Jacks Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Hi all, I posted earlier this morning, but still don't see it yet. Sorry if this is a double post. I've been looking around for a while now and decided to join. Seems like some good folks on here. My wife and I have opted to become vegan for ethical reasons (health is a plus too!). I've been lifting for around 10 years now. In the last few years I have tried to focus more on enjoying fitness and less on just increasing my muscle size. Ironically, that change in focus has helped me to gain muscle and strength. I train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 3+ times a week and do straight weight lifting or a P90X or crossfit workout on the other days. My eating habits have always been good, but full of meat, milk, eggs, etc. I have normally stuck to a 40% carb, 30% protein, and 30% fat combo. I was a vegetarian for about a year (3 years ago), but threw in the towel when I started loosing too much weight. I have only been making the transition to vegan for 10 days now and have already lost 6 lbs. This is great for now since I am currently cutting weight for a Jiu Jitsu tournament, but at 6' and a pretty lean 180 lbs... I don't want to loose much more. At any rate, I'm looking forward to getting to know everybody and learning more. Thanks, Justin (Jacks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 welcome! Sorry for the delay on the post showing up.....with spam issues, sometimes we have to manually approve the first post someone makes. All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Thanks for the welcome. No problem on the wait for the post.. and sorry for the double post. I hate spam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 No prob...it happens, especially when we have periods of time that require manually approving first posts...we've only been doing it that way for a few weeks. Great to have you here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I tell the same thing to everyone: Keep eating food LOADED with protein and good fats, such as nuts, seeds, textured soy products (fried with oil) and loads of full grains, beans, lentils and such. That way you won't lose any weight, and you can easily increase your muscle mass! At least if you're getting more than 3000 kcals a day. But hey, welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 Thanks for the welcome Robert and tuc. Tuc, thanks for the advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 eat eat eat, you'll be ok my friend promise. as tuc said beans, nuts, grains, seedsmock meats, protein powders do your thing brother. welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Welcome Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Great to have you on here. I do Crossfit workouts too! FUN stuff! Tore my shoulde recently Kickboxing so I have been doing MA recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thanks for the welcome all. I'm reading Becoming Vegan right now and still browsing the forum for info. Little bit of information overload right now, but I'll get there. Hope your shoulder heals up quick MaryStella. -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCPinGviini Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Hi Justin. It's motivating to see how many new members have joined since my last log in and it's great to have you here. Welcome. (Mind my english, I'm Skandinavian... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCNINJA Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Welcome. The biggest thing for me has been actually eating enough calories. I tend to feel more full on a vegan diet. It ran 180 to what I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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