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<blockquote data-quote="Blackhawk" data-source="post: 103430" data-attributes="member: 16042"><p>I agree Vince. I have been vegan at two times in my life, and diligent about trying to get enough protein, however, both times lost weight and muscle mass. My predisposition is of the sort that fights to maintain weight and build muscle, not the type that fights to keep weight down. </p><p></p><p>When I actually plugged in protein needs into a macro calculator (myfitnesspal) and crunched the numbers in terms of total caloric and protein requirements and found there was no way I could eat enough food volume for adequate protein to build muscle. In fact at the time I was eating omnivorous including animal foods and playing around with different macros, vegan vs animal sources of protein etc, found I was eating 1/3 less of the needed amount of protein. I upped my proten intake with 3 vs 2 eggs on egg days, adding whey/pea protein and gelatin 1xday, and increased meat portion size. First time in my life I started building muscle and overshot my usual 145lb weight! Have had to dial it back since, but to get to that point solely on vegan protein? forget it! I can't eat that much!</p><p></p><p>However, I also think that there are many Keto enthusiasts that miss the corresponding health needs/benefits for ingesting plant foods!</p><p></p><p>And, I suspect the increased animal and dairy protein intake has contributed to prostate problem. That's another story</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blackhawk, post: 103430, member: 16042"] I agree Vince. I have been vegan at two times in my life, and diligent about trying to get enough protein, however, both times lost weight and muscle mass. My predisposition is of the sort that fights to maintain weight and build muscle, not the type that fights to keep weight down. When I actually plugged in protein needs into a macro calculator (myfitnesspal) and crunched the numbers in terms of total caloric and protein requirements and found there was no way I could eat enough food volume for adequate protein to build muscle. In fact at the time I was eating omnivorous including animal foods and playing around with different macros, vegan vs animal sources of protein etc, found I was eating 1/3 less of the needed amount of protein. I upped my proten intake with 3 vs 2 eggs on egg days, adding whey/pea protein and gelatin 1xday, and increased meat portion size. First time in my life I started building muscle and overshot my usual 145lb weight! Have had to dial it back since, but to get to that point solely on vegan protein? forget it! I can't eat that much! However, I also think that there are many Keto enthusiasts that miss the corresponding health needs/benefits for ingesting plant foods! And, I suspect the increased animal and dairy protein intake has contributed to prostate problem. That's another story [/QUOTE]
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