Guest guest Posted July 21, 2001 Report Share Posted July 21, 2001 Along similar lines, could someone explain to me how it is possible to gain weight on a vegetarian diet. Along with my significant other, we are convinced we are the only heavy weights who are also vegetarians. What are we doing wrong? While we are guilty of lots of soy, I do not consume much cheese and the like. Thanks for reading and your thoughts. ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2001 Report Share Posted July 22, 2001 miti wrote: > > Along similar lines, could someone explain to me how it is possible to > gain weight on a vegetarian diet. Along with my significant other, we > are convinced we are the only heavy weights who are also vegetarians. > What are we doing wrong? While we are guilty of lots of soy, I do not > consume much cheese and the like. Actually, I have the same problem. I am heavier now than I was before I became a vegetarian. In fact, that's one of the arguments my father always uses to try and talk me out of this " phase " he thinks I'm in :-) I'm not a kid, though, I'm 51! I don't think the lack of meat/fish has caused me to gain weight. It's more than likely because I seem to have become addicted to many high fat/high sugar type foods, all vegetarian, but not necessarily good for me, and am just not eating as healthfully, in general, as I should, and I also seem to be doing alot of eating in response to stress. Also, I am now almost 12 years older then I was when I became a vegetarian and have gone through menopause. I would think it's these factors, rather than anything LACKING in my diet that's caused a problem with weight. I just finished reading a very interesting book called " Big Fat Lies, " by Glenn A. Gaesser, PhD. The main premise of the book is that while it is important to eat healthfully and stay fit through exercise, losing weight in and of itself won't necessarily make you healthier unless you are also " fit. " Also, you can be overweight and still be both cardiovascularly and metabolically fit. He feels that being thin and unfit is worse than being overweight and fit. Has anyone else read this book? Does this guy know what he's talking about (he cites many studies to back up his theories,) or is he just another crackpot preying on desperate people? I have read so many books with conflicting opinions and theories about weight loss and health that I just don't know who (or what) to believe anymore. Miriam -- Until we extend the circle of our compassion to all living things, we will not ourselves find peace. - Albert Schweitzer It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2001 Report Share Posted July 22, 2001 At 02:14 PM 7/22/01 -0400, Miriam Rudnick wrote: >miti wrote: >Actually, I have the same problem. I am heavier now than I was before I >became a vegetarian. Me too guys! What is this? I think the problem is CARBOs... and any type of sugar. When you don't eat meat you want to be full. Does anyone else eat too much bread, pasta, rice? I think that's the problem. >I just finished reading a very interesting book called " Big Fat Lies, " >by Glenn A. Gaesser, PhD. The main premise of the book is that while it >is important to eat healthfully and stay fit through exercise, losing >weight in and of itself won't necessarily make you healthier unless you >are also " fit. " Also, you can be overweight and still be both >cardiovascularly and metabolically fit. He feels that being thin and >unfit is worse than being overweight and fit. Hmm... never heard of it. Talk on please Miriam. Victoria PS I hope you didn't become a veggie to lose weight. If so, then I think your psyche still is trying to catch up. I think the purpose of being a veg head is so that you can become healthy (toxins, no pesticides -- or fewer anyway). If you eat too many veggies you will see the weight go down. If you eat veggies and a lot of the carbs I mentioned above, somehow it doesn't work. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2001 Report Share Posted July 22, 2001 Victoria Satta wrote: > Hmm... never heard of it. Talk on please Miriam. There's not much more to tell. Dr. Gaesser (who, at least if one goes by the head shot on the book jacket flap, does not appear to be overweight,) has what he calls a " 20/20 program for metabolic fitness, " to achieve your " natural " weight. It includes 20 minutes or so a day of exercise and keeping the fat content of your diet to about 20%. On his program, you will not necessarily lose alot of weight (although you will probably lose at least SOME weight,) but you will be healthier and more metabolically fit. It was a very interesting book. > PS I hope you didn't become a veggie to lose weight. If so, then I think > your psyche still is trying to catch up. No, actually I became a vegetarian strictly for ethical reasons. I felt that any health benefits I might obtain would be icing on the cake (bad metaphor when one is talking about weight problems, I guess :-) So maybe I am just not considering the health aspects as thoroughly as I would be if I had become a vegetarian for health reasons. But I don't know, IS my body just craving something because it feels as though something is missing? I do often feel that I am craving lots of high sugar/high fat things and the carbs that they generally come packaged in. Don't know what the answer is. How do you turn that craving off so the psyche CAN catch up? Miriam -- Until we extend the circle of our compassion to all living things, we will not ourselves find peace. - Albert Schweitzer It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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