About Vegan Lifestyle Weight Loss Plan

By Pamela Reynolds


It doesn't matter what you eat, you can still gain weight, especially if you eat too much, or you don't have organized and balanced meals. The same thing is with vegans as well. If you don't eat meat, it doesn't mean that you don+t eat too much sugar, or carbohydrates. When you switch to vegan, you will probably lose weight at first, but, if you continue eating too much, you will sooner or later need a vegan lifestyle weight loss plan.

Whatever people might think, it's not all about calories. Vegans have limited choice of foods to choose from, and their meals are often based on whole grains, soy products and dairy substitutes. All these foods have certain amount of calories, yes, but also valuable vitamins and minerals. Finding enough sources of protein is also really important.

Taking care about sufficient intake of protein, mineral and vitamins sometimes may end up with taking too much carbohydrate. Since all carbohydrates end up being blood sugar, or glucose, it's not strange that vegans may gain weight easily. Another problem is they consume larger quantities of food, and if something is missing in their organism, and often is, they will feel hungry.

Human organism satisfy its needs for fuel mostly using glucose. Once you get these extra few pounds, it is hard to get rid of them, because your body will use glucose reserves if you limit your food intake, not your reserves of fat. While people who eat meat and animal product can help themselves by forcing their bodies into ketosis, it is much harder for vegans to do the same thing.

If you cut the carbs, your body will soon spend all glucose reserves, and you will force it to search for another source. This is when it will start using fat reserves, transforming the fats into fat acids. This state is also called ketosis, and it is great for losing weight, especially from your belly and similar areas. It might be simple for people eating all foods. But, it might be hard for vegans to stick to it.

The whole idea is to eat predominantly fats, while cutting carbohydrates, and to also consume adequate amounts of protein. So, the source of fat is easy to find. This may include vegetable oils, primarily olive and coconut oil, soaked seeds, avocado and, of course, nuts. When it comes to other foods, for example vegetables, you have to choose those with low percentage of carbs only.

As an example of these low carb vegetables, you can eat lettuce, kale, spinach, broccoli, garlic, cauliflower and, for example, cucumber. You should also stop eating fruits, especially bananas, and you have to exclude all sweeteners and sugars. Tubers, grains and legumes are also forbidden.

Since you have to get enough protein, you have to eat vegetable protein, dairy substitutes and vegan meats, but be careful not to exceed your 50 gram of carbohydrates limit. Leafy greens, organic coconut oil and avocado, with balanced vitamin and minerals ratio, and you will soon get rid of your belly fat. This might be a little bit more difficult for you than for others, but you can do it.




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