Guest guest Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Bringing this thread back to your original question: yes, I lost about 30 pounds after becoming a vegetarian 15 years ago. But for me, it is what I eat as a vegetarian (i.e. no more junk or processed food, lots of whole foods, low fat foods) and the changes I made to the rest of my lifestyle (lots of regular exercise) were the reasons why I reached and maintained my healthy weight for so long. I think if you become a vegetarian but continue to eat crap like Kraft Dinner ALL the time (as mentioned by someone here!) and other high fat and/or processed foods, and you don't add any more exercise to your life, you probably won't lose much, if any, weight. It's all about making changes to the overall lifestyle, not just the moral/ethical choice. Cheers, Kathleen , " labsnyorkies " <dwintercove> wrote: > I was wondering... Has anyone here had the benefit of dropping a few > unwanted pounds since switching from meat to vegetarian eating? I > realize that many of you have probably been vegetarians for many years, > but how does the weight issue factor in? Any thoughts? > dw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Ah, but it IS about ethical morality! Otherwise, this group would be called " The Feral Weight Watchers! " ===== > Bringing this thread back to your original question: > yes, I lost > about 30 pounds after becoming a vegetarian 15 years > ago. But for me, > it is what I eat as a vegetarian (i.e. no more junk > or processed > food, lots of whole foods, low fat foods) and the > changes I made to > the rest of my lifestyle (lots of regular exercise) > were the reasons > why I reached and maintained my healthy weight for > so long. > > I think if you become a vegetarian but continue to > eat crap like > Kraft Dinner ALL the time (as mentioned by someone > here!) and other > high fat and/or processed foods, and you don't add > any more exercise > to your life, you probably won't lose much, if any, > weight. It's all > about making changes to the overall lifestyle, not > just the > moral/ethical choice. > > Cheers, > Kathleen " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " From Kinky Friedman's Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Discover Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover./stayintouch.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 But there are people who become vegetarian first to live a healthier lifestyle and then they learn about the ethical morality. My perception of what Kathleen said was that it's about both a healthier lifestyle and the morality, not just one or the other. , Jiraph Wirpel <wirpel> wrote: > > > Ah, but it IS about ethical morality! Otherwise, this > group would be called " The Feral Weight Watchers! " > ===== > Bringing this thread back to your original question: > > yes, I lost > > about 30 pounds after becoming a vegetarian 15 years > > ago. But for me, > > it is what I eat as a vegetarian (i.e. no more junk > > or processed > > food, lots of whole foods, low fat foods) and the > > changes I made to > > the rest of my lifestyle (lots of regular exercise) > > were the reasons > > why I reached and maintained my healthy weight for > > so long. > > > > I think if you become a vegetarian but continue to > > eat crap like > > Kraft Dinner ALL the time (as mentioned by someone > > here!) and other > > high fat and/or processed foods, and you don't add > > any more exercise > > to your life, you probably won't lose much, if any, > > weight. It's all > > about making changes to the overall lifestyle, not > > just the > > moral/ethical choice. > > > > Cheers, > > Kathleen > > > > " The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If > people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer misunderstandings. " > From Kinky Friedman's > Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch > > > > > Discover > Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! > http://discover./stayintouch.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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