I've been a regular gym goer for a couple of years and I knew what worked for me and what didn't, but I got bored, I wanted quicker results and was impressed by the before and after shots on The Body Coaches instagram account as well as the yummy looking lean in 15 meals. After very little deliberation I decided to sign up and give it a go, I paid my £150 and sent over my stats and measurements. A few days later I was excited to see cycle one land in my inbox but my excitement was short lived. The vegetarian plan included enough quorn fake meat to sink a ship. I was told to eat the equivalent of one packet off chicken pieces per meal in order to hit the protein quota needed. I've been a vegetarian for a decade now and the whole protein thing gets on my nerves so much. I was so disappointed to see such a lazy carnivorous approach to a vegetarian food plan. To be fair, the coaches at The Body Coach responded quickly to my concerns but unfortunately it was a case of following the plan and giving it a go which I duly did. Cycle one was good, I followed the hiit routines and ate the mountains of quorn recommended and lost a few inches, but I started to feel sluggish and uncomfortable from the amount of processed food (quorn) I was eating. I was also sad to see that sugar free products with aspartame in recommended on the plan and none of the yummy looking lean in 15 meals are featured. I stuck with it though and entered a carb heavy cycle two where I quickly gained back all the inches I lost in cycle one. I voiced my concerns to my coach and was told that it was a common occurrence, to stick with it, build muscle and cycle 3 would change it all. Cycle 3 bought be the same inch loss as cycle one but my transformation was by no means as drastic as the before and after shots I saw on instagram and I knew my diet was no where near as varied, colourful or nutritional as it was before.
That being said, people have found success with The Body Coaches programme, but I'm not sure its the best way to go for a vegetarian.
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