Trying to become vegan/vegitartian?

Question

I am a VERY healthy person and latley ive been thinking about becoming vegan and or vegitarian i am only 16 so i thought its a good time to start. ive been considering this for a few years now and i decided i want to make the change.

i would love to become vegan but i think that is not possible until i live on my own. but if i were to become vegitarian how would i start this process and when you become vegan/vegitarian do you lose any weight?

thank you!

Answer 1

at first you become a vegetarian reading up as you go along finding what

meat items and products that contain animal byproducts. start out in small stems and just do a lot of reading . when you come to understand and are comfortable then you can start on step number two.

Answer 2

I was 16 when I became a vegetarian, and I guess just start limiting your meat consumption, and maybe substitute with meatless products (veggie burgers, chik'n nuggets, etc) and tofu is really good, if you like it. I just stopped eating meat right away, and I didn't have any trouble with it.

I haven't lost any weight being vegetarian, in fact I think I've only gained since then... it's rather annoying, but there are a lot of carbohydrates in cereals, breads, potato, etc... so if you're looking to lose weight maybe stay away from those.

My friend was vegan for a while and she said that it wasn't so great, she bruised really easily and stuff... now she's a vegetarian. I'm not sure if she wasn't eating healthy enough, but being vegan really limits your nutrition.

Good luck though! There are lots of yummy vegetarian recipes that you can try! (I love cooking with tofu and vegetables... mm)  

Answer 3

Go here for a FREE vegetarian starter kit:

http://www.goveg.com/order.asp

Answer 4

I know this website that has great vegetarian recipes, and all of them are really healthy. Actually eating healthy does not mean you will loose weight, you can actually just maintain your weight by eating one more meal a day...maybe something like a salad....the website is www.recipematcher.com

Its just got a facebook group to..check it out:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/RecipeMatc...

Answer 5

not really.you can gain weight from bread, pasta, sugar..etc, etc

Answer 6

I became a vegetarian when I was 11, and lost weight. I mean, I was 5'4 and weiged like 109 or 110. Know I am 5'7 and 110

Fact- Meat has a TON of fat,

Fact- Meat at fat food chains contain enough fat and calories for a day!

Go to Peta and get a vegie starter kit

Answer 7

turnin into a vegetarian is the best thing u could do...im 17 i turned vegetarian a week ago after my friend showed me this video www.meat.org ...watch it and show ur friends too and visit www.goveg.com u can order a vegetarian starter kit for free and they can also send u the meet your meat video...good luck and ull problaby lose weight only if u dont eat junk food either...just question ur self for a minute have u ever seen a fat vegetarian?....i know i havent...GOOD LUCK BROTHER