What's a healthy weight loss?

If you are morbidly obese than you might be best off going to a doctor for help. I have sister-in-law who’s health was ruined by bariatric surgery so I’m not a big fan of that but a Dr. can monitor you and make sure that your weight loss isn’t causing other health problems.

Becoming a vegetarian is not a silver bullet for weight loss. I’ve been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for over 25 years and I still struggle with weight. It is possible ot eat a fairly healthy omnivorous diet and you can be a strict vegan and have a lousy diet (after all potato chips and soda are vegan). When I first became a vegetarian a lot of times I just substituted cheese for meat which isn’t really progress.

You are on the right track increasing exercise and watching what you eat. Eat lots of veggies and eat fruit instead of high calorie deserts and you will be healthier even if your weight loss doesn’t come right away.

That’s great that you want to lose weight and be healthy.

Don’t just count calories. Also check for saturated fat and try to keep it low.

As filletofspam pointed out, it can be very healthy to be vegetarian or vegan, or it can be pretty unhealthy. It really depends on exactly what you eat. Cheese and milk, for example, are often high in saturated fat.

Compare nutrition labels at the store. Compare meat, cheese, and milk to rice or soy alternatives.

Keep walking. That’s a great and healthy way to lose weight, and it sounds like it is already working for you!

You could talk to your doctor about whether the ten pounds a month would be healthy for you.

Oh..and I eat well. I don’t eat “crap” and anysnack I have is either fruit or 100 calorie packs.