Vegetarian Weight Loss - 1 Tip for Overweight Vegetarians to Break Weight Loss Plateau

     Are you hitting a weight loss plateau now? Yes, vegetarians do face weight loss plateau like non-vegetarians. Although increasing your whole food intake in your vegetarian weight loss diet does help you shed excess body fat. However, up to certain degree only. Why do I say that? There are overweight vegetarians who manage to lose 20 - 40 pounds, and they stop there. They need to shed more belly fat but no matter what they do (according to what they say) they just couldn't lose more stomach fat. Obviously, they're not achieving effective vegetarian weight loss. What went wrong?

Why Can't Overweight Vegetarians Lose More Weight?

What causes you to gain weight in the first place? Becoming vegetarian but yet choosing to eat pre-packaged processed foods that are infused with sugar, sodium, damaging fat and other harmful chemical additives (for boosting flavor and making the food look appealing) is one of the prime reasons that activates the growth of your body fat.

Knowing that, smart vegetarians start turning to unrefined vegetarian foods and eat them as whole (as far as possible) such as fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and grains etc. They got immediate results and lost weight. But after shedding 20 - 40 pounds, it stops. They got more to lose but they just couldn't. Why?

After some information exchange with these overweight vegetarians who can't wait to lose more weight, I discover the one issue that has been bugging them since they were young, and even becoming a vegetarian didn't seem to change much. That is, they don't like to eat vegetables.

What has eating less vegetable got to do with weight loss plateau? Listen, vegetables can effectively purge toxins out of your body. These toxins may have been amassed during those times when you were still happily enjoying your "tasty" prepackaged processed food. Your body requires a broad spectrum of nutrients to wash out the toxins completely, before your fat-burning engine can start running at full tank. So, leaving veggies out from your weight loss diet or eating less of it can skew your vegetarian weight loss plan.

Simple Solution to Break Weight Loss Plateau

By the way, what makes you cringe at eating vegetables? Their taste, green smell or you simply don't like the green leafy color or the way they look? Whatever your reasons may be, you want to lose weight as a vegetarian and break weight loss plateau, you must try to increase you veggie intake. Here I show you a tip to achieve that yet avoiding triggering your dislike for vegetables at the same time.

Blend veggies into your fruit smoothie in a (fruit to vegetable) 4:2 ratio. This way you won't have to put up with the "green" smell or flavor but yet get to savor the goodness of Mother Nature's weight loss foods. Here's a sample recipe to help you start off:

Vegetarian Weight Loss Smoothie

- 2 cups of butterhead lettuce

- 1 carrot

- 2 bananas

- 1 mango

- 1 cup of strawberries

- 1 cup of water

I got to warn you. Sticking to just this recipe may not work wonders. You should in fact, change the recipe with various other ingredients every day. Once you feel ok with the 4:2 ratio, increase it to 3:2 to invite more vegetables in your weight loss diet for a more effective vegetarian weight loss. Oh, you can take this smoothie as your breakfast or dinner. Bear in mind that your lunch should be just as nutritious or you won't break your weight loss plateau easily.

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