How common is it to be vegan and overweight?!
How common is it to be vegan and overweight?
I am vegan and this girl that just hired on with is vegan too. She is about 100lbs overweight and says has been vegan for 15 years and can't seem to get the weight off. When she says she's vegan, people just kind of scoff at her like she's lying. What would you think if you were one of the scoffers? Would you think she was lying or that she just really liked her breads and rice?
Answers:
It's not common, but it does happen. She could be overweight because of some metabolic problem or other health concern (although it's fairly rare to be very overweight due to these problems, it could happen).
If I were to give in every time I get the urge to *really* indulge in some Soy Delicious frozen dessert, I could easilly have a weight problem.
The scoffers are being cruel. If the girl *is* lying, you'll eventually see this because either she'll be caught eating something non-vegan or you'll notice she isn't honest about other things (ppl don't usually stop @ one lie if they're gonna be that way). Being overweight is unhealthy & often hurts emotionally. I'd give her the benefit of the doubt for now.