From Mikayla, Age 17 - 04/19/08 - IP#: 67.161.100.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 5'5", Start: 195 lb, Today: 201 lb, Goal: 120 lb - So I seriously thought I would lose like 10 pounds this week. I went vegan, ate less and healthier, and I ran over a mile daily, and then followed that by weight lifting and very long walks. But NO! I gain 4 pounds. And I highly doubt its the whole "muscle weighs more than fat" schpeal that everyone always tells others.
Reply from jessica, Age 14 - 05/27/08 - IP#: 68.231.21.xxx hey. wow. weird. i think that it could be that because you are vegan you arent getting enough calories. not enough calories and your body begins to hold on to them. making you gain weight. just eat a little more and maybe that might help.
Reply from Kelly to leigh, Age 17 - 04/20/08 - IP#: 144.91.48.xxx ha, no problem, you weren't actually bitchy - I'm always overreacting to things on message boards because it's so hard to read tone and stuff. :)
Reply from leigh to kellly, Age 16 - 04/20/08 - IP#: 66.57.182.xxx yea i totally agree. sorry if i came off as bitchy. definitely didn't mean to.
Reply from Mikayla, Age 17 - 04/20/08 - IP#: 67.161.100.xxx Milk = soy milk; burgers = grain patties; meat = tofu; more veggies and fruits. My goal this week is to really sit down and count my calories. I learned that pitas technically are one whole circle, but that the serving size is half (grrrrrrrrr) which I didnt know before. Thats probably a major cause.
Reply from Kelly, Age 17 - 04/20/08 - IP#: 144.91.48.xxx Leigh - I didn't say that it's impossible to get the right nutrition being vegan, I just said it's harder and it takes a lot more careful attention to certain nutrients. It is not necessarily healthier - it CAN be, but it depends on what choices you make. There are many bad vegan choices and many excellent non-vegan choices. I just don't think going vegan solely to lose weight is putting your energy in the right place, since being vegan doesn't guarantee weight loss and is pretty restrictive in itself. If people do it for moral reasons, then I think having to pay a little more attention is totally worth it, so Mikayla, I think it's great. Is it possible that going vegan has caused you to eat a lot more bulky fruits and vegetables? That could cause a weight gain to show up on the scale, especially if you're not weighing first thing in the morning. Or, like Leigh said, could you be eating more calories than you think? What vegan foods have you replaced your old meat/dairy foods with?
Reply from Mikayla to Kelly, Age 17 - 04/19/08 - IP#: 67.161.100.xxx I'm doing it for health/moral reasons. I know being vegan doesnt mean weight loss, but I'm very careful about serving sizes and what I put in my body. I guess Im just panicking because prom is a month away.
Reply from leigh, Age 16 - 04/19/08 - IP#: 66.57.182.xxx yea that's total B.S that you don't get the right nutrition being vegan. It is much healthier. But idk it sounds like your doing everything right, the only thing i can think of is that you might be underestimating your calorie intake. I mean you can still be a vegan and be fat. Good luck though! PS- i think it's realy great that you're going vegan, it is so much better for animals, the enviorment & you. :)
Reply from Kelly, Age 17 - 04/19/08 - IP#: 144.91.48.xxx Hey - that sucks, sorry! It might not be permanent. Keep trying for another couple of weeks and see if you start losing. Can I ask why you went vegan? My sister is vegan and it certainly never caused her to lose any weight, and I think it's pretty hard to get the right nutrition and protein as a vegan. Are you doing it for moral reasons or just for weight loss?
