Welcome aboard and congrats on your decision to get serious about being vegan.
Just being vegan is not always the healthiest thing you can do. There are a lot of vegan products that are not healthy. and some that are just as bad as their non-vegan counterparts. Some of the vegan faux meats are almost as bad for your health as meat.
Maybe The Thing you should be learning about is how to be a Whole Foods Plant-Based Vegan. Plenty of books and videos on the subject. And a lot of the WFPB advice for WFPB are weight loss diets as well.
There are quite a few Doctors who promote WFPB. Forks Over Knives is sort of the grand daddy of the movement and they now have bunches of books, movies, web pages, and YouTube videos.
Some of the big names in the WFPB field are Gregar, Fuhrman, Campbell, McDougal, Esselstyn, Kahn, and Barnard. You don't have to read all of them. Mostly they are about the same with just a little twist, emphasis, or shading to make them their own.
I think the ones that best emphasize heart health are Essestyn's and Kahn's. The ones that are maybe the best weight loss guides are Gregar, Fuhrman, and Barnard.
But like I said they are all mostly the same. They all recommend to minimize highly processed foods like oil and sugar.
Maybe a trip to the library or book store and a little browsing and skimming will help you decide. there are also other authors but the field is getting huge and I haven't kept up.
I'm mostly a book person so I do my best learning with reading. but if you prefer videos then Gregar's NutritionFacts or Barnard's PCRM are great places to learn.
