vegan cheese: hey y'all. i'm 16 years old, 5'2'' and 150 pounds. its gross, and i really need to lose weight...and FAST. so i've heard a lot of really good things about the South Beach Diet, and i'm thinking about trying it. but there's one small problem: i'm a vegan (no meat, no dairy, no eggs, etc). but i was wondering if i could still do it and if this would be healthy: breakfast: 1 serving vegan sausage, 1/4 cup red and green bell peppers and 1 stalk of celery cooked in 1 tsp olive oil and a glass of unsweetened soymilk morning snack: 7 almonds lunch: 1 Cup romaine, 1 Cup spinach, 1 stalk celery, 1/2 Cup chickpeas with 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar afternoon snack: 1/2 Cup broccoli with 1 Tbsp hummus, 1/4 Cup soy nuts dinner: 1/2 Cup morning star ground "meat" (soy), 1/2 Cup black beans, 1/4 Cup diced tomatoes, 1 1/2 Cups romaine and 1 slice vegan cheese so that all works out to: *about 1000 calories *41g fat *51g fiber *66g protein i'll also be taking a multivitamin, b12 supplement and a calcium + vitamin D supplement every morning. i'll be drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day, and any other drinks will be crystal light. so yeah, how much weight will i lose? the south beach book says you'll lose 14 pounds in 2 weeks but is that true? oh, and as for exercise, i have gym class every other day at school and we run and lift weights and sometimes go ice skating or roller skating and stuff like that. i also work at a day care every day for a couple hours and play jump rope and kickball and stuff with the kids. on the weekends, and when i have time during the week, i'll run on a treadmill (at an incline) for about 30 minutes, and lift weights every other day for about 15 minutes. thanks in advance. y'all are loved.|||I think it sounds like you're doing really good. The only thing is you might want to add a couple of hundred more calories because 1000 is really low. Maybe a couple of more almonds or so. Just try to bring it up to 1200. You work out and need to eat a little bit more to fuel your body. But other then that everything sounds great!!!! GOOD LUCK!|||Hi, don't focus to much on loosing weight fast, a bit slower but steady will be much better for you! I see really a lot of (processed) soy in the menu you propose, this is not so healthy, please read the 1st link. I don't know the south beach diet, but it sounds like it is one of these low-carb fashions (and your brain runs on carbs!). As you describe, you already do enough sports, I think you can probably eat whatever you feel like, as long as you stick to whole foods. This will automatically give you a healthy balance between carbohydrates, proteins and fat (and your body doesn't need a great amount of protein). It will saturate you very well, so you will loose weight without feeling hungry all the time, and you won't need any supplements either. And this is very well possible as a vegan too. Have a look at the sites that I quote, and it will be much clearer to you. 1st link: Definitely read Annemarie Colbin's article, there are many more great articles on her site, the other two links share great recipes. I hope this helps you. I changed my families' diet to a whole food diet 3 years ago, and we are feeling great.