Vegetarian Cutting Diet?

[txmike]

I'm just beginning a cutting cycle for 12 weeks. It's my first.
I don't eat meat, so choices aren't as much as the typical carnivore gets.

Does anyone have cutting diets they've used for vegetarians that are good?

I eat 6 meals a day.
Protein:
Two meals have these types of products each day:
--egg whites, seitan(wheat gluten), Boca products

Four meals each day are of whey protein mixed with water.

During the week I eat out and have:
Greens, non-starchy vegetables, 2T dressing about 4 meals during the week.
Oriental meals with brown rice, tofu and vegetables. 1x-2x during the week.

I avoid a lot of tofu and other soy products, because it is estrogenic.

Any other ideas? 12 weeks of this should cure my need to graze.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Ulter]

Are you strict? So you don't eat fish or seafood either?

 

[blueta2]

Eat some nuts and lentils for more protien.....Almonds would be my choice. They fill you up and are filled with good fats.

 

[solidspine]

What do you eat for protein?


Why are you a Vegetarian?





Tofu and other soy protducts are estrogenic?



I didn't know that, my wife is chinese and makes it 24/7


Man you learn something like this and it can throw your diet and schedule in to a tail spin. My wife is always trying to cook high protein meals, and includes a lot of Tofu, and obviously soy.

 

[blueta2]

Soy does cause estrogen to fluctuate. Some peeps can tolerate it, some cannot.

 

[solidspine]

I think it is OK, nothing special certainly don’t drink soy protein, but,

Try to eat a ton of protein a day, realistically about 300 grams, and I want to get that from real food,

For me that means chicken, hamburger, ham, beef, fish meat, red meat, more meat and then some red meat,

But I will eat anything.

Everyone says they are trying to gain weight and get lean,


Crazy

But I am actually slow achieving that goal, getting leaner, but the last few pounds of muscle are really hard to achieve and I am at the end of my cycle.

 

[solidspine]

txmike just a guess are you from Minnesota,




blueta2

I love nuts and almonds, in particular, and can easily eat a pound a day.


Its funny when I get to max and I am healthy, staying thin is not a big deal, right now, it is critical, so I cool it on certain things, almonds, are up there with ice cream,

If I have access I will eat it until gone.

 

[blueta2]

They are addicting I admit! I am pretty good, I will eat a handful 2-3 times a week. Doritos are my friggin demon...hehe!
Believe it or not, a good alternative to almonds are soy nuts. Unsalted. They are low in fat but again may play with hormone levels. Best bet......eat Doritos ;-)

Also about being a vegetarian...I was one for many years only b/c meat grosses me out big time. I now incorp chicken and salmon in my diet only b/c I was anemic and weak. I think if I did not work out, I would still be a vegetarian.

 

[Quadsweep]

Is this a Peta thing or a religious thing...fact is we (Homo Sapien) are Omnivores. We are hunters...our eyes face forward...all predators do. We have canine teeth...only meat eaters do. We have a medium length intestinal tract indictive of both plant and animal consumption. Vegatarinism is not a health diet choice IMHO. If you insist on this type of diet check out Bill Pearls writings. He is the only Pro vegan I know of.

Quadsweep

 

[Ulter]

And oh BTW this is what Bill looked like in his 62nd birthday.

Good luck with that Omnivore's