Hey all! Just curious if anyone uses leucine supplement to make sure you get the full 2.5-3 grams with each meal? Do you feel that is really necessary / does or did it help your gains?

Has anyone tried these? I’ve been seeing them all around the world in the vegan socials! Tell us what you think!! Bought the last one at my local.

Yes, of course. Calories in versus calories out. If you are taking in more calories than you're burning, you're going to be gaining weight. If you're taking in fewer calories than you're burning, you're going to be losing weight. So yes, fats matter. How much do they matter? Do we need to avoid them at all costs? I would say no. For both men and women, fats are essential for hormone production, skin health, brain health, and things along those lines. So you do want to include dietary fats. For women, I don't really like to take them under 35 to 40 grams of fat a day. For men, more like 45 to 50 grams. Those are kind of my bottom-line numbers.

It's been a minute since I have posted on the community, but I just wanted to share what I have been up to for those from here who do not follow me on instagram, if you do not you should. 😉 I have been travelling in and around Ireland for about 2.5 weeks for the second time, just got back to Canada last Saturday. First time eating my way around there as a vegan (four years vegan myself). Did some more sightseeing at the expense of 30K steps a day, did some street activism/outreach with my friends in Belfast, ate at a lot of vegan foodie places, and lost more weight, kept my routine in check while on the go. We are officially under 200 lbs/90kg. (Restarted my fitness journey at the end of 2024/beginning of 2025 at 250 lbs). I will be back to Europe again for Vegan Camp Out in England this summer so I will be eating and thriving again over there. I hope to share all that with you all whether it be here or through social media. Also plan on discovering more of the vegan goodness that exists in my own backyard in Newfoundland as well, and sharing it with you too. But I just wanted to write something as I feel like I have been so hyper focused on my life changing, mindset shifts (in many good ways) that I feel like I needed to express my gratitude to my biggest support in my life, the Squad Fam. From John reaching out to me last fall to encourage me to check out and join this awesome community of likeminded people, to Alex, Alexis, Ali, Jessica, Miranda, Melissa, and the whole team so many to name, you guys definitely are the reason that we are working towards thriving and living our best vegan lives. Thank you guys for being the light in this world, that is really needed. Let's continue to make this a vegan AF world and liberate all the animals, and be healthy and strong confident leaders this world really needs. I love seeing this grow and all the seeds that are sowed in the name of kindness and compassion to the animals we share this world with and one another. 💚🇨🇦 ☮️

For example, I don’t leave the house without a vegan shirt. That’s activism. It’s my way of showing the world, “Hey, I’m vegan. You can be, too. If you’re vegan, let’s be friends. If you’re not, let’s talk about it.” Sometimes, activism is as simple as sharing a story on Instagram. It doesn’t have to be slaughterhouse footage. It can be something as beautiful as a dairy cow being reunited with her calf and living out her days in a sanctuary. Any form of activism is still activism. For vegan shirts look here: https://thebodybuildingvegan.threadless.com/ If you haven’t seen @Jessica Nieves VSC Activism Specialist activism module please give it a look: .https://www.skool.com/vegan-squad/classroom/53ea7316 And if you haven’t shared any content on social media lately pick from my page or any other activist to share! www.instagram.com/thebodybuildingvegan/