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Anyone on a vegan diet?

I'm trying to cut down my body fat for the summer. Hoping to get down to about 8% or so. Currently at about 10%. Just wondering if anyone is on or has tried a vegan diet and is willing to share their experience and whether or not they think a vegan diet would give me that extra edge. I weight train and do cardio about 4-5 times a week and try to remain in a caloric deficit, but getting into that single digit bf range has been tough. Thanks to anyone willing to share

Weight training, cardio 4/5 times a week, and a vegan diet?

That sounds crazy.

I went vegan for 6 weeks and lost 25 pounds in that timeframe. It's not very sustainable though, unless you're prepared to make every meal yourself. Not too many diners or restaurants have vegan options.

Fuck that shit. I can't live without porkchops, chicken breasts and good ol' T-bones.

Flame on!

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Originally posted by OrangestO Weight training, cardio 4/5 times a week, and a vegan diet? That sounds crazy.

I would reduce weight training and cardio if I start the vegan diet. Probably 2-3 times per week

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Originally posted by ziptnf I went vegan for 6 weeks and lost 25 pounds in that timeframe. It's not very sustainable though, unless you're prepared to make every meal yourself. Not too many diners or restaurants have vegan options.

Oh ok. Well, I could also settle for the lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, I suppose that would be more flexible and give me a bit more options. It's carbs that are my problem. Like seriously if I eat a piece of bread my abs are done! lol

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Originally posted by chris1011 Fuck that shit. I can't live without porkchops, chicken breasts and good ol' T-bones. Flame on!

Hey, I hear you, I really LOVE meats. Don't get me wrong, it's just I haven't been achieving my goals while meat is in my diet

lean meat and you should be fine. i.e. chicken breast and fish

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Originally posted by EddieZilker

Lol just saw a similar clip on The Soup

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Originally posted by MakanaBrah Hey, I hear you, I really LOVE meats. Don't get me wrong, it's just I haven't been achieving my goals while meat is in my diet

Very true. When I was dieting, I stuck to fish (Basa being my favourite), turkey substitutes for whatever meat I was eating (f.e Turkey Meatloaf), and small boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

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Originally posted by Adam420 lean meat and you should be fine. i.e. chicken breast and fish

Hmmm...I have been eating these types of meat but still not in single digits of bf. I guess I could just cut my portions to half of what they were

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Originally posted by chris1011 Very true. When I was dieting, I stuck to fish (Basa being my favourite), turkey substitutes for whatever meat I was eating (f.e Turkey Meatloaf), and small boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

Yeah, I think the key will be keeping the portions small. Usually when I eat chicken it's like at least three legs. And aside from that I was having sandwiches with deli meat and cheese / veggies. Think I just really have to eat no carbs

You can have carbs, just not for dinner timeish IMO. Your body needs alot of time to properly digest carbohydrates (especially complex sugars) so it can use them in the daily energy tasks. The problem is eating carbs for dinner and closer to bed time, iirc.

I did small portions and 5 meals a day. The timing of these meals might be hard though depending on your schedule. Also, depending on your body and metabolism, the calories per meal will differ. I aimed for 400-500 per meal as I was also exercising during the week and I'm a relatively small person. If you eat 5 small meals a day, you burn fat (edit: meant energy [stored fat is always burned last]) constantly throughout the day since you're metabolism is constantly active.

A vegan diet isn't necessarily a weight-loss diet, nor is it automatically low calorie. You can gain weight on a vegan diet if your portion sizes are too big.

You should just eat healthy and balance calories eaten with calories burned. The basics are the same for everyone.

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Originally posted by MakanaBrah Lol just saw a similar clip on The Soup

He recently did a really nasty heal turn, from a baby-face character, and part of his angle was, being that he's vegan, he is therefor a role-model.

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Originally posted by Intellekshual A vegan diet isn't necessarily a weight-loss diet, nor is it automatically low calorie. You can gain weight on a vegan diet if your portion sizes are too big. You should just eat healthy and balance calories eaten with calories burned. The basics are the same for everyone.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure portioning has been my issue. Either that or I have a terrible TDEE and I am not burning as many calories as I think I am.

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Originally posted by EddieZilker He recently did a really nasty heal turn, from a baby-face character, and part of his angle was, being that he's vegan, he is therefor a role-model.

lol, the madness of WWE. I stopped watching 2005 or so, it was getting to ridiculous. I wanted to preserve my fond memories of Steve Austin and the beer truck, D-generation X, the brood, the Acolyte Protection Agency, and Al Snow and the Head. Those were the glory days

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Originally posted by Intellekshual A vegan diet isn't necessarily a weight-loss diet, nor is it automatically low calorie. You can gain weight on a vegan diet if your portion sizes are too big. You should just eat healthy and balance calories eaten with calories burned. The basics are the same for everyone.

I agree but I think if I do change the type of food I eat, it will make for a faster flush of the system. I know I should be upping my fiber in the first place

They just brought back Brock Lesner, so if you haven't turned in, recently, tonight might be good to check on things.

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Originally posted by EddieZilker They just brought back Brock Lesner, so if you haven't turned in, recently, tonight might be good to check on things.

Thanks for the heads up. Didn't Brock have to quit the UFC because of his medical problems or something like that? I don't se how going back to wrestling could be any more beneficial to his heath, since his diverticulitus made him unable to be a fighter

I once had a vegan dinner cooked for me in exchange for giving this dude a ride to Washington. My resultant bowel movement the next day was the cleanest shit I've ever taken. Does that help?

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Originally posted by phyrrus I once had a vegan dinner cooked for me in exchange for giving this dude a ride to Washington. My resultant bowel movement the next day was the cleanest shit I've ever taken. Does that help?

Oddly enough, yes it helps. Good digestion, I've heard, is key when getting rid of those last few pounds. Makes me think it's a good idea to try

Does not look so bad but why are fats under "eat sparingly" I thought with this diet you would need more fat since you are cutting out meat. Why are the carbs under "eat generously" seems like intuitively I would flip these too around

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