Losing weight doesn't mean you're losing fat effectively. The word 'effective' actually means you're really getting rid of the unnecessary body fat instead of water mass and muscle mass, but yet keeping the essential body fat to maintain your overall well-being.
Here's the checklist for overweight vegetarians to help you see if you're doing the right thing to lose fat or not:
[ ] Are you on a low-carb, high-protein diet? This health-detrimental diet can lead to slow reaction, poor concentration, bad breath, constipation, headaches etc. It does help you lose weight, but for a short-term only. You should go with a healthy diet with carb comprising 55 - 60%, which allows you to stick to long-term and can easily transition to become your lifestyle, rather than just a weight loss solution.
[ ] Do you take more meals a day? 3 meals a day is not powerful enough to boost your metabolism throughout the day. Fill in the gap between meals with snack, and your fat-burning power will double. But when you include snacks, you should reduce your meal portion size.
[ ] Do you include plenty of vegetables in your vegetarian fat loss diet? Vegetables carry tons of fiber and complex-carbohydrate for extremely effective fat loss on tummy. Vegetarians who break weight loss plateau easily and lose more fat take lots of veggies.
[ ] Do you drink plenty of water? When you hydrate your body with the right amount of water, your fat-burning engine will run optimally. But if you drink too much, you may get water poisoning. When your urine color turns clear or pale yellow, it means your body is well hydrated, stop drinking. Otherwise, drink more.
[ ] Are you sticking to a specific group of food? Your cells and tissues require various different nutrients to metabolize the calories consumed efficiently. When you keep giving them only that variety of nutrients, they'll only perform half-tank. Give them a full spectrum of nutrients and they'll run at full speed.
[ ] Do you eat high-sugar vegetarian food? Refined sugar is "toxic". Even eating 1 - 3 times a week can easily undo all the hard work you've previously done to lose fat as a vegetarian. If you love dessert, go with those that use natural sweeteners like agave nectar, pure maple syrup etc instead. Or best, make your own desserts. And take such natural dessert once a week. You should be fine.
This vegetarian weight loss checklist is not exhaustive, but it should serve pretty well to remind you to stay on track. Print it out and paste it next to your computer now. You'll be able to lose fat as a vegetarian more easily and effectively than those who do not own this checklist.
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