Welcome, October! I am down 4 pounds, which made me very happy. It's been (intentionally) slow and that's fine. I figure it will stay off longer. I would like to lose about 5 more, which would put me back close to my original weight loss total.
I lost around 40 pounds. I, too, have always been up and down with weight, regardless of my veggie status, hehe. I like food, too, and this time around, I've kept a lot of the weight off for a much longer period (going on five years). I attribute it to some changes in habit (not eating out of stress or boredom, cutting down on portions and slowing down my eating.) As we age, it gets harder to keep the weight off, so I adjust as necessary, whether that's upping my exercise or cutting down on snacks and whatnot every so often.How much weight did you lose originally?
I gained a lot of weight in my 20s and then lost a lot, just before I went vegan. I have gained most of it back now. My weight goes up and down a lot. I just like food too much. I always think it seems like some other people eat a very small amount of food in a day.
I think it's funny how society seems to think veg/vegan people are all skinny. That hasn't been my experience at all. I was thinking about that today as it will officially be 25 years this month that I first went veggie.
I was quite slim when I first went vegetarian, but then I was only 17 years old.
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I can most certainly sympathize. The struggle is real.I have a struggle with weight and good eating and portion control. Last spring I got back to wfpb eating, very closely following Dr Gregers green light, daily dozen foods Not sure exactly what triggered me, but I allowed some sugar and oil to get in, then quickly lost all grip and began eating like there is no tomorrow! All kinds of junk, even cheese (dairy)pizza which hadn't been a craving!
When I followed Gregers way of eating completely I felt better than I had in years! Much more stamina, breathing better- as if I could do without any asthma meds, no allergies, even looked better. My desire for food was starting to change from taste craving to how food feels. It's like the same type of fear other kinds of addictions face when they come to understand the extent of their addictions and they really have to stop
I think I gained back the ten pounds and more!
...My system is not built that way either...Italians, in general, eat a kind of cookie/pastry with cappuccino or espresso for breakfast, pasta (not a huge portion) and wine for lunch, and a long, two-hour dinner with several courses for dinner. My system is just not built that way!!!
That would work for me. I'm not a big breakfast person and I like my big meal at dinner. I don't think I could eat pasta every day, though, haha. My pants would get tight, hehe.I didn't gain any weight on vacation, and may have actually lost a pound.
I'm so glad to be back to my regular way of eating. One of our guides told us that Italians, in general, eat a kind of cookie/pastry with cappuccino or espresso for breakfast, pasta (not a huge portion) and wine for lunch, and a long, two-hour dinner with several courses for dinner. My system is just not built that way!!!