Can vegetarians be fat??
- Thread starter Scarpozzi
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I know about all the sweets, etc. I'm just surprised she's even a vegetarian to "keep the pounds off"....cause it doesn't look like it's working. I've been running 5-6 miles 3-4 days a week lately and take care of myself. I just hate to see people settle for the easy way out. Cutting meat out of your diet can't hurt, but bah.....america needs to get up off its lazy butt and do something.
PingSpike
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Why would you think being a vegetarian in and of itself would result in weight loss anyway? It basically opens the door to a heavy sugar/diary diet...you can only eat some many soy burgers before you have to mix it up.
Meat isn't bad for you. Fish, chicken, lean red meat are all important parts of our diet. Most of the stuff that makes you a fatass doesn't really fall under the meat catagory, although there are plenty of key parts to the pig that are less than helpful.
Meat gets a bad rep...but it couldn't possibly be the fact that in America all of our meat comes pre-slathered with cheese!
You're definately right about the lazy butt part, everyone wants an easy diet that some how gives them a six pack...no one wants to get off the couch though.
Meat isn't bad for you. Fish, chicken, lean red meat are all important parts of our diet. Most of the stuff that makes you a fatass doesn't really fall under the meat catagory, although there are plenty of key parts to the pig that are less than helpful.
Meat gets a bad rep...but it couldn't possibly be the fact that in America all of our meat comes pre-slathered with cheese!You're definately right about the lazy butt part, everyone wants an easy diet that some how gives them a six pack...no one wants to get off the couch though.
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Why is it people cannot understand that genetics play a HUGE part in weight gain/average size?
Many obese people can have diets of fewer calories than most skinny people, and still remain fat. It's all in how your genetics dictate fat storage.
Also, previously obese people have a MUCH harder time losing weight and keeping it off because their body now thinks it NEEDS those fat stores, and will do everything it can to gain them back. It's a natural reaction to starvation.
But then, simplistic fools will blame obesity on gluttony and sloth alone, and never understand the reality of it.
Many obese people can have diets of fewer calories than most skinny people, and still remain fat. It's all in how your genetics dictate fat storage.
Also, previously obese people have a MUCH harder time losing weight and keeping it off because their body now thinks it NEEDS those fat stores, and will do everything it can to gain them back. It's a natural reaction to starvation.
But then, simplistic fools will blame obesity on gluttony and sloth alone, and never understand the reality of it.
She's probably ruined her metabolism from years of yo-yo dieting, thus her metabolic setpoint at this stage in life is so low, she may only need fraction of the daily caloric requirements a healthy individual needs.
Bingo. Just because we don't eat meat doesn't mean we can't be fat. Especially if your qualification of vegetarian is what PingSpike posted above.
Can people really be this stupid?
Of course vegetarians can be fat... not only are there still unhealthy non-meat food, but she could have a thyroid problem, be on medication like prednisone, or it could be genetics.
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I just picture someone sitting down and eating a full plate of bbq....and then someone across the table eating a full plate of spinach leaves. I know there are conditions and problems that can make you overweight. It's sad when genetics play a part too. My sister is obese and it makes me sad to think that she's got blood pressure problems at her age (26). I just don't like the vegans who are basically using it as a fad diet and claiming to be all healthy, when in-fact they're not treating their bodies right.
Yes, you can be a fat vegetarian. The question should have been: Can one get fat from being a vegetarian?
Koing
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Scarpozzi does your sister eat well? How about exercise?
I believe that if people ate what I ate and exercised 50% as much as I do, they would not be obese anymore.
My mum use to be a bit overweight or so but she has in the past year has lost the weight. She swims 3-4x a week 30laps of a 25m pool and eats more healthy.
Koing
I believe that if people ate what I ate and exercised 50% as much as I do, they would not be obese anymore.
My mum use to be a bit overweight or so but she has in the past year has lost the weight. She swims 3-4x a week 30laps of a 25m pool and eats more healthy.
Koing
Problem is many people jump on the vegetarian bandwagon without giving a lot of thought to what nutrients they really need to maintain a healthy body. They fail to understand the importance of protein. The body will take muscle tissue and sacrifice it to get the building blocks it needs. The metabolism will compensate by lowering itself. If they give up and return to "normal" eating, the weight comes back on, but the muscle doesn't. A person will have the same bad eating patterns with a slower metabolism to boot! You can be a vegetarian and still get plenty of protein in your diet, but you need to be aware of which foods give you this and which don't.
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