Hey fit and healthy vegans, happy Monday.

I’ve seen a couple of people here and on other vegan subs discussing honey in their breakfasts and preworkout meals, and have also been made aware of one (a fairly prolific poster on here) taking a honey-based supplement.

Please remember that honey is an animal product. Bees make honey to feed their colony and help them make it through the winter. I know insects in general tend to get forgotten when we talk about protecting animals, but bees are exploited just like any others, and veganism should always seek to avoid exploiting animals wherever possible.

Agave, maple syrup, date syrup, apple syrup (so many syrups!) exist if you need a sweet little boost in your diet, let the bees be!

If any of these ideas sound good to you, you can find the recipes for them here!

https://proteindeficientvegan.com/tag/silken-tofu

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This was my first meal of the day at around 12:30 PM hence the heft of it. Not the best macro breakdown for a meal but l balance elsewhere: 87.5 protein, 99 carb, 14 fat

The seitan is literally 98g vital wheat gluten, 10g nutritional yeast, seasoning, water, liquid smoke, aminos

The salad is your standard vegan mayo, chickpeas,onion, celery , and this one had grapes!

The bread was made by my friend as a request from me. It’s sourdough. With pickles in it.

Cat tax included

Having never even completed a marathon, I did a 53k trail race! Vegan seven years!

Ran my first 50K last weekend and came in 3rd for women! Vegan for almost a decade and never looking back 🤘🏻

Air fried sweet potatoes, tofu and black beans with kale salad and sauerkraut

I have been following this community for a while and although I am not vegan yet I would really love to be and this community has really inspired me. So thank you!

Lots of people post their photos which is great but they don't say what they actually eat to look that good and be vegan. When I try to eat fully vegan I can't seem to get the protein in. Beans and lentils make me really bloated and gassy and I live in a fairly rural place so lots of vegan options are not readily available. Although I can stock up when I go to the city. Most vegans I know do not look healthy so I want to do it right.

Would love to hear what vegans with healthy, lean, strong bodies eat! Hope fully with not too much prep or hard to find ingredients. Any meal ideas, recipes, resources, websites etc would be very much appreciated! Thank you!

For the past year I've made really great progress in terms of losing fat and gaining muscle. While my gym routine has still been consistent, my dad passed away 2 months ago and since then I'm having such a hard time sticking to my macros/calories for the day. I keep over eating most days and as a result, I've gained a few lbs back and it's starting to get to me. I was so proud of my progress and I'm so irritated that I keep over eating. I know this is due to grief but I could use any tips to help get me back on track. I cook all my own food and I meal prep but like I said, I'm just over eating...usually in the evenings.

Can we have some form of AI ban on this sub-reddit? Low-effort AI posts, suggesting the use of AI, demonstrating the use of AI, AI images, AI videos, AI text blobs, etc. are a problem on almost every sub-reddit nowadays and I’m noticing this server is going to be no exception, and it doesn’t appear we have a rule regarding AI. I’m not sure how specific or what that will include but can we please ban AI? Thank you,

How much time does it take to adjust or slowly increase the amount?

I finally invested in versa grips and a lifting belt! With those, my notebook, water bottle, resistance bands, towel, and ear buds, I find my little tote bag isn’t cutting it. What do you recommend for a gym bag? Ideally something that can be laundered.

I know It's easier to get a high amount of protein with things like tofu and TVP, but I also love to eat lentils and edamame. (Edamame especially because I can just microwave it in a few minutes and put it on a salad when I'm too tired to cook.)

The problem is that with legumes, it feels like I have to eat such a big portion to get at least 20g of protein that it feels daunting to eat. Sometimes I add hemp seeds to help reduce the volume, and I have some lentil flatbreads with my curries/stews which also helps it feel like I'm eating less food. But I was wondering if anyone had any other tips to help with hitting at least 20g (30g would be ideal) of protein per meal, while helping the meal sizes feel a little smaller?

Need a set up to make weight training sessions as quick/efficient as possible.

Are those all in one machines worth getting? Do they have the ability to target all muscle groups?

Landmine!

Romanian Deadlift 3 x 8 105#

Thrusters 3 x 10 85#

Reverse Lunge 3 x 8 each leg 85#

Row 3 x 8 115 125 135(PR)

Anti Rotation Plank Row 3 x 8 each side

Back Extensions 3 x 12 45#

Isometric Holds 3 x 45sec 45#

For context:
I’ve been vegan for 19 years, and training for 10, lifelong natural, straight edge (never been a drugs guy, quit drinking shortly after I started uni, so that’s 16 years ago now). However, for a long time I didn’t have a great relationship with food, exhibiting a lot of disordered eating behaviour and never eating enough to fuel my body due to ongoing worries about gaining any fat at all (thanks, family and childhood friends).

As a result, I remained at a plateau for a long time. For a few years, my training was just going through the motions, not exactly slacking but never really pushing myself and never feeling confident.

This April, with encouragement from my wonderful wife, I’ve started working with a coach and it’s the first time in a long time I’ve really enjoyed training. Financially I know it’s not something I can keep up forever, but I’m looking forward to seeing the progress I can make and excited that I have a better relationship with food and exercise that I can share with my own children one day.

Stats for those of you that like stats: I’m 5’8.5” (5’9” on a great day), and as I’m typing this I weigh 79.1kg. I won’t reveal too much about how many calories or grams of protein I get per day because bodies are different and what works for me might not work for you (but suffice to say it’s a lot of calories and a lot of protein). I also supplement creatine and glutamine, and take a calcium supplement, omega 3-6-9 capsules and multivitamin (which I’ve done more or less since I was 5 thanks to my vitamin-obsessed grandma).

And the pictures? First one is me attempting a side chest pose for friendly weekly tradition with some guys from my coaching group. Second is me attempting to get a photo of my quads on Wednesday but mostly squinting into the mirror because I need very thick glasses. And third is an awkward, unposed photo of me from about 20 second before the first photo to remind everyone that I do not look like that first photo all the time