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Any pescatarian heavy lifter success stories?

lucyhemming31
lucyhemming31 Posts: 36
edited January 24 in Success Stories
Hi - I am currently on a 6 week weight loss programme and have joined here to keep and eye on my calorie intake but have read so many stories about woman heavy lifting and getting fab results!! I really want to give this a go and have downloaded Stringlifts 5x5.

My concern is being a pescatarian I'm not sure about how many calories I should be on each day and also what ratio my Carbs, Fat and Protein should be?

I am currently 148 lbs a size 12 (uk) and 5 foot 4. I would love to be back in my size 8 clothes again (which I got to previously using Paul McKenna weight loss hypnosis CD's) - but this time I want to get fit and toned..not just "smaller". Also I really want to get STRONG!! :glasses:

Any tips and advice from Woman pescatarian lifters would be fab!! (or vegetarian lifters!!)

I have posted before asking about heavy lifting but it would be great to know what sort of diet a pescatarian heavy lifter follows :smile:

Thanks :smile:

Replies

  • beekay70
    beekay70 Posts: 214 Member
    I'm not a nutritionist, but I don't think that limiting your protein sources to fish and plants would change your calorie budget or ratios. At 148 lbs, your BMR is probably around 1300-1400 calories. To achieve a deficit, you would have to consume less than you burn, which translates to eating fewer calories and increasing your activity level - I know, not exactly new information here. I think the conventional wisdom states that weight loss is 90% diet and 10% exercise.

    Good luck on your fitness journey.
  • beekay70
    beekay70 Posts: 214 Member
    And as far as lifting goes, progression is key; i.e. you should be lifting more weight a month from now than you are lifting today. There are two types of hypertrophy (sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar), and there is a lot of science regarding reps and volume associated with the desired goal: strength, muscle growth, or muscle size). There are a lot of vegan fitness sites to draw from.
  • lucyhemming31
    lucyhemming31 Posts: 36
    Thanks beekay70. I have done a chart to monitor my weights and reps in the gym and am slowly increasing my weights each session (going up 5lbs each time). I aim to eat 1300 each day but usually fall under this but yet also seem over on my protein and a little bit over on fat sometimes (usually nuts and seeds being the culprit!!).
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