day I'll get up from the computer. Hi Grandma, Agreed. Hi Beckie, Lindsey got her answer out to you before I did... but yes, what she said. You might also want to visit a nutritionist or do some reading up on vegan nutrition (we've got some helpful links on our <a href="http://veganbits.com/vegan-resources/" rel="nofollow">Vegan Resources Page</a>. It's possible that in your switch to vegan eating you might not be getting enough calories. (Something you probably never thought you had to worry about, eh? :-) ) Hi Lindsey, Thanks for that comprehensive response. We couldn't have put it better ourselves. Hi Sandy,
That’s an interesting idea… but with the holiday weekend coming up, it’s not going to happen this week. I can tell you that we ALWAYS have a very large green salad with our dinner. I start my day with a smoothie. Jane’s been having quinoa and fruit lately. For lunch, it’s usually leftovers or a sandwich, plus a salad and fruit. Our dinners tend to be basic. By that I mean, Jane doesn’t usually make highly caloric foods. We don’t often have heavily sauced foods. Most of our meals are pretty basic, a tofu scramble and facon; a tofu and veggie stir fry; grilled portobello and grains; chana masala; our veggies are usually steamed or grilled/roasted. Dessert is usually fresh fruit. And Jane doesn’t eat after 8pm (if we’re home and don’t have company). There are some other great tips in the comments here. Hope that helps. If not, let us know and we’ll try and put together a post on the topic.

Hi Lindsey,
I never was able to make the 32 chews. Which makes my remembering that song ever more ridiculous. Jane loves the idea of the 20 minute timer for seconds.

Hi Nate,
Yeah, the weight fell off me, and Jane was pretty frustrated, especially since she eats about 2/3rds of what I do and we’re practically the same height. I’m not a nutritionist, and I don’t know what you’re eating, but you can add a few healthy, calorie-intensive foods to your diet. Add a handful of nuts here and there, and maybe some vegan junk food (in moderation). If your wife is trying to lose weight, you can have those as snacks at work so she isn’t tempted.
For your wife, exercise is a great way to step up your metabolism… But do as I say, not as I do in regard to that one! There are some other great tips in the comments here.

Hi Jennifer,
Wow, congratulations! 65 pounds, and you’ve kept it off. WTG! We hardly drink any soda here… mostly water and iced tea, so that tip isn’t going to help us, but it sounds like a few of our readers might benefit from that.

Hi Elaine,
I absolutely agree with you that weight loss is not a measure of health… look at all those folks losing shloads of weight on Atkins! I also believe that a lot of the initial weight loss when converting to a vegan diet might actually be related to a persons overall weight. I needed to lose about 25 pounds. I lost 20 effortlessly, but the last few pounds would require additional efforts on my part. One day I’ll get up from the computer.

Hi Grandma,
Agreed.

Hi Beckie,
Lindsey got her answer out to you before I did… but yes, what she said. You might also want to visit a nutritionist or do some reading up on vegan nutrition (we’ve got some helpful links on our Vegan Resources Page. It’s possible that in your switch to vegan eating you might not be getting enough calories. (Something you probably never thought you had to worry about, eh? :-) )

Hi Lindsey,
Thanks for that comprehensive response. We couldn’t have put it better ourselves.

]]> By: Lindsey http://veganbits.com/vegan-weight-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Lindsey Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:11:43 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=329#comment-1743 Beckie, How new to veganism are you? If just a week or two, then yes that is normal. That would be normal to lose that much weight anytime you change your diet (to any kind of diet, not just vegan) at first because it is mostly excess water you are losing, probably due to less sodium, sugar, or fat intake. If you continue to lose that much every single week for several weeks, then chances are you need to eat some more calorie dense foods, like nuts and tofu. Also, the female cycle can greatly affect water retention and release, so maybe you are at a time of the month when you are releasing more water as well. Hope this helps. Beckie,
How new to veganism are you?
If just a week or two, then yes that is normal. That would be normal to lose that much weight anytime you change your diet (to any kind of diet, not just vegan) at first because it is mostly excess water you are losing, probably due to less sodium, sugar, or fat intake. If you continue to lose that much every single week for several weeks, then chances are you need to eat some more calorie dense foods, like nuts and tofu.
Also, the female cycle can greatly affect water retention and release, so maybe you are at a time of the month when you are releasing more water as well.
Hope this helps.

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