I became vegan several years ago for ethical reasons, but I continued to struggle with my weight. I'm now cutting processed foods and moving around more to get myself back on track for health. Fellow vegans: what are your favorite recipes, resources, etc.?
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I am not vegan, but I don't really understand it very well. I don't think I could give up my meat/eggs. Without knowing much about it, to me it seems to involve a lot of carbs and not much protein, and for me, that is a weight disaster.
I am not vegan, but I don't really understand it very well. I don't think I could give up my meat/eggs. Without knowing much about it, to me it seems to involve a lot of carbs and not much protein, and for me, that is a weight disaster.
Tell me more about how you eat as a vegan.
I see no one answered you! I am vegan and can tell you more. Vegan just means no meat or dairy. You can be a junk food vegan or you can be a whole plant vegan. That is what I try to stick to.
Usually I have smoothees in the morning, salads and fruit at lunch and then soup or bowls ar night. Lots of veggies are even more nutritious or only eaten cooked like greens, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and legumes so I eat those cooked at night. I can have problems with blood sugar so I generally don't have any white potatoes or rice or oatmeal because they effect my sugar. But I can eat unlimited fruits and all other veggies with no problems. I eat nuts and seeds in my smoothee and salads for fat and protein. Lots of food to eat!
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Thanks, Kris. I think my misunderstand comes from hearing about dishes that contain pasta and rice. Those are things I don't think I will ever be able to eat. I can keep my blood sugar low by eating low carb, but I am not successful with weight loss. I recently started watching the Thrive series which centers around whole food/vegan eating. At this point I plan on increasing my vegetable consumption and reducing my meat consumption, for starters. I still don't think I can completely give up animal protein, but might cut it to a minimum.
Do a search for John Mcdougall recipes,
and you'll find a site with over 500. His recipes are vegan, no salt, sugar, or oil and the website is free
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Originally Posted by jenawithonen
I became vegan several years ago for ethical reasons, but I continued to struggle with my weight. I'm now cutting processed foods and moving around more to get myself back on track for health. Fellow vegans: what are your favorite recipes, resources, etc.?
I can't have as much starch as McDougal preaches - I'd either be asleep or binging on more starch! I love starch but I have to stick to food like sweet potatoes or legumes or fruits for my starchiness.
I came back to the vegan diet a month ago - 20 lb. loss as of today. 62 to 67 to go. My favorite cookbook is the China Study Quick and easy cookbook. Trying to be strict this time and get the weight off to stay with the lifestyle rather than a short term diet.
Where are my fellow vegans?!
