Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

Hey, I have 21 % b.f and wanting to get it down to 15%. I am wanting to diet, to reach my goal, but I am a vegetarian. I need help as to what I should be eating instead of chicken or fish. I need to be eating something with no carbs, but high in protein. I could have a protein shake, but I am already drinking twice of them a day. Any suggestions ? Help would be great. Thanks.

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

Why no carbs?

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

I am wanting to replace the chicken or fish, considering I don't eat either. Chicken and fish have no carbs, lol.

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

Why don't you simply compose a rational diet that meets your nutritional needs?

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

Tofu and other meet less options are good replacements.

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

Unless you're a newly minted vegetarian, you didn't eat chicken or fish to begin with. How were you getting your protein before, and why weren't the carbs a problem? Why can't you subtract enough carbs in your primary carb sources to make up for the carbs in your vegetarian protein sources?

The reason I ask is unless you allow dairy, you'll get quite tired of tofu when focusing on very low carb protein sources, because that's the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

That's why I'm here, because I'm needing help, so it's not simple... lol.

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

To learn how many calories you should be consuming and how much protein and fat you need to meet sufficiency, see: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703981

Then simply select foods that you enjoy eating and compose your diet from such foods in combinations and quantities that meet your nutritional targets.

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

Carbs were not a problem because I wasn't on a fat loss diet... For protein I eat, tofu, beans, lentils, chickpeas but they are filled with carbs. I was wanting no carbs. That is how you lose fat, is it not? Low carb, high protein diet?

 

Vegetarian needing help with diet plan.

CHO intake does not uniquely impact body fat. Caloric balance and micro/macronutrient sufficiency is what matters.

Please read the stickies to learn the basics about nutrition.