July 28th, 2015 by Savvy Veg
We’re giving away 3 copies of The Abundance Diet. Open to U.S. residents only - sorry everybody else! Somer McCowan offers a 28 day weight loss plan to help you lose weight quickly and safely while eating abundantly and never counting calories. The key is a whole food plant based diet of mostly fruit and […]
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September 25th, 2013 by Savvy Veg
Many plant based diet gurus advocate fat free or low fat diets for health and weight loss Dr. McDougall - The McDougall Program, Joel Fuhrman M.D. - Eat to Live, Dr. Neil Bernard - 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and Robert Pritikin - The Pritikin Principle, Dean Ornish, M.D. - Eat More, Weigh Less are all […]
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October 29th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Dad goes vegan, wants son to give up sugar & eat healthy 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 there are tremendous flaws in the western diet. When I […]
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May 28th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
When I try to go vegetarian - except for fish & eggs - I gain weight. I eat quinoa, but generally find I must leave beans and rice alone. I’m 68, in good shape, and very active outdoors, hiking, snow shoeing and camping. How can I control my weight and still be mostly vegetarian? Thank […]
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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
Should Anne Collins give advice on vegetarian weight loss, vegetarian nutrition and online weight loss support? 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 her credentials and, to my surprise, she is not a Registered […]
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April 14th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Calories in cheese and cheese in processed foods explain weight gain on vegetarian diet A while back we received a letter from a reader who was asking about vegetarian weight loss. She had experienced unexplained weight gain on her new veggie diet instead of the usual weight loss. Why do some vegetarians experience weight gain […]
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February 27th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
New to vegetarian diet, wondering how many avocados you can eat and still lose weight. How many calories in avocado? 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 eat and still lose weight? I […]
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November 30th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Daily exercise, plant based diet and counting calories for weight loss 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 non-fat Westsoy milk in coffee and cereal. I’ve stopped being diabetic and hypertense and no longer […]
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June 8th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
I just started my new vegan lifestyle. I want to know if my cravings for meat and dairy are normal, and how much soy is too much? I just started my new vegan lifestyle about a week ago. I was searching the internet to see if my cravings for meat and dairy were normal and […]
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