My hubby has been vegan for about 6 months now. He made the switch after seeing my hemoglobin alc levels go from 7.1 to now a 5.4 simply controlled by a vegan diet with little to no processed food diet. The thing is he is 282 pounds down from 305 pounds; he works as a sergeant for the local sheriff’s office so he has a high stress job. His blood
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-green tea
-walnuts/almonds
-flax (seeds/oil)
-fiber (takes longer to digest, so you're body has to work harder to process it...)
-grapefruit
-dark chocolate (in moderation!)
-red wine (in moderation!)
also making sure he eats breakfast every day helps boost metabolism too.
exercise is also important, even if he has a busy life/not a lot of time before/after work, if he parks further away and walks to his office, takes the stairs, and goes for a walk on his break or lunch it all helps with healthy weight/fitness!
good luck!
oh, and id' say it's ok to have a once a week "cheat day" as long as they don't turn into a regular diet/habit.
(i'm an avid reader of thatsfit.com a fitness blog... a lot of this information can be found there- search key words metabolism, weight loss etc...)
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Protein versus carb versus fat is all moot. The most important thing is to balance your calories. Fat is important to make you feel satisfied, but it's expensive in terms of calories, so many diets eliminate it.
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if youre avoiding processed foods, and he's gettimg some walking in, and his lab numbers and BP are normal (and awesome)...then i wouldn't be so concerned about what the scale says.
also, regular treats (especially vegan ones) are NOT bad, and if someone cut all that stuff out of my diet, i'd probably go postal and be a real jerk to be around. if you can't enjoy eating (the very thing that keeps us alive, aside from breathing)...then why bother at all?
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http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/wellbeing/story/0,,1958686,00.html
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That said hes only been vegan a few months, the weight will continue to come off slowly.
Slow weight loss is better than rapid
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A diet should never be done. But the way a person eats should be changed into a more healthy style.
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