Alicia Silverstone credits her Vegan lifestyle as the cause for her massive weight loss post Batgirl. She claims she no longer has to worry about her weight since she cut out meat and dairy products. Silverstone became a vegetarian in 1999 once she became aware of the violent way pigs in farms were treated.
Conversely, Drew Barrymore announces that the reason she has been able to keep off the 20 lbs. she lost in 2004 is because she gave up her vegetarian diet. She claimed her meat-free diet was a giant carbfest.
So, which is it? Does meat make you gain or lose weight?
Why?
10 March 2008
Will Being a Vegan Make You Thin?
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I think it depends on how well you eat, like with anyone. A potato chip vegan will be worse off than a lean meat meat-eater.
I do think being vegan has kept a bit of weight off for me. I mean, I've gained weight in my 30s, but because I NEVER exercise, I suspect I would have gained MORE weight. I can't eat dessert when I'm out, I never eat things like cheese, etc bla bla.
But the thing is, I'm a vegan for moral reasons, not health reasons. So in the end, it doesn't matter to me.
That's true. I read about Alicia Silverstone promoting vegan donuts and cookies in the same sentence that she claimed it was good for weight loss.
Just because it is vegan doesn't mean it's calorie-free.
Alicia Silverstone is way hotter, so I'd suggests going with her thinking...
There's a also a difference between being vegan, which Alicia is, and vegetarian, which Drew was. With the latter, you still eat eggs and dairy, and all the baked goods that contain these ingredients. Unless you also eat a lot of vegan-friendly junk food, as Miss Mabel says, as a vegan you're not likely to come across the same quantities of saturated fats and simple carbs.
When Drew started eating meat again, I think she also started to eat healthier, more size-controlled portions as well, and was depending less on things like cheese and carbs to feel filled up and satisfied.
I was a vegetarian for 12 years and I gained so much weight that I had 220 pounds in the end. Then I became a vegan and I lost 50% which means I lost 110 pounds. I lost it without thinking about calories. I eat as much as I want and I keep my normal weight now. But I know vegans who gained weight .... I guess there´s a "diet" for every person and one single diet like the vegan lifestyle doesn´t mean to be the right thing for everybody.
I've switched to a mostly vegetarian diet and lost weight more quickly than I ever have in my life, but it's because I was basically eating no vegetables before, whereas now I snack on veggies all day and all of my dinners are veggie&legume one-dish meals. Turn out weight loss has nothing to do with what you're not eating -- just what you're eating instead of it.
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