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Last year, for about 6 months I was on a Vegan diet. Prior to that for 2 years I was on a vegetarian diet (with fish, eggs and dairy)...I made poor eating choices (like JUNK!!) and gained over 30 pounds in a year due to stress and personal issues etc.

When I turned Vegan, I lost quite a lot of weight and muscle mass. My body is not muscular on its own and my skin tone is very soft (is this an endomorph??)...I started personal training so I could build muscle but my trainer still noticed it was taking me a long time. Clearly I wasn't getting enough protein.

I introduced eggs and it helped a bit.

Here is the issue...I am not going to eat animal meat so I know right away I may not get near as close to getting "ripped" as most high protein eaters or meat eaters.

But..is there REALLY hope for a now, vegetarian (only egg eating) to get the kinds of muscles that you see people on the Insanity program and any other program with?

I try and have 2 high protein shakes a day (at least 28 g of protein each shake)
1 cup of legumes in the afternoon (all bean protein)
2 eggs (12 g of protein)

Some nuts and healthy fats...and veggies...


For me that is way more protein than I ever used to have...is that really enough or should I be adding something else to get even more results? I have stopped following any diet plan and my training stopped because I got sick of following a focused program, but I would like to get in to it again. I am just not sure if my body will respond as fast as others due to genetics and the fact that I am not eating animal protein???

Any vegetarian ripped bodies out there willing to prove me and the meat eaters wrong????

(I have worked with 2 personal trainers and they have both begged me to eat meat in order to get their bodies....please don't let me find out they are right!!!)

There are allot of vegan/vegetarian MMA fighters that are stupid ripped. So yes it's possible.

P90X2 has anutrition guide that has a vegan/vegetarian section. Done pretty decently. I'd also just go to amazon and look for books on bodybuilding with that lifestyle.

Testosterone is usually a key hormone in the production of muscle growth. I'd look into using coconut oil for it's saturated fat. Saturated fats help to increase the production of test.

Use heavy lifting when you train. Meaning stay in the 5-8 rep range with the last three being very difficult to maintain good form. This will also help.

You could also look up "natural ways to increase" testosterone.

Tony Horton is almost completely vegetarian.

It looks like you have a good start with your legumes and eggs. There are some good suggestions for other proteins in some of the other replies here. You might also want to check out the book and/or website for "Karma Chow" - a vegan nutrition guide (with recipes) that was written by Tony and his personal chef, Melissa Costello.

I will also add that I am a woman who has eaten vegetarian for more than 20 years, and mostly vegan for several. I have been able to build and maintain quite a bit of muscle eating this way. It's really all about quality whole foods and good macronutrient ratios.

Good luck, and write again if you need more input.

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