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I am thinking about trying the vegetarian diet as a method to control my weight.
My biggest problem is that I am a junk food junkie in the worst way. [...]
Weight lifting makes me so hungry I could just eat the ass right out of a horse. Thats when I hit chips and crackers.
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Hmmm...not a whole lot of red meat in a bag of Doritos, y'know? Why do you think going vegetarian is the answer?
Hey, I can sympathize. I've carried extra weight for all of my adult life, except for the last 2.5 months and counting. From other posts here you may know that I lost about 50 pounds (25% of my starting body weight) through diet and excercise this year. The only way to do it is to keep your "ins" less than your "outs". It doesn't matter if you eat 1500 calories of leafy greens and tofu a day or 1500 calories of Crisco - if you burn 2500 calories a day, you're losing weight. Obviously the Crisco diet is probably going to be deficient in nutrients, but the point is that reducing your intake is the big factor for weight loss.
The key is to change your attitudes about food (at least that's what did it for me) - it's not comfort, it's not entertainment, it's fuel. You can keep eating meat or go veggie, but if you keep eating more than you burn you're not going to lose anything.
Good luck - losing weight is hard work, it takes discipline and perseverance. If you need support, we'll be here.