| A vegan diet can help you with your weight loss plan | | | | stick with your plan, and go do something else. Make |
| but first we must establish what a vegan diet is and | | | | your thoughts go on a diet too. Do not think about |
| the different types of vegans. | | | | food or eating. |
| 1. Some vegans only eat a strict diet of vegetables | | | | EASY:o Buy a variety of food to have on hand. |
| and stay strictly away from dairy products, eggs, | | | | When shopping at the grocery store, ONLY buy the |
| meat, honey, processed foods, stimulants such as | | | | types of foods on your diet. Buy fresh, maybe have |
| coffee, etc. | | | | some canned or frozen on hand if you run into a |
| 2. Some vegans eat a non-meat diet strictly because | | | | bind, but don't buy chips, or other temptations |
| they believe the killing of animals is inhumane and | | | | making it hard on you. Get that stuff out of your |
| their diet is consistent with their beliefs. | | | | pantry so you won't have to look at it. Only have on |
| 3. Some vegans have been put on a vegetarian diet | | | | hand the type of food you should eat even when |
| due to certain health risks. | | | | you are cheating. Cheat with special things that you |
| These are all good and acceptable reasons to be | | | | will only eat when you feel you have to cheat. For |
| vegan. So whatever type of Vegan you subscribe to | | | | example, cheat with fresh fruit or a smoothie if you |
| you can lose weight with a well-BALANCED | | | | must. It will conquer the sweet tooth and help keep |
| vegetarian diet with healthy exercise. | | | | you on target.o Pre-Plan what to order when at a |
| When losing weight, however, the key is to make it | | | | restaurant. Know what you are choosing before you |
| attainable, and make it easy. With attainable weight | | | | show up at the fast food place or a restaurant. Of |
| loss and easy weight loss you will find yourself much | | | | course and most of the fast food restaurants offer |
| more successful in the long run. So, here are ways to | | | | many salads to choose from. Don't even try to be |
| make a simple vegan diet attainable and easy. | | | | tempted. Remember...the battlefield is in the mind. |
| ATTAINABLE:o Pick a plan that you can live with. | | | | Again, keep special foods onhard when you want to |
| Don't restrict yourself too much at first. For example, | | | | cheat such as special nuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, |
| if you are used to coffee in the morning, tackle that | | | | blueberries, etc. Have a special "treat" just for you |
| issue later. Go simple at first and once you are | | | | keeping it within your dieting plan. |
| succeeding, move on to conquer other things.o Don't | | | | The key to a nutritionally sound vegan diet is variety |
| allow yourself to get discouraged. If you cheat, or | | | | so you can include fruits, vegetables, lots of different |
| slide...so what? Go back on it next meal! There is | | | | kinds of leafy greens, whole grain products, nuts, |
| never a reason to get mad at yourself or beat | | | | legumes and seeds. Be creative here! |
| yourself up. THAT is the reason people fail. They get | | | | A healthy vegetarian diet is not just cutting out |
| discouraged and quit. Even if you decide to eat only | | | | certain foods such as meat. It's about making sure |
| raw vegetable, yet one day you are out of food, | | | | you are getting ample amount of nutrients and all of |
| open up a can of green beans for goodness sakes, | | | | your daily nutritional needs. Do not skimp on nutrients. |
| and forget about it!o Control your thoughts! The bible | | | | Learn your diet and find out what your body will |
| says the battlefield is in the mind. If you can conquer | | | | need to continue and be successful! |
| this, you have won your battle. If you keep your | | | | You do not need to count calories or mess with carb |
| mind NOT on how and what and when you eat and | | | | counting, or weighing your food, but it would be wise |
| what you did not eat and when can you eat next | | | | to eat organically grown fruits, plants, whole grains, |
| and ...so on....you are allowing yourself to focus on the | | | | and natural foods. Foods without these chemicals are |
| wrong things which is probably what got you over | | | | better for everyone, vegan or not. |
| weight or unhealthy in the first place. Eat your food, | | | | |