How To Lose Weight By Vegan Diet

Going vegan is the best decision I ever made. But did I immediately start shedding pounds to reveal my strong, toned (plant-powered) Wonder Woman physique underneath? Nope.

Living in London and working in a fast-paced job meant that I never really took the time to notice that my clothes were getting a little tighter, the number on the scale was creeping up, and more importantly, I just didn't feel healthy. I had assumed that being vegan would answer all my ethical and physical conundrums. It wasn't until I developed severe back pain that I began reflecting. Why was I putting on weight as a vegan? It wasn't fair!

While on holiday last year, I saw myself in the mirror and realised I wasn't happy with who was looking back. In that moment, I accepted that I wasn't the strong, healthy vegan woman I knew I was inside and began a journey to change that. Nine months later, I've dropped 10 pounds, my legs no longer rub together when I walk (hallelujah!), and my back pain has almost completely disappeared.

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Eating vegan is a great way to get healthy, eat well and be kind to the planet. Just don't make the same mistakes as I did. Here are some of the lessons I learned along the way.

My meals are based on plants; I can eat as much as I want. I know that's not how it works, and yet I'd been telling myself this for years. I had already made the decision to cut out cheese, so surely I must have earned the right to eat whatever I wanted for the rest of my life? But here's the thing. Vegan food still adds up. Sugary cereal for breakfast, a huge bowl of creamy avocado pasta for lunch, sampling London's food scene for dinner, and throwing myself with wild abandon into my pot-a-day hummus habit eventually caught up with me.

Here's my advice: think about controlling your portion sizes. Eat when you are hungry (actually hungry, not just wanting to eat) and consider using a food-tracking app like MyFitnessPal. Doing all this really opened my eyes to how much food I was really eating in a day. Who knew hummus was so calorific?!

Vegetarian Diet To Lose Weight

Macronutrients sounds like another foodie term to read about once and then forget. But learning what macros are and using this knowledge to guide my choices of what I put in my body every day completely changed the way I think about food. The aim is to fuel myself, not just fill myself. To be healthy, you need to make sure you are balancing your meals with the right amounts of three things:

When I first went vegan six years ago, getting hold of a brownie, a slice of cake, or a dessert which didn't contain eggs, butter, or milk was pretty difficult. That meant that when I did visit a café or restaurant where it was possible to indulge a little, I did. A lot. Gradually, vegan cakes began popping up everywhere, but my old mindset remained: Quick — a rare vegan strawberry sponge cake has been spotted! I must eat it now before it disappears into the undergrowth!

But if you're eating cake every day because you continue to believe it is difficult to find cake to eat, your waistline is going to suffer. Not to mention your sense of logic. Try this instead: don't swear off cake forever. That would be too cruel and to be honest — for me, at least — it's not sustainable. Instead, choose to eat dessert once a week instead of every day, and when baking for yourself, choose some delicious, nutritious desserts like these vegan cookie recipes.

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After quitting meat, eggs, and dairy, I didn't really feel like giving anything else up. Surely it was OK to have one vice you can turn to for a treat? After all, it's just a drink. How could liquid cause you to put on fat, anyway? It wasn't until I started logging everything I consumed using MyFitnessPal that I realised how many calories and how much sugar I would routinely drink with each meal. Even if I had made a healthy, macro-balanced, delicious salad for lunch, that bottle of cola was about to completely ruin my careful meal prep. It was then I decided to switch to drinking more water instead. And you know what? I don't miss it anymore.

Here's how to make the switch. Start by cutting your soda consumption in half. Opt instead for water flavoured with fruit, fresh fruit juice (although be careful of the sugar here, too), or green tea. Make sure you are hydrated throughout the day by keeping a water bottle with you at all times and filling it up as soon as you hit the bottom. Eventually, I encourage you to cut soda out completely and free up your body to enjoy other treats that actually have nutritional value.

As of today, I am healthier, leaner, and stronger than at any point in my life as either a meat-eater, vegetarian, or a vegan. Switching to a plant-based diet can give you the tools to change your life for the better. Just use them wisely.

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The vegan group includes the strictest vegetarians. They avoid all animal products. So much so, they do not use leather, fur, silk, wool or even cosmetics that have animal products in them. Dairy foods and honey are also exempted. Although, this is a very healthy way of eating, the diet needs to be carefully planned since these diets may be deficient in micronutrients like iron, vitamin D, vitamin B12, and folic acid. These micronutrients need to be taken care of by way of supplementation.

On the other hand, non-vegetarian foods are relatively high on fat and cholesterol. These foods also lack phytonutrients that have important antioxidant benefits. Again, if the non-vegetarian/meat dish is not cooked properly or the portion size is not right, it could be highly greasy and heavy for the stomach.

India is entangled in the web of diabetes and obesity. And it’s estimated that more than 75 million Indians could suffer from diabetes by 2030. More precisely, every one out of four urban Indians are seen to be overweight. And this is primarily due to the big change that has occurred in the eating habits of Indians in recent years. The traditional vegetarian Indian food comprising of legumes, pulses, and vegetables has been largely replaced by processed and junk food high on ghee, butter, cream and full-fat dairy foods that are high on saturated fat and cholesterol which increase heart disease risk and diabetes. Even if the low-fat versions of milk are being used at home, paneer (cottage cheese) and cheese bought from supermarkets are high on fat. The low-fat cheese and paneer have limited availability in India. Their consumption when eating out is also inevitable.

Vegan Diet Helps In Faster Weight Loss

With the passage of time, we have become more health conscious and have certain health facts totally clear in our mind. We are much more aware of the importance of fiber, the health risks of cholesterol and fats, and the benefits of phytonutrients exclusively found in plant foods. We are now aware that plants can be an excellent source of protein and calcium (earlier these were thought to be found only in animal foods).

A 'no cholesterol, low-fat plan' for a vegan diet could be the secret behind weight loss and reversal of metabolic syndrome. It could be the most important preventive tool for diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

Vegetables are packed with vitamin C (cabbage, capsicum), beta carotene (carrots, tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts) fiber and other nutrients. Dark green vegetables like radish leaves, mint, cauliflower greens, amaranth, coriander, fenugreek, drumstick leaves provide calcium and iron in substantial quantities.

Vegetarian Diet For Weight Loss

Whole grains and millets: 5 or more servings a day (1 serving includes 2 small chapatis, half a cup of oats, 2 medium sized breads, 1 cup cooked cereal or millet).This group includes wheat, bulgar wheat, buckwheat, oats, whole grain bread, millets like jowar, bajra, ragi, barley, and maize. One main grain dish has to be present in every meal. Grains give energy and are rich in protein, B vitamins, iron, calcium, zinc and fiber. Ragi is the richest source of calcium amongst plant foods. Garden cress seeds are the richest source of iron amongst plant foods. Flax seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids whereas sesame seeds are high in calcium and iron. Fenugreek seeds contain a high amount