Vegan Weight Loss

Lately, I've been asked about vegan weight loss.

And more specifically, healthy vegan weight loss.

I have always found eating a vegan diet to be one of the best kept secrets for weight loss. There's no counting calories. And it's pretty straightforward -- no "points" to deal with or measuring out your food. A vegan diet is probably one of the simplest and most natural "diets" on the planet, and it might very well be the healthiest too...

...if you take the time to learn how to do it right.

So I'd like to share with you what I feel are the 2 most important factors to a healthy vegan weight loss, and why a vegan diet works.

Reason #1. The main reason most people are overweight is due to toxins which have become trapped in your body. Your intestines are chock full of these toxins -- they are very lazy and pretty content just hanging around inside your body doing nothing but making you sick and overweight.

So what is going to knock those toxins out of there?

FIBER.

Many people have heard of fiber, but one thing you may not know is that there is ZERO FIBER IN ANIMAL PRODUCTS. And if the food you eat doesn't contain fiber, it's not moving along nicely through your system. So these foods which are devoid of fiber become trapped with all those other lazy toxins that are hanging around inside of you. And when those toxins build up, look out. Because they're the start to all sorts of illnesses and diseases.

What you need to do is PUSH those toxins out of there. But how? Some people take fiber in the form of pills or fiber-rich water drinks. And this can help. But if you're just going to continue shoveling all the fiber-devoid food in again, what's the point?

You need a plan that works. A plan that will get all that food moving out of your intestines-- that's when you're going to see some noticeable results.

Did you know that ALL plant foods contain fiber? So when the majority of your diet is made up of plant foods, such as veggies and fruits, beans and grains, and whole organic soy foods*. you're ingesting a lot of NATURAL FIBER that is going to act like an intestinal broom and push all those unhealthy fats and toxins out of your body.

Reason #2. It's important to understand that 3 meals a day just doesn't usually cut it for most people. You'll likely find yourself reaching for something midway through the morning or afternoon, or craving a snack before bedtime. So let's just face the reality and call it 6 small meals a day.

Now, imagine for a moment that you're sitting in front of a table that has 6 plates on it. Those plates represent all the meals and snacks you'll enjoy on a daily basis -- and are PRIME real estate. Do any of your plates contain:

• foods containing sugar and flour?


• chips, pretzels and other snacky type foods?


• cake, candy and other sweets?


• pre-packaged and processed vegan substitutes, such as soy cheese, soy bacon, soy deli meats?

These foods represent unnatural and mostly unhealthy and empty calories. And if you want to succeed at vegan weight loss, you simply cannot use up ANY of your valuable "table real estate" on empty calories.

You have 6 chances each and every day to eat the foods that will keep you feeling and looking your healthy best -- that doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room because you can only eat so much food in a day! So if even ONE of those plates contain any of the above foods, then you have just squeezed out a chance to eat the foods that will bring you good health and, as a result, the vegan weight loss you seek.

It's just SO important to grasp this concept. Because that little tiny snack of chips around 3 pm or that cookie around 9 pm is exactly what's holding you back from successful vegan weight loss.

Instead, focus every "meal" on WHOLE FOODS. How will you know if it's a whole food? Just keep in mind, the furthest away from the LOOK of a whole food, the more likely it is that the nutrients have been processed right out of it -- and the more likely it is to contain the empty calories that you should be trying desperately to avoid.

Everyone is different, of course, and if you have a very large amount of weight to lose its best to work with a doctor or nutritionist. But if you're one of those people who just have a moderate amount of weight to lose in order to fit into your "skinny jeans", then reach for whole foods to provide the vegan healthy weight loss you crave.

But above all remember this: The MOST IMPORTANT thing is to focus on being the healthiest person you can be. Weight loss just happens to be a positive side effect. ;O)

My website VeganCoach.com has been created to show you how to prepare vegan whole foods (like veggies, fruits, beans and grains) in the easiest way possible so you can stick to your guns and remain a vegan success story. Please visit Sassy's Top 10 Vegan Nutrition Tips to discover the foods that will help you to attain a healthy vegan weight loss -- and keep it off for life!

* (Whole organic soy foods include foods such as edamames and tempeh, which are less processed than the soy meat and cheese substitutes that line your grocery shelves). xoxo

 
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