counting calories while vegan?

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i’ve heard so many different takes on this topic// overall, if i’m trying to lose weight should i count calories or will i drop weight naturally due to the diet change?

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You can be vegan and still gain weight. If you eat too many calories and not burn them you will gain.

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If you go Whole Foods Plant Based you're less likely to need to. Maybe just do it in the beginning to make sure you're on track?

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Hi there 😊
Everyone's bodies are different. And as a vegan you still have to make healthy choices (not sugar overload all day every day) to maintain a healthy body. But I really think calorie counting becomes a thing of the past as you get more and more into healthy balanced vegan eating!
I used to be a calorie counter, even as far back as middle school I counted calories and worried constantly about gaining weight. Yet I still did gain weight! 
Until I went vegan... 50 lbs dropped off immediately, within weeks. People around me were frightened at how quick it went. But it was all excess weight, I never got too thin, just got healthy.
Now 9 years later I honestly have to make sure I eat enough, otherwise I start losing weight and my husband chastizes me on being too thin! I am always doing the same to him, he really is thin but very muscular and can run 40km at a time! Ethiopians hahaha... But really though, eating vegan, if you are still using your better judgement and choosing healthy items, it really does negate the need to count calories in my experience... and how very freeing that is!
Happy clean eating ☥☥☥

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you can be a Junk food vegan, there can be a lot of carbs.
I am vegan, and when I first started I was that sad sad junk food vegan and actually gained weight! So now I use a lot of keto dishes, i.e. cauliflower mash instead of mashed potatoes, cauliflower rice instead of quinoa/rice, and I've lost some weight. you have to find your love for veggies and be creative! Good luck!

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Oreos are technically vegan, so going vegan doesn’t ensure you’ll lose weight. If you go vegan and cut out processed foods you probably won’t have to count calories, but being vegan isn’t really a good choice for just wanting to lose weight. I am vegan and didn’t really lose any weight when I went vegan, but I chose vegan because I didn’t want to contribute to animals being tortured for my needs anymore.

counting calories while vegan?

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