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Subject: Plant based diet and training

I am going plant based for my nutrition. I actually have been for about 2 months now. My blood results came back from the Doc and they are fantastic considering where I was beforehand. However, I have not been training and eating this way. I am low on b12 and I am getting a little fatigued while exercising.  

Just wondering if anyone else (especially larger guys) is eating plant based and training hard.  What are you eating to keep up your energy? Thoughts? recipes? Thanks.

2017-10-03 9:58 PM
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Have you considered just taking a B12 supplement.

I publish my blood labs just for better awareness and for my own searching as google is pretty handy but I was low on B12 so I increased the supplement and my next report I was actually a little high. You can see the full results here.

Q1: http://www.thomasgerlach.com/2017/01/athlete-blood-testing-blood-wo...
Q2: http://www.thomasgerlach.com/2017/07/Blood-work-testing-labcorp-ath...
2017-10-04 9:01 AM
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I've been plant based for 3.5 years now.  Definitely take a B12 supplement.  Smoothies, fruit, starchy foods like potatoes.  I usually have a fairly "low" fat and protein intake, and high carbohydrate intake when i'm training.  around 70%-15%-15% carbs-fat-protein.  and sleep is essential.  get your 8+ hours a night if you're tired

2017-10-04 10:59 AM
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B12 is notoriously difficult to absorb, and it's a common deficiency.  I agree with the others.  Consider a supplement, plus talk to your doc to see if they recommend a B12 shot too.

 

2017-10-04 5:14 PM
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Originally posted by TriMyBest

B12 is notoriously difficult to absorb, and it's a common deficiency.  I agree with the others.  Consider a supplement, plus talk to your doc to see if they recommend a B12 shot too.

 

mine had me supplement, and tested again to see if we needed to move to shots.  didn't have to but it isn't an uncommon problem for people of any diet.

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