The vegan I knew in college actually warned people about weight gain while she was pushing her veganism on us. “Its hard not to replace everything with carbs” was basically her spiel.
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Turret3857@infosec.pub 1 week ago
this feels like a strawman. I dont think anyone is going vegan to lose weight. 99% of people you see talk about it do it for ethical reasons.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Urist@leminal.space 6 days ago
There’s nothing wrong with carbs. Most of what I eat is carbs.
KernelTale@programming.dev 6 days ago
I did lose 10kg in 4 months when I cut a heavy portion of meat from my diet but that was because I was basically eating once a day and when I was still hungry in the evening I had rice with corn afterwards. I was not broke but cheap and keeping my fridge empty made it less likely to take something out of nothing.
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
There’s often a confusion between people who go “whole-food plant-based” for personal health reasons, and people who go vegan which is about animal’s rights. Of course a person can want both too.
In any case, people who adopt more plant-centric diets do often see a reduction is bodyweight, but it’s not guaranteed. As the pic up top shows, it can still be very easy to have an unhealthy lifestyle even if it is plant-based.
udon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It was a major motivation for me at the time, but mostly in the sense of forcing me to radically change my diet
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Bill Clinton did it to, though I think his doctor basically said he was dead if he didn’t.
rapchee@lemmy.world 6 days ago
i was in a “new vegan converts” fb group and a number of people stated they went vegan for vague “health benefits” and/or weight loss, they certainly exist
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Yeah but I did it for ethical reasons and ended up gaining weight very quickly lol