Help - Need to up my protein ....

Motivationrequired

....I know everyone tells me that I should eat more protein (can't eat wheat either ): nuts (which bothers me because of the cals), fish, meat etc....but the worse is I found yoghurt which I LOVE bloats me up!

At the moment I'm trying to juggle, as I have a lot on at work, home and going to the gym every night so it’s been a case of grab a ready meal, put it in the oven while I get a shower and by that time it’s 7.30pm every night…..

Would REALLY appreciate any advice or feedback on what’s helped with you guys, decided to finally take the advice of upping my protein as weighed myself and have actually put ON 1.6lbs this week after religiously drinking gallons of water and logging everything I eat.

Thanks ever so much and good luck to you all, have a fab weekend!!

PBJunky

eggs? whey protein?milk?

NuttyBrewnette

Quinoa
Avocado
Nuts / nut butters (small amounts)

adamswife23

Shakeology is a GREAT tasting shake that beachbody offers. It is only 150 calories and has 15g protien. Otherwise I think eggs would be a good choice since you haven't had luck with other sources. Do you drink a lot of water during the day? Increasing your water intake can usually help with reducing bloating.

PBJunky

Quinoa
Avocado
Nuts / nut butters (small amounts)

how could I forget! Peanut Butter!!!!!!!!!!!

fitzie63

Eat more FISH meals... You'll lose weight easier. Minimum: 4 or more/week

MissMaryMac33

1. What kind of yogurt are you talking about? If the label says more sugar tha protein, its the wrong kind anyway. (try fage 0% or chobani 0% and adding things into yourself like chia/flax seeds, agave for sweetener etc.

2. Stop worry about the nuts in calories -- they are a perfect protein snack and you don't need very many to feel full. Anything you eat protein wise is going to have calories.

3. Try some protein shake samples -- this is my favorite thing as I have 2-3 protein shakes a day. Once you find a brand you like and know how to mix them, you can easily get 20-30g protein in one drink for under 120 calories. Again, you have to become a label reader. You can order tons of different samples from numerous sites on the web. I just got 12 different chocolate samples all different brands since I'm trying to find a new one (my old powder was discontinued) ** Don't waste your moeny on any of those expensive pre-made shakes...its ridiculous when you can make them better and cheaper yourself.

4. Have things like chicken, turkey handy to snack on. I buy the whole rotisserie chickens all the time and cut the meat up and keep it in the fridge.

5. Learn to love quinoa -- great high protein, low glycemic grain.

Contrarian

Shakeology is a GREAT tasting shake that beachbody offers. It is only 150 calories and has 15g protien. If you are interested I could send you out a sample. Otherwise I think eggs would be a good choice since you haven't had luck with other sources. Do you drink a lot of water during the day? Increasing your water intake can usually help with reducing bloating.

A lot of protein powders on the market have fewer calories, more protein and are cheaper.

Acg67

lean proteins

eggs

dairy

protein powder

fish


OP maybe look into a slow cooker, through some meat and veggies in there and it will be done when you get home

reba971

I needed to up my protein intake too, but I do not have time to cook eggs and stuff in the morning, so I got some whey protein powder and I mix it with skim milk in the morning and shake it up and drink, it is very good, tastes like chocolate milk and filling too.

Acg67

Shakeology is a GREAT tasting shake that beachbody offers. It is only 150 calories and has 15g protien. If you are interested I could send you out a sample. Otherwise I think eggs would be a good choice since you haven't had luck with other sources. Do you drink a lot of water during the day? Increasing your water intake can usually help with reducing bloating.

too bad Shakeology is overpriced and much better products can be had for a lot less

flimflamfloz

protein shakes + tuna + chicken, for me.

Tuna can be added to any salad, and does not require any preparation whatsoever (easy!).
Shakes you can drink in front of TV/computer/whatever you do.
Chicken is when I think I can cook something.

sb_summer

Soy Yogurt
Edamame
ready-to-eat Tuna cups (I love those - they're 80 cals, 1g fat, and 18g protein).
Reduced fat cheese is really good, too.
Nuts are good in moderation - I buy the 100cal packs and eat half a pack in the morning and half in the afternoon.
Quinoa is really good!
Turkey Jerkey.
Good luck!

Motivationrequired

Thanks everyone, I've tried to get 'shakeology' but I'm in the UK and you can't buy it over here anywhere, even over the net!

I’m not a great fan of eggs….typical I know although I do love cheese but there again with the nut thing it’s high in fat!!

Anyone in the UK recommend a low cal protein shake??

Motivationrequired

can you recommend any I can get in the UK???

violon

I add a scoop of protein powder to my cereal in the morning. Helps me a lot!

Shock_Wave

I consume a high protein diet. I don't eat nuts to often just because the fat content is to high even for a small amount though its good fat its to high for me. I guess if you were on a high fat low carbs it would be good. Anyways food high in protein are

Good lunch/breakfast high protein:

Tuna fish ( 13g per serving can heck ya)
Canned Chicken ( 10g per serving can for lunch) I buy the cans and mix it in my meals for lunch
Peanut butter (from time to time have to throw it out there)
egg whites ( You just have to eat a good amount only 5-6g each)

Main Meal proteins:
Meats(chicken and fish low in sat fat but steak/red meats rocks but high in sat fat)
Ground beef ( I dont eat to much of this but 80/20 is about the same fat as chicken).

Snacks
Protein Shakes (25-33g per scoop depending on what kind)

Hope that helps

Edit: Take your weight in the morning. A gallon of water will fluctuate your weight something fierce after that time. You 1.6lbs might just be water but you will find out for sure in another 2 weeks.

randa_behnam

eggs, chicken, cheese, cottage cheese, beef, fish, tuna, sardines, prawns, whey protein.

i tend to live off this stuff at the moment and its got rid of most of my carb cravings cos im so full up on all the protein. mayke sure you add fibre to your diet tho cos you dont want to end up constipated!! i try and start the day with porridge and then high protein throughout the day.

Motivationrequired

thanks everyone!!!!! Starting monday so nhere goes!! How much protein should I aim for as going to alter my %'s manually??

NiciS72

Eggs
greek yogurt maybe?
beef jerkey
tuna
edamame
Beluga lentils
lowfat mozzarella sticks
cottage cheese

infamousmk

Why are you waiting to start until Monday? Might as well start tonight....


And why are you so anti nut and yogurt? Eating something like greek yogurt or all natural plan yogurt shouldn't bloat you ... and nuts have good fats... you'll get some protein and good fats, and they're a healthy snack.

p0pr0cksnc0ke

No Miko yet?.. I better go check to make sure she's ok...

Motivationrequired

I was really bloated and having about 4 of the 0% yoghurts a day then my sister in law said it makes her mum bloat so I stopped and my bloating seemed to get better, weird but true!!

chocolateandvodka

....I know everyone tells me that I should eat more protein (can't eat wheat either ): nuts (which bothers me because of the cals), fish, meat etc....but the worse is I found yoghurt which I LOVE bloats me up!

this... and so much this.

nuts tend to be a bit salty, but added moisture helps.

i know fish tacos are spectacular, but i prefer many varieties of meat in my taco. it's all in the preparation.

now yoghurt... that's reserved for dessert. unless you're a dessert first kinda gal, but still, a little bit of prep work is necessary to ensure the best taste.

Sidesteal

this... and so much this.

nuts tend to be a bit salty, but added moisture helps.

i know fish tacos are spectacular, but i prefer many varieties of meat in my taco. it's all in the preparation.

now yoghurt... that's reserved for dessert. unless you're a dessert first kinda gal, but still, a little bit of prep work is necessary to ensure the best taste.

This post delivers.

p0pr0cksnc0ke

....I know everyone tells me that I should eat more protein (can't eat wheat either ): nuts (which bothers me because of the cals), fish, meat etc....but the worse is I found yoghurt which I LOVE bloats me up!

this... and so much this.

nuts tend to be a bit salty, but added moisture helps.

i know fish tacos are spectacular, but i prefer many varieties of meat in my taco. it's all in the preparation.

now yoghurt... that's reserved for dessert. unless you're a dessert first kinda gal, but still, a little bit of prep work is necessary to ensure the best taste.

THATTA girl!

chocolateandvodka

....I know everyone tells me that I should eat more protein (can't eat wheat either ): nuts (which bothers me because of the cals), fish, meat etc....but the worse is I found yoghurt which I LOVE bloats me up!

this... and so much this.

nuts tend to be a bit salty, but added moisture helps.

i know fish tacos are spectacular, but i prefer many varieties of meat in my taco. it's all in the preparation.

now yoghurt... that's reserved for dessert. unless you're a dessert first kinda gal, but still, a little bit of prep work is necessary to ensure the best taste.

THATTA girl!

*bows.

Justjoshin

Miko knows how to get results.

stubbysticks

Ditto on staying away from Shakeology. You can do much better. Plus the Beach Body guy who gave me my sample was an a-hole so that's even more reason not to use it. I've used EAS in the past & it tastes good, with a whopping 23g of protein per serving, I believe. Plus it is reasonably priced. Unfortunately it's no longer available at my local Sam's Club so I just switched to Optimum Nutrition Gold which is double the price (f$@#%$^^$&^^%$) but it does taste good & has just as much protein.

Switch to GREEK yogurt...someone mentioned Chobani & that is my fave. I eat it every day. I buy it by the case at - wait for it - Sam's Club. Edamame is another good one I saw mentioned.

I personally love eggs so I'll do 4 egg white & 1 whole egg with some sort of meat almost every morning for breakfast - I eliminate most of the yolks so I can eat fattier (i.e. YUMMIER) meats like chorizo, bacon or Spam chopped up & scrambled in.

Another breakfast & lunch option is mini quiches. I'll use a jumbo muffin tin & make up a bunch of crustless quiches on the weekend to eat for lunch during the week. They are perfect for work because they freeze & microwave well. I'll load them up with cooked/diced chicken breast, spinach, mushrooms & mozzarella or gruyere. DELICIOUS. I've also made a Mexican version with shredded chicken seasoned with taco seasoning, Mexican blend cheese, & jalapenos (you can line the muffin cups with a low-carb tortilla before filling if you want a crust). Then serve with sour cream, picante sauce/salsa & guac!

If I need more protein I'll often snack on turkey pepperoni, or prosciutto & grapes.

Sidesteal

Ditto on the Shakeology. You can do much better. I've used EAS in the past & it tastes good, with a whopping 23g of protein per serving, I believe. Plus it is reasonably priced. Unfortunately it's no longer available at my local Sam's Club so I just switched to Optimum Nutrition Gold which is double the price (f$@#%$^^$&^^%$) but it does taste good & has just as much protein.

GRRR, I was hoping it was just my local Sams Club that stopped carrying EAS. I also switched to ON and I like it, but EAS was cheaper...

bry_all01

this... and so much this.

nuts tend to be a bit salty, but added moisture helps.

i know fish tacos are spectacular, but i prefer many varieties of meat in my taco. it's all in the preparation.

now yoghurt... that's reserved for dessert. unless you're a dessert first kinda gal, but still, a little bit of prep work is necessary to ensure the best taste.

This post delivers.

with a bang, too!