There are overweight vegetarians who manage to lose 20 - 40 pounds, and they stop there. They need to burn more belly fat but no matter what they do, they just couldn't lose more stomach fat. Apparently, they hit weight loss plateau.
Why Can't Overweight Vegetarians Lose More Weight?
Becoming vegetarian doesn't guarantee fat loss. When you eat more refined, processed vegetarian foods, you gain pounds due to their high-sugar, high-salt and high-fat content, of course, plus other chemical additives (added to enhance color and flavor) that impair your body's metabolism.
Knowing that, some vegetarians start turning to unrefined foods and eat them as whole (as far as possible) such as fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and grains etc. They got immediate results and lost weight. But after shedding 20 - 40 pounds, it stops. Why?
After much "investigation" with these people, I realize one thing they have in common that get them stuck at a weight loss plateau - they eat very much less vegetable as compared to other whole foods they're eating.
Vegetables are particularly helpful in purging toxins out of your fat cells so that your body can easily mobilize those fats and convert them into fuel to power your bodily functions. You could have accumulated those toxins long ago where you're still happily munching on refined vegetarian foods or meat before your transition.
Eating less veggies means you're ingesting lesser nutrients. This can easily make your fat loss diet plan go awry.
Simple Solution to Break Plateau
What makes you cringe at eating vegetables? Their taste, green smell or you simply don't like the green leafy color or the way they look? Whatever your reasons, you want to lose fat as a vegetarian and break plateau, you must try to increase your veggie intake. Here's a simple tip for you:
Blend veggies into your fruit smoothie in a (fruit to vegetable) 2:1 ratio. This way you won't have to put up with the "green" smell or flavor but yet get to savor the goodness of Mother Nature's weight loss foods. A sample recipe to help you start off:
Fat Loss Smoothie
- 2 cups of butterhead lettuce
- 1 carrot
- 2 bananas
- 1 mango
- 1 cup of strawberries
- 1 cup of water
Now, this recipe is very filling because of its high dietary fiber. You can eat it as a whole meal for your breakfast or dinner. And you should change the ingredients every 2 - 3 days and gradually up the ratio to 3:2 so you'll get a balance of various nutrients from different mixture of food.
Ta-da, a simple tip to help any vegetarian who doesn't eat much vegetable to break weight loss plateau.
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