Protein Metabolic Type: macro ideas?!

LorraineBambury

Hi, I'm new to all this high protein. I did a metabolic type test and am Protein type, think I must be protein deficient as I've been 4 years raw food and mostly vegan.
I'd like some guidance as to good macro for this and thoughts on using plant protein & how to's! Thank you!! x

sociopathiclisa

Macros are hard for me to say, but I'd say just eat more nuts and seeds and fruits high in protein as well as high protein leafy greens!

Ironmaiden4life

Lots of whole food vegan options OP... quinoa, peas, nuts and nut butters, beans, tempeh, tofu, soy beans, hemp, seeds, non dairy milks, seitan.

For convenience there's a lot of good vegan protein powder's available.

isulo_kura

Metabolic typing is pseudo science and meaningless as with anything Dr Oz likes. Just eat a varied diet of mainly wholefoods within your calorie goals. As a long term vegan it's not hard to get sufficient protein without any difficulty. Don't make it more difficult than it needs be by using dodgy fad diet ideas

LKArgh

I hope this was an online test, along with blood type diet, star sign diet etc and not something you actually gave money for. I also hope this is a fun question and you are not really considering changing your eating style based on a complete nonsense test.

earlnabby

Yeah, it is the newest pseudoscience like eating for your blood type, etc.

OP: do you feel hungry all of the time? Consider raising your protein and/or fat. Do you feel tired and lethargic? Consider raising your carbs. Listen to your body and how it feels on different macro mixes and go with what gives you energy, satisfies you, and generally makes you feel the best. Don't listen to some made up test.

LorraineBambury

Thanks for your views people, I've been raw (laterly vegan) for 4 years and vegetarian for most of my life. I've suffered chronic fatigue, and since eating more protein and meat & dairy and dropped to low carbs, I've noticed a huge difference in how I feel, so at this point it's hard for me to call it pseudoscience right now.

ninerbuff

LorraineBambury wrote: »

Thanks for your views people, I've been raw (laterly vegan) for 4 years and vegetarian for most of my life. I've suffered chronic fatigue, and since eating more protein and meat & dairy and dropped to low carbs, I've noticed a huge difference in how I feel, so at this point it's hard for me to call it pseudoscience right now.

Have you been checked for anemia? If you are anemic, then eating more protein would increase your iron which is more than likely why you feel better.

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senecarr

I took a metabolic type test. It came back human.

Ironmaiden4life

senecarr wrote: »

I took a metabolic type test. It came back human.

Like .... a lot

LorraineBambury

ninerbuff wrote: »

LorraineBambury wrote: »

Thanks for your views people, I've been raw (laterly vegan) for 4 years and vegetarian for most of my life. I've suffered chronic fatigue, and since eating more protein and meat & dairy and dropped to low carbs, I've noticed a huge difference in how I feel, so at this point it's hard for me to call it pseudoscience right now.

Have you been checked for anemia? If you are anemic, then eating more protein would increase your iron which is more than likely why you feel better.

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IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Yes I have. Although not falling in the anaemic bracket, my iron has been low.
I have tried iron supplements on and off, but this was a very quick turnaround, within a couple of days, so perhaps not long enough to affect iron levels?

LorraineBambury

sociopathiclisa wrote: »

Macros are hard for me to say, but I'd say just eat more nuts and seeds and fruits high in protein as well as high protein leafy greens!

Thank you for your advice.

Orphia

LorraineBambury wrote: »

Thanks for your views people, I've been raw (laterly vegan) for 4 years and vegetarian for most of my life. I've suffered chronic fatigue, and since eating more protein and meat & dairy and dropped to low carbs, I've noticed a huge difference in how I feel, so at this point it's hard for me to call it pseudoscience right now.

I'm glad you're feeling so much better. I was a vegetarian for 12 years and got to a similarly fatigued point too. I started eating meat again and haven't looked back. Looks like meat and dairy are the right thing for you. But I didn't need an online test to tell you that. Good luck!