Guest guest Posted December 3, 2000 Report Share Posted December 3, 2000 Are you eating dairy products? I went vegan one week before getting pregnant and two weeks after she was born I was 10 pounds less than before going vegan. And wonderfully, the pounds seemed to come all from my thighs, and with no excercise (outside of normal daily chores/trips)! Also, cut the packaged foods, use only a little oil (olive is the best, or instead use water) in cooking, and eat as whole as possible. Erika " The worst sin towards our fellow creature is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity. " - George Bernard Shaw > > Carolyn Stanley [carolyn.stanley] > Fri, December 01, 2000 5:12 PM > > > > I'm new to this group, but I have a question. How do I go about losing 20 pounds. It has been almost two years since I had a bay and even on a vegetarian diet and exercise, I cant seem to lose those pounds. Any suggestions? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2000 Report Share Posted December 4, 2000 I have felt so much better eating healthy but the pounds I wanted to lose just wouldn't drop off. I don't care for traditional exercise so I joined karate! It is a lot of fun and a great self esteem building atmosphere and I have dropped weight. You also are building a life long skill. - " Erika & OfeK " <erika Saturday, December 02, 2000 11:40 PM RE: loosing weight > Are you eating dairy products? I went vegan one week before getting pregnant > and two weeks after she was born I was 10 pounds less than before going > vegan. And wonderfully, the pounds seemed to come all from my thighs, and > with no excercise (outside of normal daily chores/trips)! Also, cut the > packaged foods, use only a little oil (olive is the best, or instead use > water) in cooking, and eat as whole as possible. > > Erika > > " The worst sin towards our fellow creature is not to hate them, but to be > indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity. " > - George Bernard Shaw > > > > > Carolyn Stanley [carolyn.stanley] > > Fri, December 01, 2000 5:12 PM > > > > > > > > I'm new to this group, but I have a question. How do I go about losing 20 > pounds. It has been almost two years since I had a bay and even on a > vegetarian diet and exercise, I cant seem to lose those pounds. Any > suggestions? > > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 I agree with Erika, cutting out the dairy might help. I was vegan for years prior to my pregnancy, but I weigh less now (10 months after my son was born) than I did prior to my pregnancy. Also, extended breastfeeding helps. I 'wear' my son in a sling so all the exercise I need is carrying him around all day. Good luck! Linda PS I come from a very overweight family and my sister who went vegan about a year ago has lost some weight, but it goes slowly. I understand it is not always easy to lose weight. At 07:40 AM 12/3/00 +0200, you wrote: >Are you eating dairy products? I went vegan one week before getting pregnant >and two weeks after she was born I was 10 pounds less than before going >vegan. And wonderfully, the pounds seemed to come all from my thighs, and >with no excercise (outside of normal daily chores/trips)! Also, cut the >packaged foods, use only a little oil (olive is the best, or instead use >water) in cooking, and eat as whole as possible. > >Erika > > " The worst sin towards our fellow creature is not to hate them, but to be >indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity. " >- George Bernard Shaw > >> >> Carolyn Stanley [carolyn.stanley] >> Fri, December 01, 2000 5:12 PM >> >> >> >> I'm new to this group, but I have a question. How do I go about losing 20 >pounds. It has been almost two years since I had a bay and even on a >vegetarian diet and exercise, I cant seem to lose those pounds. Any >suggestions? >> >> > > > > >For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 Yoga is also helpful to some who wish to lose weight. Also, there is a great vegetarian book out 'Love Yourself Thin'. It is a hokey title, I know, but it is really a good book. Linda At 11:01 AM 12/4/00 -0600, you wrote: >I have felt so much better eating healthy but the pounds I wanted to lose >just wouldn't drop off. I don't care for traditional exercise so I joined >karate! It is a lot of fun and a great self esteem building atmosphere and >I have dropped weight. You also are building a life long skill. >- > " Erika & OfeK " <erika > >Saturday, December 02, 2000 11:40 PM >RE: loosing weight > > >> Are you eating dairy products? I went vegan one week before getting >pregnant >> and two weeks after she was born I was 10 pounds less than before going >> vegan. And wonderfully, the pounds seemed to come all from my thighs, and >> with no excercise (outside of normal daily chores/trips)! Also, cut the >> packaged foods, use only a little oil (olive is the best, or instead use >> water) in cooking, and eat as whole as possible. >> >> Erika >> >> " The worst sin towards our fellow creature is not to hate them, but to be >> indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity. " >> - George Bernard Shaw >> >> > >> > Carolyn Stanley [carolyn.stanley] >> > Fri, December 01, 2000 5:12 PM >> > >> > >> > >> > I'm new to this group, but I have a question. How do I go about losing >20 >> pounds. It has been almost two years since I had a bay and even on a >> vegetarian diet and exercise, I cant seem to lose those pounds. Any >> suggestions? >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at >http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to >http://www.vrg.org/family. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 I would also like to mention on the weight loss issue the more muscle you build the more calories you burn. Some people get discouraged because when they first start working out they gain weight, but any muscle you gain will help you in the long run. You burn weight faster the more muscle you have. Just a thought, Renee - " Linda Evans " <linda.evans Monday, December 04, 2000 6:24 PM Re: loosing weight > Yoga is also helpful to some who wish to lose weight. Also, there is a > great vegetarian book out 'Love Yourself Thin'. It is a hokey title, I > know, but it is really a good book. > > Linda > > At 11:01 AM 12/4/00 -0600, you wrote: > >I have felt so much better eating healthy but the pounds I wanted to lose > >just wouldn't drop off. I don't care for traditional exercise so I joined > >karate! It is a lot of fun and a great self esteem building atmosphere and > >I have dropped weight. You also are building a life long skill. > >- > > " Erika & OfeK " <erika > > > >Saturday, December 02, 2000 11:40 PM > >RE: loosing weight > > > > > >> Are you eating dairy products? I went vegan one week before getting > >pregnant > >> and two weeks after she was born I was 10 pounds less than before going > >> vegan. And wonderfully, the pounds seemed to come all from my thighs, and > >> with no excercise (outside of normal daily chores/trips)! Also, cut the > >> packaged foods, use only a little oil (olive is the best, or instead use > >> water) in cooking, and eat as whole as possible. > >> > >> Erika > >> > >> " The worst sin towards our fellow creature is not to hate them, but to be > >> indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity. " > >> - George Bernard Shaw > >> > >> > > >> > Carolyn Stanley [carolyn.stanley] > >> > Fri, December 01, 2000 5:12 PM > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > I'm new to this group, but I have a question. How do I go about losing > >20 > >> pounds. It has been almost two years since I had a bay and even on a > >> vegetarian diet and exercise, I cant seem to lose those pounds. Any > >> suggestions? > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > >http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > >http://www.vrg.org/family. > >> > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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