Thread: Can you live on veggies only for a while?

Not favorably.

lol that dont even sound right. you would not get enough cals. with out other stuff.

depends on alot of things. Namely what you'll be doing when you're not eating.

Originally Posted by Merkaba

what you'll be doing when you're not eating.

Lets see. If you're eating a ton of veggies which have a ton of fiber then you'd be on the crapper when you're not eating.

Originally Posted by Marat

Not favorably.

ditto...in order for the body and/or brain to function at optimum levels of efficiency it needs a balanced diet with sufficient calories to sustain the average daily level of activity.

I understand that might have sounded alittle dumb but what if you where eating some meal replacements that gave your body the nutrients you might need on those months you were eating veggies. My goal is to lose weight, at around 300 now, but stay healthy enough to work out and replace the fat with muscle mass.

You'll drop some fat but you'll ultimately gain it back with that strategy. Take a look at the link in my signature to get you on the right track to set up a sustainable nutrition plan. Feel free to ask questions.

Originally Posted by curbsidestudios

I understand that might have sounded alittle dumb but what if you where eating some meal replacements that gave your body the nutrients you might need on those months you were eating veggies. My goal is to lose weight, at around 300 now, but stay healthy enough to work out and replace the fat with muscle mass.

NO! NO! NO! Where do people come up with this stuff? Okay, here is the real deal. Eat protein, clean protein lean beef, chicken, fish, buffalo. Eat carbs in the form of green veggies, brown or jasmine rice, steel cut oats. Eating all veggies for a month you will probably drop 5 to 9 pounds in a month. That is it.

There are no miracles to losing fat. Eat right and get to the gym. And when in the gym WORK don't stand around drooling at the cardio bunnies.