Protein ruining weight loss?
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Santa brought my BF one in his stocking this year. It's gone -- I didn't ask. I wouldn't be surprised if he did the same thing.arditarose wrote: »
They have a one-pound Snickers bar too.Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »
Okay now I NEED this!
Yes, that's the pound version!
Yeah, it inspired a guy on here to consume all of his calories in snickers bars one day.
Didn't he share? OMG if they come out with a peanut butter twix one, I'm SO DONE!!!!0 -
They have a one-pound Snickers bar too.Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »
Okay now I NEED this!
Yes, that's the pound version!
Oh, now I want that!0 -
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
We have it here.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
I can get Cinnamon Bun, that was actually the first Quest Bar that I tried. Chocolate Brownie is my favorite!0 -
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I like the Snickers Marathon bars too. Those are real good.0
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »
Okay now I NEED this!
Yes, that's the pound version!
I am putting this on my Foods I Wish I Didn't Know About list. It will join Salted Caramel Cupcakes, Banana Nut Bread Brownies, and Blueberry Bourbon and Basil Doughnuts.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Quest bars are not a pooh-inducing thing from my experience.Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Yowsa. How do you pooh?
Quest bars are high in fiber and have sugar-alcohols so actually that shouldn't be a problem.
They could be if you went over your fiber goal by a lot.0 -
christinev297 wrote: »I'd eat 10 quest bars a day if they fit into my calories and I could afford them!! I'm addicted to the chocolate brownie ones, so yummy!!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough here. The only flavor I didn't care for was the Double Chocolate Chunk.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »
Okay now I NEED this!
Yeah, I need to find one of those, soon.0 -
All of my Nope.
Where do folks get this stuff?
Where?0 -
dunnodunno wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Quest bars are not a pooh-inducing thing from my experience.Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Yowsa. How do you pooh?
Quest bars are high in fiber and have sugar-alcohols so actually that shouldn't be a problem.
They could be if you went over your fiber goal by a lot.
Only with vegetables for me. My actual point was: it doesn't seem sustainable. There are no fruits and vegetables in her diet. Really.0 -
Meanwhile: OP you really should get more whole foods into your diet. Nutrient dense, whole foods.0
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starrynight1929 wrote: »I've lost quite a bit of weight. I'm holding steady right now because I've been lifting weight and gaining muscle.
I constantly fail at diets when I cut out foods that I like. I love protein bars and I enjoy eating sweets; I dislike most vegetables. So this works for me. The all natural, whole food diets just burn me out and I end up eating a ton of junk. Like cake and one-pound Reeces bars.
Sorry to tell you this, but you are not gaining muscle at a deficit.
I also looked at your diary, and it does look pretty unbalanced.0 -
arditarose wrote: »starrynight1929 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »starrynight1929 wrote: »I've lost quite a bit of weight. I'm holding steady right now because I've been lifting weight and gaining muscle.
I constantly fail at diets when I cut out foods that I like. I love protein bars and I enjoy eating sweets; I dislike most vegetables. So this works for me. The all natural, whole food diets just burn me out and I end up eating a ton of junk. Like cake and one-pound Reeces bars.
I like protein bars too...and if you look through my diary you'll see two a day once in awhile, so I can't judge. Though I'm eating more calories than you in general.
Glad you're losing weight, your diary looks a little sad. What vegetables do you like?
Also, what lifting program are you doing? If you want to gain muscle you need to eat more, though maintaining muscle mass is the goal while your on a deficit.
I like red and yellow peppers, yellow squash, romaine lettuce, butter lettuce, carrots (sometimes), and mushrooms. I love frozen bag mixes that come with butter sauce; I can eat peas, green beans, and broccoli when they come in those bags.
I just lift weights twice a week; I'm not really following a program. I mostly just want to be relatively toned; not super muscular.
Thank you for being supportive!
Oh you like LOTS of vegetables. I don't eat many more than that either. And dude...squash and zucchini. I eat it every night almost.
Asparagus, kale, and spinach are my binge veggies!
Well, not exactly binge, but I love them.
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Based on your posting history, I think this is tongue-in-check?lemurcat12 wrote: »starrynight1929 wrote: »I have heard that eating too much protein can stall weight loss, even if you eat an appropriate amount of calories.
You are early. Carbs and sugar still stall weight loss. I don't think protein will until the 2020s.
More seriously, don't worry about it. There are reasons not to eat an insane amount of protein (120 grams isn't that high, it's what I eat, heh, although you might want more than 1200 calories), but calories are what matter for weight loss.
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Based on your posting history, I think this is tongue-in-check?lemurcat12 wrote: »starrynight1929 wrote: »I have heard that eating too much protein can stall weight loss, even if you eat an appropriate amount of calories.
You are early. Carbs and sugar still stall weight loss. I don't think protein will until the 2020s.
More seriously, don't worry about it. There are reasons not to eat an insane amount of protein (120 grams isn't that high, it's what I eat, heh, although you might want more than 1200 calories), but calories are what matter for weight loss.
Look at the context. Fat was horrible before, sugar/carbs are the devil now, protein will get its day, but not yet...
OP, I definitely couldn't eat that many bars, mostly because it would cost a fortune. If you need quick foods, look at some other snacks as well that you can eat on the go. Hell, even an apple is easy to carry around. I also batch cook on the weekend and freeze individual portions (although I don't know if you have access to refrigeration or a microwave during the day).
All that said, the actual answer to your question is no, protein won't stall your loss. And you won't get bulky because you lift, so I'd look into a structured program. There are tons out there, but I went with stonglifts 5x5 since it's a relatively simple program to run.0
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