High Protein Dieters!

YaGirlMaddi

Are any of you having trouble reaching calorie goals? I eat only clean foods and half my diet is protein and by the end of the day I'm only around 800-900 calories and have to force myself to eat when I'm not hungry. Any solutions to this?

Cherimoose

How can you not be hungry on 800 calories? Anyway, try nuts/seeds and fruit.

natboosh69

Add cottage cheese, greek yoghurt, peanut butter etc, all high in protein.

FitSpongebob

Here's a couple of examples which list bulking and cutting diets for a bloke, which shows eating clean you can hit your macro goals

gothomson

Seriously, 800 calories? You should speak to a nutritionist that looks way too low to me. However, I'm not a nutritionist, so they will advise you better than I can. Personally speaking, I agree with the other posts, plus as a Ovo Lacto Vegetarian I'm used to looking at non meat sources for my protein; I use this site for tips on protein: http://www.nomeatathlete.com/vegetarian-protein/ he's got a useful list of plant based protein's that may be useful that he'll email you. Hope that's helpful.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

YaGirlMaddi wrote: »

Are any of you having trouble reaching calorie goals? I eat only clean foods and half my diet is protein and by the end of the day I'm only around 800-900 calories and have to force myself to eat when I'm not hungry. Any solutions to this?

Make higher calorie choices. Eat the skin on chicken. Eat a handful of nuts or spoonful of nut butters. Cook in coconut oil or just eat it of the spoon.

Eating at 800 calories can cause you to lose your hair, your nails to become brittle and can cause you bone problems. Get your calories up to 1200 as a minimum. You don't need to eat more just swap what you are eating to higher calorie options.

FitSpongebob

Try and keep to your macros though, a basic meal plan can help.
Calculate your bmr and tdee on muscle for life website. That will give you a starting point of how many calories, fat, protein and carbs you need and maintain a calorie deficit. Remember losing weight is about losing fat only, but maintaining body composition and lean mass. Otherwise you run the risk of being skinny fat.

Yi5hedr3

Too much Protein. Limit to 30% of calories, 35% max if on big calorie deficit.

YaGirlMaddi

FitSpongebob wrote: »

Try and keep to your macros though, a basic meal plan can help.
Calculate your bmr and tdee on muscle for life website. That will give you a starting point of how many calories, fat, protein and carbs you need and maintain a calorie deficit. Remember losing weight is about losing fat only, but maintaining body composition and lean mass. Otherwise you run the risk of being skinny fat.

Yea I already have this all figured out. I've been weightlifting for about 2 years and never been strict about my diet. But I do get my calories in after (up to 1200) by the end of the day, it's just I always feel full before then.

livingleanlivingclean

I have absolutely no issue eating over 2000 cals a day - I eat mostly nutritious wholefood options, but don't feel the need to "eat clean" (for me that's unhealthy and detrimental).

Choose calorie dense options - salmon, fattier cuts of meat, whole eggs, full fat dairy, butter/oils, nut butter, avocados, banana, dates, potato/sweet potato and other root vegies, oats/rice/Quinoa/beans/legumes.

If you can't eat, try drinking your calories - smoothies with fruit, fats and protein. Sip them during the day instead of water.

FitSpongebob

livingleanlivingclean wrote: »

I have absolutely no issue eating over 2000 cals a day - I eat mostly nutritious wholefood options, but don't feel the need to "eat clean" (for me that's unhealthy and detrimental).

Choose calorie dense options - salmon, fattier cuts of meat, whole eggs, full fat dairy, butter/oils, nut butter, avocados, banana, dates, potato/sweet potato and other root vegies, oats/rice/Quinoa/beans/legumes.

If you can't eat, try drinking your calories - smoothies with fruit, fats and protein. Sip them during the day instead of water.

Perfect explanation.