The Pokemon Trainer wrote: |
You guys might not see it as "fitness", but I have lost roughly 75 pounds since November by becoming vegan. I was breaking the scale at 300 lbs. Trying to get down to 200 by the end of the year.
No exercise needed, mind you.
How much would you attribute to eating healthier in general compared to cutting out meat/dairy/eggs?
The Pokemon Trainer wrote: |
You guys might not see it as "fitness", but I have lost roughly 75 pounds since November by becoming vegan. I was breaking the scale at 300 lbs. Trying to get down to 200 by the end of the year.
No exercise needed, mind you.
How much would you attribute to eating healthier in general compared to cutting out meat/dairy/eggs?
Honestly, it's hard to say. I guess it depends on what you mean by "eating healthier". It's a bit vague.
I've tried Body for Life, Atkins, Warrior Diet, calorie restriction, juice fasting, periodic fasting... Veganism is the only thing that has gotten me such good results with so little effort, and the main difference is the fact that, with the obvious exception of fasting, Veganism is the only diet I've tried that doesn't permit animal products.
Removing animal products from your diet, for the most part, leaves only low fat, low calorie density foods as your remaining food sources. Corn, potatoes, pasta, breads, fruits and veggies are all quite nutritious and you can eat quite a lot and still lose weight.
Cutting out animal products basically means that all the unhealthy shitty food temptations that break dieters aren't an option even in small amounts; cake, ice cream, most forms of pizza, Chinese takeout, Mexican, chips, fried fish, most breakfast cereals, doughnuts... None of it even exists as far as a vegan is concerned.
You also aren't tempted to eat out or do social eating because most restaurants aren't vegan friendly.
I'm not really sure why it worked for me, but it did. I know the absence of animal products made a difference, but I'm not sure why exactly. All I can do is speculate.