Switching to vegetarian diet without gaining weight

Any significant changes in life style should be made as a result of a proper education.

One of the main mistakes people make when switching to vegetarian diet is that they simply exclude meat and fish and continue to eat everything else they did before… only now – in greater amounts. Here is why this causes problems:

If meat/fish proteins are not substituted in diet – the rest of “usual menu” gets digested fast (simple carbs), gets absorbed into blood stream and then two things happen: 1. you feel hungry very soon again -> so you eat more and 2. you don’t use all the calories from simple carbs you digested (they absorbed so fast) -> so body stores excess as fat. Simple.
Result? – This simple-minded switch to “vegetarian diet” takes you to a diet comparable with performing super-athletes, but without calories burning rate like they have

Solution? – Before you switch – learn about new recipes, try Indian cuisine for example. Learn about your options (there are many nowadays – you will find vegetarian section in almost any supermarket these days, plus it’s easy to find an Indian store – they are also very wide spread). Another step: calculate what is you proper calories intake (for your weight, age, lifestyle) and use a bit less if you need to loose weight. And probably most important: have more fresh air = exercise, walk, bike, swim, practice your Yoga

Here are a couple of links for “further reading”:

All the best!