{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"MicheletheTrainer","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/michelethetrainer\/","title":"6 Reasons NOT To Give Up Your Vegan Diet - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lmqFV8i8HH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/6-reasons-not-to-give-up-vegan-diet\/\">6 Reasons NOT To Give Up Your Vegan Diet<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/6-reasons-not-to-give-up-vegan-diet\/embed\/#?secret=lmqFV8i8HH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;6 Reasons NOT To Give Up Your Vegan Diet&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"lmqFV8i8HH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6-reasons-not-to-give-up-your-vegan-diet.png","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"There are so many great reasons to become vegan. Among them can be: 1. For the earth\/environment 2. For the animals 3. For your health 4. For healthy weight loss 5. For humanitarian reasons 6. For spiritual or religious reasons However, often folks don\u2019t stay vegan. So let\u2019s look at some reasons why people aren\u2019t staying vegan: 1. \u201cI gained weight\u201d 2. \u201cI don\u2019t feel well&#8230; (a.k.a. I need meat)\u201d 3. \u201cMy friends aren\u2019t vegan\u201d 4. \u201cIt\u2019s so easy to buy humane grass-fed beef\u201d 5. \u201cIt\u2019s hard\u201d &nbsp; &#8220;I Gained Weight&#8221; Since I work in fitness and wellness I hear this one a lot. There is a lot of delicious vegan food out there, but folks might not realize that vegan food can include many delicious and junky choices (depending on who is cooking) such as fried food, pasta, bread, heavy sauces, heavy desserts, etc. Gourmet vegan food can also include very decadent and delicious sauces, baked goods, desserts, etc. I cannot eat unlimited vegan food or raw vegan food. I had to learn how to choose my foods to fuel my workout, age gracefully, and manage my weight. I can teach you how! We can all gain weight on [&hellip;]"}