Protein Amounts

[sadie147]

Posted in the OWL forum as well...

I'm really struggling to keep my protein amounts in check. According to what I've read it should be .6 to .8 per lb of bodyweight depending on how active you are. Even if it's 1g per lb i'm still too high. Here's my menu for today so far (just finished lunch)

B'fast: 1 egg +2 egg whites scrambled with 1 tbsn of soy milk and 1/2 a turkey sausage (not a b'fast sized one...a large one)
1 cup coffee, 1 cup of roibos tea: 1 splenda, 2 stevia packs. 1 oz of soy creamer
Snack: Whey shake smoothie

Lunch: 1 cup turnip mashed, 2 roasted chicken thigh leftovers form last night (5 ozs w/o bone) 1 cup lettuce, 1 tbsn ranch dressing.

.5 tbsn butter for cooking
64 ozs water.

According to fitday this is:

858 cals 53fat 48% 16carbs 4% 79 protein 48%.

I'm already at 79 g of protein! If i have a medium sized chicken breast for dinner my total will go up to 129 g's! And that's not any snacks this afternoon or sidedishes included. I'd most likely have wheatbran/flax cereal this afternoon as a snack (i run/lift weights and like to have a few carbs before i go) and maybe some celery with s/f p'nut butter, or a boiled egg. I'd have more veggies with dinner. I did have a protein shake today but even if i take that 16g out of my total i'm still high..so that's not it.

So what is it i'm doing wrong? Am I eating too much meat? I've seen others' menus and I don't think I am eating more than others? If i make my menu consist mostly of veggies that will be my downfall...I won't be full enough. I've also completely cut cheese out of my diet this week to try to get it down.

What is everyone else eating that I'm missing that's keeping their %'s down?

Help!

[2big4mysize]

add some fat to your shakes like 1T of as good quality oil

why are you having 2 egg whites and not just a whole egg> cholesterol? if so add some monosaturated oil like olive instead of your soy milk.

Are you cooking your eggs or meats in olis? if so don't forget to add that.

And I have to ask were you really hungry enough to need to eat 2 thighs to satisfy your hunger? if so your excess proteins are tripping you. you should be having a lot more carbs in Premaintenance then just that unless you are at your CCLL and then you will be needed more fats not proteins to fix your metabolism so you can eventually get more carbs.

try adding a serving of your carby foods with your break=fast as an omlet or something like that.

[sadie147]

add some fat to your shakes like 1T of as good quality oil

why are you having 2 egg whites and not just a whole egg> cholesterol? if so add some monosaturated oil like olive instead of your soy milk.

Are you cooking your eggs or meats in olis? if so don't forget to add that.

And I have to ask were you really hungry enough to need to eat 2 thighs to satisfy your hunger? if so your excess proteins are tripping you. you should be having a lot more carbs in Premaintenance then just that unless you are at your CCLL and then you will be needed more fats not proteins to fix your metabolism so you can eventually get more carbs.

try adding a serving of your carby foods with your break=fast as an omlet or something like that.

Actually the egg whites are just to keep my calories down. I like to eat throughout the day so i keep each meal at a certain level. I'm one of those ppl that have to keep my calories in check. Which is why i've switched to soy milk/creamer as well ( i do still have my cream too..i drink alot of tea throughout the day)

Actaully as for the thighs they're pretty small...only 5 ozs in total.

I do think that I've got to try to add more carbs with each meal I may up my fats a little bit though i'm at 50% for them..which is pretty good. I cook everything in butter/evo..

Thanks for the advice 2big..I do think it's my carb intake. i think i can have more..I may add more higher carb veggies which may help..I tend to stick with pretty low ones like zucchini/cauliflower/salads.

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