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I lost 10 kg (22 lbs) in ONE month thanks to being Vegan

Some DETAILS first

to get a better glance at the situation.

So earlier this year, part of my whole getting-my-shit-together objective was my goal to lose weight. To achieve this set goal, I started to (slowly) eat healthier (both quantity and quality). What this means is I started to eat less fried meals, more veggies, less carbs, less quantities, sometimes replaced “regular” meat with fish and so on.

This way, beginning with the 1st of August, I managed to drop from 112.3 kg (all time high) to about 109.8 kg ’till the ~14th of September. Of course I was really happy having any progress, but it wasn’t quite enough for me, so on the 15th of September I turned VEGAN.

VEGAN MONTH (15 Sep – 14 Oct)

During this month is when I really went to work. Here’s a more detailed look on my diet, workout and daily routine.

Daily Routine

When getting your life together setting up a routine is very important, because turning was not just about the diet but the discipline as well. Following a routine makes it easier to get by every day, to keep yourself motivated. So that’s what I did.

MORNING

  • Wake Up (5:30 am)
  • Workout (5:45 am ~ 6:30 am)
  • Shower (6:45 am)
  • Breakfast (7:00 am)

UNIVERSITY (8 am – 11:15 am)

NOON

  • Lunch (12:30 pm)

UNIVERSITY (13:30 pm – 16:45 pm)

EVENING

  • Dinner (19:00 pm)
  • Homework, Work and Hobby or whatever (19:30 pm – 22:00 pm)
  • Shower (22:30 pm)
  • Go To Sleep (23:00)

IMPORTANT POINTS:

  • Every Sunday I went on a bike ride for about a couple hours mostly for some extra cardio, but the fresh sure didn’t hurt;

Workout Routine

Obviously physical exercise is important for any person trying to keep a healthy lifestyle, but if you do it on again/off again it really isn’t going to do much for you.

So, obviously you’re going to need to figure out what works for you along the road, but, for the beginning, let’s start with what worked for me.

Since I wasn’t the fittest person before, I started slow. At first, I worked out 3 days a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday (also every Saturday I went to Jiu Jitsu).

Eventually I intensified the process and worked out every day, in the morning.

What did my workout consist of?

First half I got from a Youtube video (no longer available):

The second half consists of mostly dumbbell exercises:

DIET

Vegan of course. BUT, what exactly did I eat? I tried to keep my diet full of the needed vitamins, aliments and all that, so here are some meals/products I included in my weekly use:

BEANS

  • Chickpeas;
  • Lentils;
  • Kidney Beans;
  • Black Beans;

FRUITS

  • Apples – one apple a day keeps the doctor away;
  • Bananas – perfect for a brunch snack;
  • Avocados – extremely healthy and a good ingredient for a salad;
  • Blueberry – healthy but really expensive so not exclusively necessary;

VEGETABLES

  • Tomatoes
  • Lettuce
  • Carrots
  • Garlic
  • Onion

IMPORTANT POINTS:

  • Pure Oatmeal as breakfast or first meal of the day (boiled, nothing added)
  • Gluten-Free >> No bread or other pastries

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