Hi everyone, I am trying to get 2600 calories in between 7:30pm and 9pm I’m also trying to follow a whole food plant based diet. Is anyone trying anything similar as I’m struggling to hit my macros. Thanks
The obvious proteins for vegetarians are seitan, tofu, and tempeh, but there are a lot of other plant-based sources that can help like lentils, quinoa, edamame and other beans, oatmeal, nuts, chia, soy milk, and wild rice.
Macros are overrated. If you’re OMAD and Plant Based you’re going to be fine. With those two things in hand you do not need to measure macros or count calories, assuming your goal is to lose weight. You can basically eat as many plants as you want in a single meal and still lose weight.
I do a 20:4 starting & ending the window with a pea protein powder and eating a plant based meal in between. Try to ensure you have enough protein from food too. I have dairy so I use cottage cheese half the time but you can stick to tofu, tempeh etc. Getting enough protein is the main challenge.
Have lost 10kh since Aug almost entirely through diet. Weight plateaued in Dec because I’ve started lifting and retain more water as a result.
I’m plant based/vegan as well and try to hit similar calories count, but not as tight of a window. Tough to get the protein I’d assume you want in that window.
But I go with about 3-4 scoops of plant based protein powder, plant based protein milk, some nuts, a low fiber protein bar or two, and then two Beyond Burger patties. That’s 150-200g protein or so just depending on scoops of powder and/or bars and they may not be quite as much as I assume you’re targeting.