Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

I really hope you can find it in yourself to get some support and help. Maybe think about seeing a therapist, talk things through with someone you feel comfortable talking with and then maybe at some point after that you can look at trying to get off the meds. I don't want to come across as sounding patronising, I'm genuinely just trying to help. I'm in my mid 30's now and for more than 10yrs I battled anorexia and depression, thankfully I got through it and I didn't go through with the thoughts of suicide I was regularly having.



If you have a spare 12mins that clip is worth watching, you owe it to yourself and others to live a happy life

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You look Fantastic! Keep it up.

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Thanks for all the good comments folks....it motivates me for sure.

I now have a profile in the featured profiles section of this website. And my little feature as a vegan fitness model in this months issue of Vegan Health and Fitness Magazine.

Sadly I'm not going to reach my goal of 150 lbs. I get going good for a week or so and then unrelated stress takes me down and I stop eating. Naturally I only eat maybe 2000 cal a day because I'm naturally a very thin ectomorph. Forcing 3000 - 3500 cal to bulk is very uncomfortable. If I'm stressed I'm lucky to take in 1000 cal because I feel like throwing up all day.

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goal achieved today....just a few extra sips at the water fountain...

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Congratulations!

Nice progress, really liked your profile on the main site =)

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I love reading the profile section of this website. I am glad you're profile is there.
You are very deserving.

Precision..... your back & your waist to shoulder ratio is awesome!

This week marks the peak of bulking and now transitioning to cutting for a May competition. Hopefully get some "big "pictures this week. I got up to 151 lbs on the gym scale (without any water loading this time).
I'm also taking a personal trainer course and the plant based nutrition course from Cornell University. Fitting that in with teaching and 2 workouts a day is tricky.
Here's a fun vegan promo shot from tonight.

I measured a few things yesterday....
bicep 12.5 inches
shoulders 42 inches
Waist (narrowest point) 28 inches
Hips 41 inches - I'll lose at least 4 inches in the next 4 months.
BMI 22.5 % approx...and that's gonna get down to 9 % or less!

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looking good, wish my v taper was that good! are you going to log your contest prep? will be interesting to read if you do

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yes will be updating every few weeks now...

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cool, look forward to following, and good luck!

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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Gandhi

what weight did you start at last time?

OMG, I would die and never want to be seen again if I weighed 151...I am also 8 inches shorter than you, I think.

So inspired by your continuous journey!

How is the sleep going this time around- I know you have mentioned in other training that sleep is often a problem.

I just had two peeps at my gym today ask how I stay so lean, fit and muscle fit ( for a girl, dag- nab it...and old)...I just looked at them and said, "I do it vegan?"

You Rock it Princess Warrior Stix!

lol.
It is really a psychological game being this big. It is the biggest I've ever been but I have focused on embracing it and enjoying the size and I succeeded. With good posture and good fitting clothes I look awesome. Its not weight that matters its body proportions and being solid rather than flabby. My waist is still tiny and I'm still super hot. (I bought a big C cup bra to make my proportions perfect. Nobody would ever guess I'm a double A with the chest of a 9 year old boy) I love dwarfing the other girls at the gym and even some of the big guys get out of my way at the water fountain. I love being a hulk-b*tch. And I know I will lose it really fast when I'm cutting so I'm cool with it.
I'm 13 lbs bigger than I started at last year.
I'm still on sleep meds and have slept good since I started them in November.

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The "BIG" pics from tonight. I'm not pumped up for these photos though.
Divamom...tell me if I look too fat at 150lbs. I'm soft and not cut but I think as long as the waist is small its ok to get however big you can on either side of it lol.

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yeah i agree, extreme v-taper or x-frame is where its at! small waist BIG muscles!

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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Gandhi