VegAmy Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I became a vegan about 4 or 5 months ago, and up until a week ago I hadn't tracked my macros since I ate meat and dairy. My question is if my calories for a deficit are around 1500, what should the ratio of my fats carbs and proteins be? When I ate meat I had no problems hitting my protein and staying under for carbs, but as a vegan I've noticed that I have trouble getting past 60 grams of protein, and my carbs are extremely high. Any foods I can incorporate to up my protein? Any advice would help, Im extremely in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elena29 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Hello and welcome! I'm new here as well, since I very recently decided to do the switch dietwise. From what I can see without knowing anything else about you, 1500 calories as a starting point are quite low. Why don't you tell us more about you? Age, height, weight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feronia Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Most of the vegan body builders recommend a 60/20/20 (c/f/p) split. Meals should incorporate LOTS of greens, beans, legumes and some soy but as minimally processed as possible. I agree with Elena29 that your 1500 target seems pretty low - is that your net cals or intake? Are you just super petite? Regardless you should calculate your TDEE and reduce by 20% as a starting place. Also include a re-feed day 1x per week min (focus on carbs not crap) to keep your metabolism fired up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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