veganism: How long does it take to lose a significant amount of weight after transitioning from vegetarianism to veganism?|||Veganism is not a magic "eat all you want and lose weight anyway" diet. Weight loss depends on one thing only - expending more energy than you consume. The only reason being a vegan might make it easier to lose weight is that there are very few junk foods commercially available to tempt you. If you want to pig out on cookies, for example, you typically have to go and make vegan cookies yourself, whereas a normal vegetarian would only have to crack open a package of Chips Ahoy. If, however, you like to cook, and are fully capable of devouring an entire batch of cookies at one sitting, the vegan thing may backfire. The first goal is a balanced, healthy diet (vegan or otherwise). The second goal is getting an appropriate amount of exercise. Once those goals are achieved, only then should one begin to focus on weight loss, if necessary.|||well if you eat lots of sugary stuff you might not lose as much as you hope to|||Well I suppose it depends on alot of things. If you previously ate alot of high calorie foods like cheese or eggs and have replaced them with beans and tofu there is a pretty huge reduction of fat. If as a vegan you eat an excessive amount of food or alot of processed vegan foods that are high in calories or if you never exercise you won't see much of a change. But if you eat a whole foods diet and exercise I think you will see some changes pretty quickly. In the two years I have been vegan I find that it is much easier to maintain my weight than when I was vegetarian. I have stayed at my ideal weight without too much thought by just eating a healthy vegan diet and exercising regularly. Good Luck!|||My partner just lost 30 pounds over a few months of a vegan diet. He is eating sensibly though, and doesn't over do the oils, fats and carbs. I wouldn't say he is trying to lose weight, he just is. It really depends, I've been a vegan for 3 months and I don't think I've lost any weight, this might be because I don't really have much to lose! Where he had a little extra love..... Veganism isn't a weight lose system, although if you eat properly and healthy you can expect to lose some fat. Salt intake will increase water retention and working out will gain muscle which adds weight.... Really depends.|||UNHEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS|||Normally you will loose about 3 lbs the first week and about 1 lb each week after for 2-3 weeks. You definetly loose some but it's not a huge change unless you are over-weight. The main benifits you see are in the cholesterol.|||there is no specified amount of time. as long as you exercise daily like you are supposed to and eat enough fruits and veggies you will see the weight melt off. But if you eat vegan junk food and live a sedentary lifestyle you will remain the same. XOXO|||Depends what you eat. Plain chocolate and ready salted crisps (chips for the US market) are vegan, but weight loss is unlikely. Conversely a sensible (i.e. not too large) portion of lean animal protein as part of a vegetable rich diet will almost certainly help control weight.