Does being vegetarian help you lose weight?

I've been trying different diets forever, but none of them work. I really don't want to get into that whole anorexic or bulimia thing, but what's a healthy way to lose weight? I heard somewhere that being vegetarian helps. is it true???

Becoming a vegetarian won't necessarily make you loose weight. Potato chips and soda are vegan but they aren't healthy. If you eat too much rich food and don't exercise you will be overweight regardless of wheter you eat meat.

Personally I started to eat a lot healthier when I became a vegetarian. I used to be very much a meat and potatoes kind of guy. I didn't like salad or most vegetables. When I became a vegetarian I started to explore a lot of new foods and tastes. Over the years my tastes have changed and now I like all of the veggies I didn't like before.

If you want to become a vegetarian for health reasons than look at books by Dean Ornish and Dr. John McDougall. Lots of good info in these books. Becoming a vegetarian isn't a panacea though.

not too sure. but it helped me.

no not realy. I went on a veggie diet and it didnt help. The only thing that is going to help is a lack of calories and exercise,..face it! Body needs meat..just because you cut out meat dont mean your gonn alose weight. There are other stuff fatten like spaghetti..cheeesy pizza..nething like that that dont contain meat which is horrible for your bodyh!

EXERCISE. And don't look at is as a diet where the pain will eventually end; think of it as a change in lifestyle.

The body doesn't need meat; it needs the nutrients that come with the meat. Spaghetti and pizza are actually good for you; it's the sauce that you need to consume in moderation. In general, you should eat more carbohydrates (pasta, bread) and limit your fat (which comes with meat).

I like semicolons.

You shouldn't be a vegetarian to lose weight, but you should if you love animals, or hate meat.

Besides, I've heard if you do it for a while, you throw up if you eat any, because your body isn't used to it. You won't be able to eat meat if you take the diet too long.

Being a veggie doesnt make you lose weight, the only thing it was good at was making me ill!! I gave meat up for a number of reasons but losing weight shouldnt be one of them!

Hmmm when you eat red meats I.e. HAMburgers, steaks, etc., it literally rots inside your intestines because our stomaches aren't really meant to consume much of that nastiness. Personally, eating meat is disgusting and if most people had to kill, cut, slice, and dice their OWN chicken/piggy/cow, they wouldn't!
Becoming a vegetarian would probably be one of the best LIFE long choices that you could possibly make for yourself. Think of it as a treat from you to you, your body will thank you!
Here's a great article on other benefits of not eating meat:
http://holistic-nutrition.suite101.com/article.cfm/benefits_of_a_vegetarian_diet

The simple answer is yes, being a vegetarian will (eventually) help you lose weight. If you're just becoming a vegetarian, chances are you've been consuming a diet filled with processed meats that contain growth hormones, antibiotics, stress and trauma hormones (from the animal being kept in stressful, abnormal conditions and suffering a rather traumatic death) and animal byproducts/fillers that are not listed on the label. When you eat meat, you are loading your body with these toxins and unbalanced hormones, which create a kind of shock in your body chemistry and cause you to gain more weight. The growth hormone in particular, which is injected into farm animals to make them grow bigger and yield greater profits for the farmer, has the same effect on the human body, and will make you gain weight if you consume it. Switching to a vegetarian diet and drinking lots of water will help you body flush out these toxins and reset your natural weight. If you're not ready to give up meat, buy and consume only organic/kosher meats. These do not contain the said toxins I've listed above, and will likewise help clean out your body and shed pounds. If you do opt for a vegetarian diet, be sure to replace the protein you'll lose from not eating meat with lots of healthy raw nuts, seeds and beans.