Plant-based slow carb, week 5 check in!
Hi everyone, I posted a little over a month ago about trying to do this diet with only plant-based products. I had done the regular version 10 years prior with great results.
After my first post, someone suggested that perhaps I was just doing CICO and not the slow carb, so I tracked my daily and weekly calories for the next month, to makes sure I'm doing slow carb, and I'm sure that I am. My Sunday-Friday caloric intake, per day, is usually 2,500 calories, sometimes 3,000, and my cheat days have been 5,000-6,000, and while I do exercise, I'm 5'11" and 44, so metabolism is NOT on my side :(
Anyway, I started the diet on Sunday, April 12th, and weighed 194 lbs. On my weigh-in before cheat day on Saturday, May 9th, I weighed 184 lbs. My target is 170-175, so I feel pretty confident I can reach that by my birthday at the end of June (which was my goal). Then I go back to maintenance.
I'm eating 3 meals, 1. 30g pea protein, 2. 20g of seitan protein, 3. 25g of tofu protein.
IF I get hungry, I add a "snack" of either:
pea-protein burger: 200kcal 4c 20p
just-plant eggs: 160kcal 6c 12p
If anyone wants more info, just ask, but I was researching all over the Internet (not just reddit) and couldn't find any specific "real" people posting about this version of the diet, so I'm trying to add to the canon. I definitely think it's easier, especially if you eat out a lot, to do a non-plant version, but this one works for me!
Good luck to everyone, no matter what version you're doing! It's such a fun, effective diet!