My wife and I went vegan a couple of months ago. We recently found out my wife is very allergic to dairy and also allergic to wheat (not just gluten). My Father-in-law and his wife went vegan about a year or so ago and his wife was on the hefty side. She is now very slim and trim. I needed to lose some weight and was having a hard time doing so. After watching the video, Forks Over Knives (It is no longer on YouTube but you can find it on Netflix), we decided going vegan was a healthier choice than our previous diet. I thought I would be hungry a lot but that is not so. One thing I did miss was butter so I found a recipe to make butter using refined coconut oil. It is not quite like butter but it looks and melts like butter and is satisfying enough. The only thing is really miss is cream in my coffee but I am starting to like it black. I guess it is a learning curve.
The trade-off? I don't know how much weight I've lost because I don't want to weigh myself until I get a little thinner but I have lost at least 3" off my waist and am just about to the point where I need to put another hold in my belts as they are not tight enough anymore or go buy some new ones. I was wearing an 18" neck dress shirt and they were getting very tight to button up. Now I can put my hand in between my collar and neck very easily. I need to go out and buy some smaller shirts as the old ones are too big on me. I also have a lot more energy and my fingers are a bit slimmer as well. I still have large hands but the fingers are not quite as big. I played a narrower heck guitar the other day and couldn't believe how clean I played it.
We do have a little bit of fish from time to time. We have fish maybe once a week at most. The only thing a vegan might want to do is take a B12 supplement as you may not be getting enough of that in your vegan diet. Other than that, you might want to give it a serious look. Frankly, I always thought vegans were a bit fanatic but they may have hit on something. Oh, and my wife is real happy in the changes she sees in me and herself. From what the video shows that I mentioned, we have way too much meat in our diet.
I can't wait for ski season this year!