weight loss

[Guest guest]

Hey Katie, when I became vegan, I too didn't think I'd lose any weight, but

low and behold, after only four months of being a vegan, I'd dropped 10

pounds. You need to make sure you get enough calcium (which you can get from

tofu & soymilk -- try white wave silk, it's the greatest!) and vitamin D

magnesium -- which helps your use the calcium. You can probably get enough

vitamin D from sunlight. But if you eat a well balanced diet, you probably

shouldn't have any problems. Some vegans have vitamin B12 deficiencies, but

if you're a recent meat eater you probably have enough stored in your body

for a year or two. Just make sure you eat something red, orange, or yellow

and something green everyday and whole foods -- skip the white rice & white

bread and don't forget the tofu & soymilk!

Alicia

[Guest guest]

Hey all- Everyone knows by now that I am starting out and I was

wondering if any of you experienced weight loss when you made the

switch to veganism. I guess I figured that vegans eat a lot of carbs

which maintains weight, but I have also heard that many people lose a

lot of weight. Also what vitamins would you recommend for a new vegan

thanks - katie

[Guest guest]

I lost between 15 and 20 pounds since I was an

omnivore about a year ago. I excercise a little, but

I think eating vegan has helped me control my eating

habits; the quality of the food I eat is way up. I

find that meat and fatty foods like cheese are kind of

addictive; when I ate them, I ate a lot of them. I

still eat a lot (just ask Paul or Vik when they cook),

but I find I don't really get carried away so often.

 

I have this crazy (or not so crazy) idea that growth

hormones in dairy and meat contribute to weight gain.

In the US, I read that obesity is way up, like 50% in

the last 10 years. I think the article on the cover

of the Chicago Tribune that I read on the way back

from Farm Sanctuary said that the number of people who

are 30% over their ideal weight went from something

like 1 in 8, to 1 in 5 since 1990. There is a hormone

called IVF1 that causes cows to grow faster, and I

believe that the hormone that Monsanto sells (called

rGBH) stimulates the production of this growth hormone

or something like that. Anyway, IGF1 is a very rare

example of a hormone that humans share with an animal,

but it is our growth hormone too! It just makes too

much sense that the hormones that they give cows to

grow and gain not only muscle but fat (American Beef,

where RGBH is approved is known to be fattier than

Canadian beef where rGHB is not approved, just ask any

chef). Unlike cows, we store our fat under our skin

like pigs and dolphins, not in our muscles like other

mammals.

 

Anyway, I COULD BE VERY WRONG ABOUT ALL THIS, but

being a vegans, we're less susceptable to the risk

that I'm right. Besides, bio-accumulation is well

documented, so any chemicals used on plant food will

accumulate in an animal up to 20 times, and I'll be

that regulations governing pesticides and fertilizers

for animal feed are more lax than the regulations for

plants intended for human consumption. They are very

different plants, though.

 

I think it's important to remember that no one has

grown old on a diet that includes the chemicals that

they give these animals.

 

Anthony

 

 

--- katie <kahly426 wrote:

> Hey all- Everyone knows by now that I am starting

> out and I was

> wondering if any of you experienced weight loss when

> you made the

> switch to veganism. I guess I figured that vegans

> eat a lot of carbs

> which maintains weight, but I have also heard that

> many people lose a

> lot of weight. Also what vitamins would you

> recommend for a new vegan

> thanks - katie

>

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Anthony- It sounds like you really know what you are talking about,

or at least have done a lot of thinking about this. It always seems

like guys lose weight so easily. And Im sure that going from a meat

eating diet to one without has a major effect on ones body. -Katie

[Guest guest]

when i went totally vegan several years ago, i lost about 25 lbs. i also

stopped menstruating for a few months as my body readjusted. even though i

never consumed a lot of dairy products, i used to eat a whole lot more

carbs when i was lacto-ovo. when i went vegan i started eating a lot more

veggies, plus i cut out most processed and refined foods like white flour,

white rice, white sugar, etc. but, i have to add, that since i've been

vegan i've had an incredible amount of energy. i don't take any vitamin

supplements, i just try te eat a variety of healthy foods, lots of veggies,

tofu, green leafies, whole grains, etc. plus silk and edensoy extra are

both fortified with calcium, vitamin d, and the b vitamins. (silk tastes

way better, in my opinion, but edensoy is great for cooking) it took a

while to get adjusted to soymilk, and i tried out several before finding a

few that i liked.

 

have a great day

laura

 

 

 

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