Hi,

I have been obese and very inactive my entire life, not to mention i used to eat a lot of carbs, hence became more obese!

It seems I have very stubborn fat, i can’t lose it, tried cutting many times in the past but the weight loss plateaued for a long time.

Anyway from the start of this year i have been practicing more self discipline and lost around 30 lbs more by a combination of:

-Intermittent fasting 5 days a week [1 cheat day]

-Some cardio like brisk walking [4-5x per week] for 30 minutes

Stats:

Male
33 years
5 ft 8″
220 lbs currently

Fasts usually lasts for 21 hours daily, and i used to eat 2 high protein meals mostly consisting of ground beef or chicken [200-300gm, for 2 months] with some vegetables and mayo [1-2 tbsp].

This was working great until i got my renal functioning tested and got the news that my uric acid has become very high 9.2.

Doc asked me to immediately stop eating animal protein, and start eating legumes and vegetables.

Upon consuming such foods as chick peas and beans along with mix vegetables, my weight loss has slowed tremendously.

I have also noticed strength loss via hand gripper and dropped energy levels.

Please can anyone advice me how to use primarily vegan diet to lose weight and preserve whatever strength and muscle i have by eating more vegan protein but not the carbs that come with it.

I would appreciate it more if you provide suggestions with real foods, not the protein drinks/bars.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for replying.

Actually the problem for me is the protein to carb ratio n lentils.

For e.g. 1 cup [184g] of red beans contains 43g protein but 110g carbs! And carbs hinder my weightloss greatly.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4296/2

Any suggestions to get good amount of protein with very few carbs?

Based on my limited research, apparently i need protein to minimize muscle loss while losing weight, hence the focus. But if there is a better way i’m willing to hear and change.