Vegetarian, cardio 5 days a week, will this help to loose weight??

Question

I'm planning on being vegetarian, absolutely dropping junk food, soft drinks & chocolate until I lose like about 12-14 kg. I know all of this will benefit my goal in loosing weight, except for being vegetarian. Without egg, meat & fish, will my body feel weak? But I'm not gonna do weight training or build muscles, just cardio, so becoming vegetarian might not be much of a problem right? And by following this diet, and doing cardio for 30 minutes 5 times a week, how long will it take me to lose 12-14 kg??

Thanks.

Answer 1

Don't go veggie just to lose weight.

The big trap of being a veggie is that by giving up meat, you eat carbs. All that rice, pasta, and all of those tortillas will bite you in the rear end. So will all that cheese you're eating instead of meat. Going veggie is a big lifestyle change, I would NOT recommend it just to lose weight-- that's too much to juggle all in one go.

If you do want to go veggie--applause! You can get a lot of your protein from beans, soy, nuts, and learn dairy. Make sure to get plenty, but also remember that in the first world, we actually eat a lot more than we need. Also, go slow. Just giving it all up on one day will cause you to crave things, and you'll be so out of ideas on what to cook, you'll eat meat and think you broke a big vow of chastity. Ease the meat out as you learn new dishes and staple foods.

P.S. Most vegetarians are ovo-lacta-vegetarians. Eat those eggs ;)

Answer 2

it reall depends

Metabolism changes due to diet change and amount eaten

If you eat a lot, and are like 200lbs, ur gunna need to eat lots of veggies so that ur metabolism gets higher.  Sounds weird.

Answer 3

there's no proof that being vegetarian can help u to lose weight.. i know vegetarians who are huge, eat like a pig and look like a giant.. so don't be too hard on being a vegetarian.. try a balanced diet. good luck.

Answer 4

maybe 3 weeks.  

              go for it mate.