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  1. I’m comfortable with my workouts which I’ll probably post anyway but I’m mostly wanting to track my food intake & try and figure out what’s going to work with my body being on a plant-based diet. I made the switch after Christmas last year so I’m almost a year vegetarian, struggling with it. I’ve been on a rollercoaster in terms of my nutrition since I made the switch so I’ve been reflecting back on my workout, macro logs over the last 2 years & this is what I’ve come up with in chunks: 2012-2013: 145lbs 25% (I’m 5’9, skinny-fat to the max) Running daily Avg 1300cal macros: 60/15/25 (c/p/f) Spring-fall 2014(1st image), personally the best I’ve performed and felt energy-wise: 150lbs 20% Cardio 4x/week, resistance training 6x/week Avg 1700cal, keto/carb cycling experimentation Macros: from 5/35/60 to 30/35/35 depending on intensity of workouts that day Spring-summer 2015(2nd image), first stint off meat + under poor guidance: Fluctuating 170-190lbs, 25-30% Cardio 13x/week (I know), resistance training 6x/week 1100cal 10/75/15 … 6 meals a day of either egg white or a protein shake I had finally gotten a handle on what my body liked last year before throwing myself a curve ball with the diet change. Then the comp prep this year was brutal, not only had I not gotten used to a vegetarian diet yet but I was under the influence of a trainer who lied about being well-educated on training a vegetarian competitor for my $$ After all that I ended up sick and gaining weight. Lame! Anyway, I’ve spent the last 3 months catering to my body’s recovery, with a loose diet calorie/macro-wise and low-intensity workouts 2-3x/week, getting my metabolism, heart rate, and blood pressure back to normal levels. & As of my doctor appointment today, my heart is in good health and I'm good to go! My first year-ish being vegetarian hasn’t been too fun but I’m optimistic and I’d love as much feedback/tips on food logs as anyone dropping in is willing to give me Current Goal: Just figure out what’s going to work for me so I can get back to a comfortable b.f.%, as I know what I was doing with keto reeeally won’t work for me eating veg. End Goal: +20lbs lean mass, 15-20%, feeling energetic and strong My stats as of Nov 1, 2015: Weight: 190lbs Lean Mass: 130lbs Fat Mass: 60lbs B.F.: 31% June 2015 - My state before getting all kinds of messed up over the summer May 2014 - Asymmetry in shoulders/upper back from a L rotator injury
  2. Hey All, It's been a while since I've been a member of a forum so I thought I'd take the leap in joining I'm a personal trainer, so not new to training but I am new to the vegan diet. I started transitioning to veg last Christmas so I'm coming up on a year now. I am still eating eggs a few times a month and I'm on the fence about dropping those out because I do crave the yolks (maybe I'm lacking something) >.< I decided to make the change for two reasons, the first being that I have been eating a body-building prep style diet for years and I. hate. chicken. I needed to mix it up to enjoy my meals and I found that by adding in more veg-proteins I felt a lot better about meal times :3 AND having IBS, I find I'm less irritated now eating veg proteins...a happy colon=life is good. The second reason for my change is I'm huge on the environment & after educating myself last November on how the global meat industry impacts our planet, there was no questions asked about switching over. In terms of bodybuilding- I was on track to compete for the first time, well, this month, and I set myself up for a long prep considering it would have been my first show. Things didn't work out... I was recommended a coach who turns out has no experience training a vegetarian (or someone who is not on steroids for that matter)...I was over worked and under-fed, got really sick in terms of my heart-health, thyroid health, and suffered from extreme adrenal fatigue. Safe to say it was a terrible experience. BUT I got myself hooked up with an amazing coach who, although doesn't have experience with vegetarian/vegan diets, is willing to educate herself as best she can to help me, and keep the diet portion of our training open for me to make final decisions. She has helped me recover from the damage of the initial coach. I haven't been scared off from competing by any means and I am aiming to try again early in the 2016 season. SO, I'm here to educate myself during the off season & also make vegan friends because I literally have none ;_;
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