October 29th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
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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May 28th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
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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September 24th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
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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May 16th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
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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April 14th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
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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March 30th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
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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February 27th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
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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November 30th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
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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