I agree a veggie diet is not going to necessarily keep the weight off

[Guest guest]

Be aware of carbs! Before I become a veggie, I talked to many people about

their lifestyle and weight loss. Some people said that they tended to gain

weight because they sought more carbs once they had given up any form of

meat. When I first become a veggie, I was in the process of trying to lose

weight (and I still am) and I noticed that I would eat more carbs than I did

before. Even as a veggie, I have to be conscience of what I consume and as

Judy said, portion size. Try to drink at least an 8 ounces glass of water

before meals and eat veggies that contain plenty of water to get and keep

that full feeling. Of course, I have my ups and downs but I have lost over

35 pounds while being a vegetarian, so anything is possible. Good luck!

 

Amanda

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

About " the carbs " thing... there are good carbs and bad carbs. The bad carbs are

easy to identify and those are the ones that should be eliminated from your

diet. Anything that is white or refined is a bad carb (ie: all sugar, except

sucranat - even brown sugar is really white sugar with some molasses in it,

white or unbleached flour, anything with high-fructose corn syrup, white rice,

any chemical addititive or colourant). If you read labels, you'll find that

almost all the groceries in the centre aisle of the store contain these bad

carbs. Convenience foods are where you will find the worst offenders. Even some

of the meat-substitutes used in vegetarian cooking can be bad carbs

 

Good carbs are unrefined and colourful: veggies, brown rice, whole grains and

whole grain flour, honey, steel-cut oats, fruit, beans & lentils, non-fat dairy

products (but watch out for gelatin in some brands - it comes from animal hides

and bones). And good carbs contain lots of good protein too

 

If you're looking for guidance during your diet, I would suggest you join

WeightWatchers. They have an excellent program called Core and it is so good for

vegetarians. They also have an excellent vegetarian cookbook available from

Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Watchers-Versatile-Vegetarian/dp/0764564072/ref=sr_\

1_1?ie=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1197122145 & sr=8-1 I'm a lifetime member and every once

in a while, I go back just to get some support to get me through Christmas or

Thanksgiving, or to catch up on my friends

 

Anyway, I think it's a great program. My doctor is the one who sent me

 

Good luck!

Denise Gontard Cartwright

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Binecz, Amanda S Mrs DoD Ben

Saturday, December 08, 2007 7:33 AM

I agree a veggie diet is not going to necessarily

keep the weight off

 

 

 

 

Be aware of carbs! Before I become a veggie, I talked to many people about

their lifestyle and weight loss. Some people said that they tended to gain

weight because they sought more carbs once they had given up any form of

meat. When I first become a veggie, I was in the process of trying to lose

weight (and I still am) and I noticed that I would eat more carbs than I did

before. Even as a veggie, I have to be conscience of what I consume and as

Judy said, portion size. Try to drink at least an 8 ounces glass of water

before meals and eat veggies that contain plenty of water to get and keep

that full feeling. Of course, I have my ups and downs but I have lost over

35 pounds while being a vegetarian, so anything is possible. Good luck!

 

Amanda

 

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[Guest guest]

ya i lose 20 pounds im havin my ups n downs 2 just thought id put im my 2

cents lol

 

" Binecz, Amanda S Mrs DoD Ben " <Amanda.Slade.Binecz wrote:

 

Be aware of carbs! Before I become a veggie, I talked to many people about

their lifestyle and weight loss. Some people said that they tended to gain

weight because they sought more carbs once they had given up any form of

meat. When I first become a veggie, I was in the process of trying to lose

weight (and I still am) and I noticed that I would eat more carbs than I did

before. Even as a veggie, I have to be conscience of what I consume and as

Judy said, portion size. Try to drink at least an 8 ounces glass of water

before meals and eat veggies that contain plenty of water to get and keep

that full feeling. Of course, I have my ups and downs but I have lost over

35 pounds while being a vegetarian, so anything is possible. Good luck!

 

Amanda

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

This is true, there is no healthy magical way to drop pounds. You need

to cut portions, eat healthy and watch calories along with exercise.

You didn't put the pounds on overnight so it takes time to lose them.

I was happy to see Weight Watchers has a vegetarian cookbook, they have

a proven plan and help people lose pounds.

 

Kenia

 

, " A.J. Wilson "

<bye_chester_05 wrote:

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> ya i lose 20 pounds im havin my ups n downs 2 just thought id

put im my 2 cents lol

[Guest guest]

As in any diet ....

vegetarian, vegan or meat eaters....get rid of the sugar, and animals fats,

then lessen vegetable fats. that is the healthy way to loose weight.

When I was vegetarian, before I was vegan, I found that I devoured dairy

products. There is not too many I like but I did love Ice cream, real butter,

and whole milk yogurt. As well as mozzerella cheese. I don't like much other

cheeses. But those dairy products are high in fat and will put or keep those

pounds on.

Watch them and you will do OK.

Blessings

Harmony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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