| Overweight vegetarians are growing in number day by | | | | progress, before you turn to DXA scanning or |
| day. Are you one of them? Obviously, you're not | | | | hydrostatic weighing for body fat assessment in the |
| making wise food choices and probably slack in | | | | later phase (which can cost you a total of few |
| exercising, am I right? We need to salvage your size | | | | thousand dollars over several sessions). |
| now so that you can lead a truly healthy and slim | | | | Step 3 - Remove this "Devil" that Creates Overweight |
| vegetarian lifestyle. Being an overweight vegetarian is | | | | Vegetarians |
| not an option you should pick because you deserve | | | | Toss all your unhealthy prepackaged vegetarian foods |
| better for saving the animals and our planet. | | | | out the window! For effective weight loss, whole |
| Before we get down to help you lose weight | | | | vegetarian foods in their most natural form should |
| vegetarian, you need to know that merely eating right | | | | become the staple in your diet. Not only will these |
| and doing lots of exercises are not enough although | | | | fibrous and nutritional foods help wipe out the toxins in |
| these 2 are the best weight loss solutions for most | | | | your body, but also enable your body to properly |
| overweight vegetarians. You need a good plan to | | | | function your fat burning engine. |
| execute in order to hit the bull's eye. | | | | Step 4 - Speed Up Your Metabolism to Burn Fat |
| So, I created these 5 steps that'll guide you on a | | | | Effectively |
| practical path and pace to achieve your goals. Here | | | | Eating quality weight loss vegetarian meals alone can |
| we go. | | | | shed excess body fat. But to speed up your |
| Step 1 - Find Your Target Weight | | | | metabolism to burn more fat, you should work out. |
| Find out how many pounds you need to lose against | | | | I recommend high-intensity interval training that burns |
| your height, using BMI calculation. | | | | more fat much more efficiently and effectively than |
| Assuming you stand 5-foot-7 (170 cm) tall and weigh | | | | low-intensity steady-state cardio. You only need 30 - |
| 180 pounds (81.6 kg). Using BMI = Weight / (Height x | | | | 45 minutes a day, 3 times a week, comparing to |
| Height), you score 28.2 kg/m² (you're | | | | cardio that requires you to work out 1 - 2 hours a day, |
| overweight). | | | | 6 - 7 days per week to get the same results. |
| Now, according to the BMI chart, 18.5 - 25 is the normal | | | | But bear in mind, as high-intensity is riskier than |
| range for non-Asians and 18.5 - 23 for Asians. | | | | low-intensity exercise in causing injuries, make sure |
| Let's say you target BMI at 22, then you have to work | | | | you only learn it from true expert trainer. |
| out the formula backwards in this way => Weight = | | | | Step 5 - Stop Losing Weight |
| BMI x Height x Height, and get your target weight, | | | | As you're moving away from the 'overweight |
| which in this case is 140.5 pounds (or 63.6 kg). | | | | vegetarian' category, you should see yourself having a |
| You need to shed about 40 pounds (18.1 kg) in order to | | | | flatter tummy and slimmer shape, and the scale |
| break free from being an overweight vegetarian. Now, | | | | reading should continue to drop towards your ultimate |
| you have an idea of how much weight to lose, next | | | | weight loss goal. As a vegetarian, you should exercise |
| step please. | | | | precise judgment on your own shape rather than |
| Step 2 - Monitor Your Body Fat | | | | behaving like some people who always look upon |
| Some overweight vegetarians thought they should | | | | themselves as fat, and obsessed with losing more |
| lose as much fat as possible, bearing similar mentality | | | | weight even when they reached a healthy kilogram. |
| as obese meat-eaters. In fact, regardless of your size, | | | | They ended up transforming themselves from slim to |
| you do need some essential body fats to protect your | | | | anorexic. Or even died from it. |
| organs and keep you warm. So, you must constantly | | | | So, remember to stop losing weight once you've |
| monitor your body fat content to make sure it doesn't | | | | reached your target weight. Ask around for honest |
| fall too low. | | | | opinions about your shape. Don't coop yourself up in |
| To help you save money on testing your body fat | | | | your own beliefs and judge yourself subjectively. Get |
| level, I suggest that you check online for a reliable body | | | | objective feedback. That will ensure you know when |
| fat calculator which costs you nothing. Although it may | | | | to stop and really lead a truly slim, healthy vegetarian |
| not give accurate results, at least you got something to | | | | lifestyle. Overweight vegetarian? Not anymore! |
| work with in the initial weeks for tracking your | | | | |