Vegan diet tips?

Switch to low calorie density foods, such as wholewheat bread and pasta, and lots of vegetables. Make sure you're on vegan supplements- there are special multivitamins and omega 3 tablets you can get. Health first! It might seem expensive but its nothing compared to the cost of meat and cheese (in my country anyway).

Make sure you get enough protein. Vegan proteins usually come with high fat (like nuts) or high carbs (like beans). So it can be really tricky to get enough while staying in your calorie limit! Protein helps build muscle and keeps you feeling full, and its important for your brain.

I reccomend low fat soya products (check the packets on sausages etc, they can sneak fat into them or be carb heavy), tofu, tempeh and seitan. Buy gluten flour and batch make seitan, once its boiled in broth or any other marinade, you can easily freeze it for 3months. I have a portion of sliced seitan ready, defrosted in the fridge to stir-fry, grill or airfry which lasts for about 5-7 days.

Seitan is the best vegan source of protein. 25g per 100g! Baring in mind your body can only absorb 35g of protein in one sitting, its pretty great. You can also make it into popcorn chicken by covering in breadcrumbs and baking/airfrying it until crispy. Dip into a spicy sauce for a healthy protein snack.

Get extra protein into pasta sauces by blending in a tin of butter beans, and adding engevita nutritional yeast for a cheesy/nutty flavour and that vitamin B12.

Find a vegan protein shake you really like for post gym snacks. If you increase muscle, your body gets a higher metabolic rate and burns calories more when you're doing nothing.

Also, I batch make hemp protein porridge for breakfast. I add one 30g scoop of hemp protein to 90g of oats, some plant based milk and a mashed bananna and it makes 3 portions. Its yummy, I add different toppings like berries and chia seeds, sometimes a tsp of peanut butter or cacao for a chocolate flavour.

Have fun with trying new things xxx

Well as a vegan for about 7 years I’ll say overeating still applies even if you’re consuming the “good stuff”. Eating too much processed fake “meats” and excessive beans/nuts/legumes can also cause weight gain. Research how to calculate your macros for weight loss at the weight you are now. Maybe after every 10-15 lbs lost you can recalculate it to suit your new weight. Stick to your macros and focus less on calories because as vegans our main wholesome protein sources tend to be high in carbs as well. Knowing your carbs/fats/protein daily allowance will help you a whole lot. Good luck love!

I've been vegan for four years and I have found that evenly spacing out meals, cutting down on high fermentable carbs like beans, wheat and broccoli have made a huge difference! I keep my protein up (120-140g/day) with 5 prepped meals daily and I'm no longer bloated and stopped up like I was before. I also put a tbsp of ACV in a sugar free powerade to drink during workouts. Proper gut health is vital. And with high fiber diets you must drink a ton of water. Of course, people know this. But it cannot be emphasized enough.