I was never forced to eat veggies when younger and now I don't eat them still. Is it possible to lose weight without veggies in the diet? I would think not but I am getting older and the weight is out of control.

Sure, it's possible. It would help if you ate vegetables, but you can lose weight without eating them.

i would really recomend you getting into some vegies, are they are really good for your health, if you dont like them, thats another thing, but if its some childish thing (ewww green vegies!) i would suggest getting over it if you really wanna lose weight

maybe it was because your parents didnt feed you right is the reason for you being overweight in the first place!

I was never a chubby kid. I graduated high school at 6'2" and 135 lbs. It seemed when I hit 25 I started to gain weight. I am 29 now and about 220. It is all mid-section. I really would like to gain muscle and lose the belly.

Mind over matter. Think of the veggies as a functional food. Functional in the sense that you can eat a truckload of veggies and still be taking in relatively few calories. So instead of trying to convince yourself into believing that your veggies are delicious, which few of them really are, tell yourself that the veggies are going to make you full. You can't dispute that. Eating those veggies is going to make you full and will make you want to eat a bag of cookies less.

I use this kind of thinking for a lot of my meals. I eat a can of tuna once a day, but it's sure not because I love the taste. On the days that it's almost making me gag, I really do sit with my bowl of tuna and read the nutrition label over and over and tell myself, "that's why you're eating it." A half hour after I'm done, I've forgotten about how bad it tasted and I'm not hungry anymore, and that's a really victorious feeling.

Just to play devil's advocate for a moment, doesn't it seem like there's something slightly wrong with having to eat like that? :confused:

Ok, when I re-read my post, "a lot of my meals" makes it sound like a lot more than it is. But seriously, you can't tell me that there's not times when a protein shake tastes like paint, when opening a can of tuna smells like a stinky wharf and eating bran cereal is like cardboard pulp. Not always, but sometimes. So there needs to be some kind of mental tool to get through it, because for me, if I skip today, it makes it that much easier to skip tomorrow. Looking at food as functional is just my way of getting it down when I'd rather be eating a pizza.

I was never forced to eat veggies when younger and now I don't eat them still. Is it possible to lose weight without veggies in the diet? I would think not but I am getting older and the weight is out of control.

As a sort of amatuer chef, here's a trick I use on those who "don't like veggies." Think of what sort of foods you do like. Pizza? Stir fry some green beans with a bit of fire roasted tomatoes (canned), oregano and lots of garlic. Grate on the tiniest bit of parmesan cheese. Tacos?
Same deal, only add chili powder or chipotle chili (comes in a can in the supermarket). If your carbs allow, throw in a few tablespoons of corn. Wrap in a low carb whole wheat tortilla. Fajitas? Ah, portabella mushrooms, grilled with green peppers and onions and some roasted jalapenos. Get the picture? Think taste and bang for your carb and calorie buck and you might become a veggie freak. :eat:

I think it is important not to think of veggies only as some weight loss tool but as a major part of a solid nutritional base. Veggies are probably the best food you can eat. In fact, the human body is designed to function on a largely vegetarian diet - just look at out closest relatives the apes. Veggies posses many important maco and micronutrients that cannot be obtained from any other source.

Remember: whenever possible, BUY ORGANIC. Many commercailly grown veggies are coated in pesticides and herbicides which cannot simply be washed off because they have been absorbed into the skin of the product. If you eat a lot of veggies these hazardous products can build up in your system and can lead to serious health problems.

I was required to eat vegetables when I was a child (I'm told as a very young child I loved them; I believe this was a trick to get me to eat them when I was concious of their awful taste). As a result, I resent vegetables to this day. I do eat a salad every once in a while, but other than that I eat no vegetables whatsoever.

The results? Well, thus far I'm 5 weeks into my cutting program (I rounded up a couple days). I've lost 9lbs. to date while increasing my strength (in the form of increased repetitions and weight) on all of my lifts since I started my cutting program.

I get 7-8 hours of sleep per night (sometimes a bit less). I've been sick exactly once in the past 4 years (last year I had some kind of virus that lasted for all of 2 days).

What does this all mean. Mostly nothing, actually. Perhaps I just have a genetically gifted strong immune system. Maybe I've got genetics to thank for some of my results in the gym as well (although I'd argue otherwise until I was blue in the face). My point isn't that you should not eat vegetables. I simply want to point out that it certainly is possibly to be "healthy" (a relative term) without eating vegetables (and certainly without eating several servings of vegetables a day). That doesn't mean it's possible for everyone to operate at the same relative health without them, but if you're under the impression that you must consume vegetables in order to have a successful weight loss/muscle mass program, then I strongly suggest you set that notion aside.

I'm just not a big fan of veggies. And go figure I married a vegetarian.

Non-meat things I will eat: corn, beans of any type, peas, potatos. tomatoes, carrots if cooked, celery ain't too bad with some natural peanut butter. etc. I can't stand anything leafy or salad. Been that way my whole life. Now since I'm 420lbs - just kidding. I'm dropping weight left and right eating the above mentioned items. Gotta watch the carbs in them though.

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Course there are all kinds of veggies at the store. Try something weird you might like it. If not there's always fruit! :claphigh: