Vegetarian & losing wieght ... normal?

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I'v been a Vegetarian for about 10 years now. I don't eat any Meat what so ever, Fish or Seafood, Eggs & limit my dairy intake.

When I fist became a Vegetarian I lost about 15 pounds in a matter of 1-2 months. I was 5'8 & went from 130 pounds down to 115 pounds. The weight came off pretty fast, but after a while my body adjusted to a weight that it was comfortable at.

Last year in 2009 I started noticing that I was getting skinnier even though I'm still maintaining around the same weight! I'm a really healthy eater & haven't changed my diet ... has anyone else had this problem? Is it normal?

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  • suspicion
    14 years ago

    Ive been a vegetarian for a month and ive lost 9 pounds. My body just isn't use to the whole vegetetarin thing so im loseing weight pretty fast. So yes its normal.

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  • nowimsureimsane
    12 years ago

    Your losing all your muscle for one thing.i did this for about 6 months one time and two of my wisdom teeth rotted out.being vegetarian is horrible for the body.we are suppose to eat some kind of meat and plus your lacking so many vitamins and minerals.too much soy is horrible for you as well,im sure you eat plenty of it.not to mention how weak it makes you being vegetarian.im not going to sit here and arque with you im just telling from experience.your no better off doing it you look like a pole and your still going to die.

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  • chicken471bologna
    13 years ago

    duh

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    • Acoya
      13 years ago

      and what is that supposed to mean?

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  • hotchickie81
    14 years ago

    I can see it happening in the beginning, since your body is getting used to the lack of meat... but it should settle down after a while and maintain a steady weight. You might want to see a doctor or nutrionist or something to help you. Good luck!

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