Great to hear, plant/fruit based diets are awesome! While my diet is also mostly vegan, it is not something I claim.. simply due to the fact that I don't limit myself to vegan items when purchasing food (simply a preference). You are right about agave not being great, but again I use this purely for sugar intake (usually while riding), but it is vegan and raw so I thought I'd toss it out there. Like others on the forums, I also once in a while will do high cocoa % dark chocolate for recovery (I also drink dark chocolate almond milk for dessert as needed ).

Soy is fairly easy to cut out if you increase your egg white/nut intake, or at least it was for me. I personally like the results I've had since dropping soy protein, might be worth a try if you want to put on more muscle mass. Regarding fake meat, it isn't that I don't like the flavor, I just prefer unprocessed foods... and the idea of fake meat is just awkward to me (I am a vegetarian, so why would I still looking to eat any kind of meat?). For fruit, try making some homemade green smoothies, I often make my smoothies with apples, berries, carrots, kale, spinach and bananas (sometimes I even put a grain in there for carbs). Fruit should be a pretty easy thing to add to your diet. If you are still struggling, try riding to a local farmers market and picking out a few of the yummiest looking fruits and scarf them down .

That being said it sounds like we have fairly similar diets. I rarely drink green tea, sometimes before a ride for caffeine, but other than that I am caffeine free (prefer to get my energy elsewhere). I also drink 100+ oz of water each day, I pretty much have a water bottle with me 24/7 to insure that I am always hydrated.

Currently I am 6'2" and 172lbs, with a large upper body build (wide shoulders/chest). Since starting cycling, I've decided that I ideally would like to drop to 165 for climbing/increased speed.. but I also want to put on 5+ pounds of leg muscle. I may allow myself to drop some upper body muscle, but hoping to drop a pound or two of fat as well. You noted that you lift every night (I imagine M-F), if you are trying to bulk, you may want to decrease the number of weight lifting session and increase the intensity. Perhaps talk to a trainer at your local gym and get some recommendations. While, there are some workouts that I believe in doing everyday (mostly isometric), some more intense muscle workouts are best left for every other day.

If you have any questions about my diet or the cheater supplement mixes I've tried, please feel free to shoot me a PM. Good luck with the new diet, sounds like you are well on your way.

Also, I am by no means a professional when it comes to athletics/health, this is simply what has worked for me over the past 10 years or so.