Can eating meat, or products rich with protein, help you lose weight?

I've been a vegetarian for about six years and haven't really consumed much protein since then. Everyone is saying if I start eating the vegan meat I will drastically lose weight. Is this accurate?

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I just recently became vegan (going on my second week) and I've lost 6 pounds without trying at all. I don't believe in the protein diet (Atkins etc.) I think eating animal meat does more harm to your body that good. If you want to drop a few pounds add in to your diet as much raw fruit and veggies as you can and cut way back on processed foods. Also, drink plenty of water. You will not only lose weight you will look and feel amazing.

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• As long as your starch intake is down, you will lose weight either way.
• Vegan meat? No. Real, lean meat? Yes.Animal protein takes longer to digest than carbs...leaving you feeling fuller longer. So you don't grab a bag of chips an hour after lunch.Most fake meats are soy. Your body doesn't use plant protein as efficiently as animal protein. We simply evolved to get some nutrients better/easier from plants, some better/easier from animals. Protein is one of the animal ones.Plus unfermented (soy meat, tofu, soymilk) soy has been shown to damage the thyroid gland, affect women's menstrual cycle and lower men's sperm count. Some soy is probably fine. But don't depend on it for your protein.
• No, it helps you gain weight or muscle it you work out while doing so!
• no but exercising while on proper diet can help yyou
• If you eat healthy and you exercise, you will lose weight. It comes down to numbers, count your calories in vs. calories burned, you will lose weight, everyone does unless they have some condition. Remember that professor at a university who did a Twinkie diet just to prove that what ultimately matters for flat out losing weight is calories, not the quality of calories (i.e. nutritious vs. empty calories). To lose weight, just net a loss of sufficient calories over a time period and you lose weight, simple formula.I do not eat vegan meats, never have. I am toned because I work out. There are no shortcuts.
• Protein causes the body to feel full and thus many people who eat a high protein diet lose weight. Nuts, eggs, soy, beans are all good sources of protein.
• Nope. There is a weight loss technique, that really does work, that is a high protein/ low carb diet. I can't remember but either the Atkins diet or the South Beach diet is a high protein/low carb diet. But i think the reason they work is mostly because they are low carbs. Cutting carbs is the best way to lose weight. Vegan meat is not like a grilled skinless chicken breast. Although it has some protein from things like beans and whole grains, just like beans and whole grains it is mostly carbs. If you still eat dairy and eggs, try out the Soy Zone, by Dr. Barry Sears. It really works, it is healthy and safe. If you don't eat dairy and eggs you'll just have to lose weight the old fashioned way. Eat less. Exercise more.