Nice to have found this forum, I've got so many helpful tips for beginners from here.
My name is Enrique and Im 27 yo from Yucatan but living in Mexico City and have finally decided to go Vegan after 2 months vegetarian. Its been a month and hasnt been hard apart from the gas and the bathroom visits, however, Ive always been regular to the gym and running and is not that im fit or so but I was gaining some weight these past months and have then loose some after vegan and unfortunately got sick at the same time
. The brightside is that i also reduced some waist sizesIm planning to head back to the gym again and my nutritionist says i dont need too many protein to build muscle, eventhough Im skipping dinners time to time because I still feel full.
Hope you could give me some tips about my protein amounts and workouts.
Im 6.3 ft and 183 pounds or 190cm and 83kg. I have a slim body but all my fat accumulates in my hips and belly
so Im looking to build some lean muscle while burning the fat around my waist.My diet plan now is:
Breakfast 1
1 protein shake- 1 scoope soy protein, 3 oat spoons, 2 cups of spinach and kale and 1 banana
Fruit before working out
1 soy protein scoop after workout
Lunch
Beans, rice, lots of vegetables
Afternoon snack- chia pudding
Dinner- beans or chickpeas with rice or quinoa and vegetables
(some times i skip dinner or have humme with pita instead)
On weekends i go to vegan restaurants or eat with my friends ( whatever i find like guacamole or mushroom tacos)
I normally workout 3-4 days a week doing 3 series of 15 reps for 2-3 parts of the body, that takes me around 1-1:15hrs and do some HIIT for 20mins if possible, i also run or swim in the weekends.
Sorry for the long post and thank you for building this amazing forum.
Best regards from Mexico City
