7 Yr Old Sugar Addict Reluctant to Go Vegan with Dad

Kid Won't Eat

Dad goes vegan for weight loss, tries to get son to give up sugar & eat his cooking Message for Savvy Vegetarian: First of all, thanks for creating the Savvy Vegetarian web site! A little story about myself: I have struggled with weight issues most of my adult life. Recently I decided (educated myself) that [...]

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How NOT to Gain Weight on a (Mostly) Vegetarian Diet

Vegetarian Weight Gain

When I try to become vegetarian I gain weight. How can I control my weight & still be mostly vegetarian? Question for Savvy Vegetarian: When I try to become a vegetarian – except for fish (mostly wild salmon) and eggs) – I gain weight. I eat quinoa, but generally find I must leave beans and [...]

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Senior maintains healthy weight range with diet & exercise

Healthy Fit Senior

Weight Loss Story: Active senior maintains heart healthy weight range for 44 years with diet & exercise plan, needs  balanced healthy diet for more weight loss Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I am a 68 year old male in much better than average condition; heart healthy, active all 4 seasons. I have “fought” the weight loss battle for [...]

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Vegetarian Weight Loss & Anne Collins

Anne-Collins

Does Anne Collins need to be a Registered Dietition to provide advice on vegetarian weight loss, vegetarian nutrition and online weight loss support? Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I’m really bothered by the fact that you keep telling people to go to Anne Collins’ website. I had to search for quite a few minutes to find [...]

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Lose Weight on Vegetarian Diet: Cut the Cheese

Cheese

How To Lose Weight on a Vegetarian Diet: Cut the Cheese Calories in cheese and cheese in processed foods are reasons for unexplained weight gain in a vegetarian diet. Cut the cheese for vegetarian weight loss. A while back we received a letter from a reader who was asking about vegetarian weight loss.  She had [...]

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Junk Food, Vegetarian Diet, Weight Loss, Weight Gain

Fat Mouse

Facts about junk food, weight gain and weigh loss. Information about food addiction and over eaters anonymous. Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Ref: Kick the Junk Food Habit, Go Veg, Lose Weight So if the mice continued to grow fatter and fatter, even after switching back to the plant based low fat diet (aka vegan diet), [...]

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How Many Avocados Can You Eat & Still Lose Weight?

Avocado

New to a vegetarian diet and wondering how many avocado you can eat and still lose weight. How many calories in avocado? Question for Savvy Vegetarian: I have asked this question of my many friends on Twitter and Facebook but no one seems to know or have the answer. How many avocados can a person [...]

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Healthy 60 Year Old Vegetarian Wants To Lose Weight

Yoga Woman

For vegetarian weight loss Savvy Vegetarian recommends daily exercise, a plant based diet and a couple weeks of calories count for a start. Question For Savvy Vegetarian: Hi! I’m 60 and have been totally veg for about 8 months. I eat a plant-based, whole grain, no oil diet. I don’t eat any soy products except [...]

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