How fast do you lose weight being vegan?

Luis Mellon: How fast one loses weight being vegan depends very much on what you eat and how much you exercise. Many people upon switching to veganism find themselves losing weight without planning to do so. But this may be attributable to no longer eating high density animal foods and not yet having figured out how to find rich vegan substitutes. When new vegans become more experienced, they may replace their favorite nonvegan desserts and celebration meals with a new lineup of such typically rich fare. Also, as they get used to cooking vegan meals, they may find themselves adding ingredients like cooking fats and oils, nuts, avocado, maple syrup, agave nectar and other high density vegan foods that result in their weight returning. It's certainly possible to healthfully lose weight on a vegan diet, but the rate of weight loss just depends....Show more

Ninfa Asby: God gave us teeth for a reason... Therefore we should develop a habit of chewing all food including li! quid food and soft foods like sweets, ice creams at least 8 to 12 times. This is essential to add saliva to the food, as it is only in the saliva that sugar is digested. Often we find that whatever goes into our mouth goes down like lightning. We hardly give the saliva any time to act on the food. So does digestion take place like it should’ Do we just stuff our tummies with food that doesn’t get digested or in other words that doesn’t yield the benefits that it should’...Show more

Jamika Gregorio: Burn more calories than you consume. 1 pound is 3500 calories. Generally not a good idea to lose more than 2 a week.

Lon Pennington: being "vegan" doesn't automatically assure that you'll lose weight. it is a very healthy diet, but only when done correctly. it is possible to eat an unhealthy vegan diet. but it's pretty easy to eat healthfully when vegan. fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes. those things ought to be the basis of your diet. to an! swer your question, assuming you're eating a healthy vegan die! t, you could probably expect to be fit and trim in six weeks time. and begin seeing results after a week, i'd say. much depends on your previous state of fitness, metabolism, dedication, etc. not to mention all the environmental benefits of a vegan diet (:...Show more

Tana Dumoulin: It depends on what you're eating. You won't automatically lose weight by going vegan.