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  Posted by ahimsa32fa at 11/07/16 15:19:31

  Do you at organic brown rice or white rice?
  How many calories do you consume daily and how do they break down among the macronutrients?
  Do you get adequate exercise now?
  
  There are hundreds (thousands?) of books out there that can answer your question in detail...

  
  
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  Posted by EmmaMusgrove at 11/29/16 11:12:35

  Rice generally raises the weight of the body. Hence it is better to reduce as much quality of rice as you can to maintain your body and to loose the body weight as well.

  
  
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  Posted by DonSteve at 11/30/16 13:15:00

  No matter what your diet is - Vegan, vegetarian, raw, etc. - it's important to
  keep your calories intake at the level your body requires.
  For example if you eat 3000 calories a day but burn only 2000 of them you will gain weight.
  Eat as much as you burn.

  
  
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  Posted by ccaatt at 11/30/16 18:28:58

  I wouldn't think rice alone would cause weight gain, unless you went from eating virtually no carbs to eating a ton of rice. Any other new foods you're trying? My first foray into a vegan diet I started eating all sorts of stuff I'd cut out long ago. Vegan butter? Vegan mayo? I had to try it even though I hardly used those things in my diet before. Gained a few pounds that way, but lost them as soon as my diet stabilized again. Maybe try swapping the rice out for a smaller portion of beans - still get your carbs, get your protein, but I find beans more filling/satisfying. And a couple people have said it above, but portion control. Once I stopped eating salads big enough to feed a full family or triple the portion of soy crumbles, I noticed a shift in my body. I think it's pretty normal for weight to fluctuate when you make a big dietary change, but for the best advice I'd talk to your doctor. They'll know more about your specific health requirements.

  
  
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  Posted by veganbysomi at 11/30/16 19:58:21

  Yeah, I agree with the other posters. You still need to make sure you're not overeating or else you'll gain weight (just like with any other diet). Perhaps try to increase the ratio of non-starchy vegetables to starchy vegetables and your weight should start normalising.

  
  
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  Posted by genie2343 at 12/26/16 06:04:52

  I go with DonSteve. It doesnt matter vegan or not if the calories taken are not burned it will surely push your weight.

  
  
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  Posted by EvaVeggie at 01/05/17 22:59:50

  Couldn't agree more with ccaatt! I definitely gained a little weight when I first went vegan because I was so excited about all the new vegan products I found and I just had to try them all, including snacks and dessert I rarely ate before. Once eating a vegan diet became my new normal and I established a routine of healthy go-to-meals, my weight stabilized and with exercise and cutting out some (vegan) junk food, decreased again. I'm now almost two years into veganism and a bit lighter than before my transition.