Protein help

Anna_Joys_Journey

I make these fabulous peanut butter protein balls. The recipe makes about 10 so I eat one as a snack or pre/post workouts. They are only 100 calories a piece.

Also consider greek yogurt, protein bars/shakes, and adding peanut butter with your fruit. I use the natural smuckers because it has the least amount of ingredients.

Do you mind sharing a recipe for the peanut butter balls?

I used to hate peanut butter...but now I have to SERIOUSLY exercise self control with it, or I could eat a whole jar! Haha!
The only natural peanut butter here is Skippy, but I LOVE it. ????

Anna_Joys_Journey

I eat on average 1800-2000 calories a day, and I am burning apx 500 per day through exercise, and I lose about a pound a week.

For protein, I like greek yogurt (expensive though), eggs, and chicken. I throw a few chicken breasts in the crock pot with whatever seasoning I feel like. (Salsa works great for example) Then I let it cook until I can easily shred it. I stick it in the fridge and use it over salads, in a wrap, heck just by itself. 4 ounces of chicken has a TON of protein!

If you can afford the calories milk and cheese are also delicious ways to get added protein.

2000 a day? Holy cow! I miss food so much...but I can only burn so much off.
Thanks for the crockpot chicken idea!

You are really close to burning the same amount of calories as I do. I do about 3500 a week, you do 600 x 5days = 3000 calories a week. less than 100 calorie a day difference. I know sometimes it seems like eating more defeats the purpose, but weight loss isn't all about math and numbers and logic. Your head HAS to be in the game. When I eat more, I am more satiated, so I have less cravings and binges.Plus I have more energy to work out, and burn more, so I can eat more, so I have more energy . . .

Also, I don't want to be doing things too differently than I will once I reach my weight goal, that has been my mistake in the past, and I regained. Sustainability is what I am aiming for, even if it means it will take me longer to reach my goal weight.

Hmmm...good points. I struggle with this a LOT. Am I going to be stuck eating plain tuna and chicken for the rest of my life, without ever getting to enjoy a church potluck or a family barbecue again? Literally makes me sad.

Maybe I need to think about this even more...thanks so much!

Well we've already had a "where are you getting this from?!" mini-rant on this thread so I may as well pile on. You do not have to eat bland food. Granted if you eat at restaurants [without published nutritional information] and family BBQs or potlucks all the time, it will be difficult to accurately measure and record your calories consumed, but otherwise you can still eat these foods once in a while, log the calories, and make the numbers work for the day/week whatever.

The ideas you've been given should empower you with a plethora of options, not be overly restrictive or cripple you!

Definitely not an "all the time" thing...church potlucks are once a month, and barbecues are maybe weekly in the summer. Granted I'm nowhere near "home" right now, and won't be for a few years (from OK, but in Japan)...but I want to be able to partake once there.

Thanks so much! :-)