How to Lose Weight on a Vegan Diet
Want to Lose Weight on a Vegan Diet Like I Did? Don't Make These 4 Mistakes
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After quitting meat, eggs, and dairy, I didn't really feel like giving anything else up. Surely it was OK to have one vice you can turn to for a treat? After all, it's just a drink. How could liquid cause you to put on fat, anyway? It wasn't until I started logging everything I consumed using MyFitnessPal that I realised how many calories and how much sugar I would routinely drink with each meal. Even if I had made a healthy, macro-balanced, delicious salad for lunch, that bottle of cola was about to completely ruin my careful meal prep. It was then I decided to switch to drinking more water instead. And you know what? I don't miss it anymore.
Here's how to make the switch. Start by cutting your soda consumption in half. Opt instead for water flavoured with fruit, fresh fruit juice (although be careful of the sugar here, too), or green tea. Make sure you are hydrated throughout the day by keeping a water bottle with you at all times and filling it up as soon as you hit the bottom. Eventually, I encourage you to cut soda out completely and free up your body to enjoy other treats that actually have nutritional value.
As of today, I am healthier, leaner, and stronger than at any point in my life as either a meat-eater, vegetarian, or a vegan. Switching to a plant-based diet can give you the tools to change your life for the better. Just use them wisely.