{"id":8694,"date":"2023-11-01T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T11:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaysoupblog.com\/?p=8694"},"modified":"2023-11-01T11:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T11:19:02","slug":"i-lost-4-stone-in-6-months-eating-big-portions-and-following-a-delicious-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaysoupblog.com\/health-diet\/i-lost-4-stone-in-6-months-eating-big-portions-and-following-a-delicious-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I lost 4 stone in 6 months eating big portions and following a delicious diet’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today (November 1) is World Vegan Day, a day dedicated to celebrating veganism and spreading awareness about the advantages of a plant-based diet on health and well-being.<\/p>\n

Veganism is a lifestyle practice of eating only food not derived from animals – such as meat, eggs and dairy products – as well as typically avoiding the use of other animal products.<\/p>\n

There are various reasons why people may decide to practise veganism but Andrew Roberts, a personal trainer, decided to take up a plant-based way of life to benefit his health – and lost four stone in six months.<\/p>\n

Andrew told Express.co.uk: \u201cI wasn\u2019t particularly unhealthy before I turned vegan, however I felt like I was lacking some energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this reason I was open to experimenting with a vegan diet and then never looked back.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI certainly believe it is easier to lose weight when you are eating a predominantly whole food vegan diet,\u201d the personal trainer added.<\/p>\n

Due to plant-based food\u2019s general fibre content, low-calorie density and lack of processing means a vegan diet may promote weight loss without the need to constantly calorie count.<\/p>\n

Andrew continued: \u201cOften when people try to lose weight they adopt an unsustainable approach by eating tiny portions or cutting out carbs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough these techniques may work in the short term they are not sustainable and often lead to the individual regaining all the weight they had lost when they return to their normal way of eating.<\/p>\n

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\u201cContrary to that, on a vegan diet you can eat big, delicious portions which fill you up and satisfy you. N<\/span>ot only does this make it great for losing weight, but keeping it off in the long term as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is a common misconception that all vegans eat is salad, but that\u2019s not the case. A vegan diet can be incredibly varied – and delicious.<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew, himself guilty of believing vegans just ate leaves, realised that: \u201c<\/span>Turning vegan opens up a whole new world of food, spices and flavours that I would never have found if I hadn\u2019t gone vegan. <\/span>The food I eat now is way more varied and flavoursome than what I used to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another misconception is that vegans “don\u2019t get enough protein”, Andrew continued: “This is probably the biggest myth. There are tons of high protein vegan sources such as soy chunks, tempeh, seitan and tofu, just to name a few.<\/p>\n