Protein help! 1 gram/lb seems impossible!
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Hi All,
So everywhere I look, it says that people should be aiming to eat 1 gram of protein for every pound of their body weight. That means I should be eating approx. 150 grams of protein a day!!! This seems to come up more and more for people looking to lose the last 10-15 lbs (which I am).
I'm a vegetarian (I eat fish occasionally), and I'm careful to eat protein with almost every meal (beans, tofu, greek yogurt, eggs, fish, quinoa etc.), but I'm lucky if I can hit 80 grams in a day, and that's only on days when I have a high protein vegan shake for breakfast (approx. 30 grams of protein). Without the high protein shake (days where I generally have greek yogurt and high fiber cereal), I usually hover somewhere between 40-60 grams a day.
How in the world does someone eat 150 grams of protein in one day!!! Does that guideline even make sense for someone who doens't eat meat? What should I do?
Can anyone make any suggestions? Help from vegetarians AND non-vegetarians would be appreciated.
Thanks
So everywhere I look, it says that people should be aiming to eat 1 gram of protein for every pound of their body weight. That means I should be eating approx. 150 grams of protein a day!!! This seems to come up more and more for people looking to lose the last 10-15 lbs (which I am).
I'm a vegetarian (I eat fish occasionally), and I'm careful to eat protein with almost every meal (beans, tofu, greek yogurt, eggs, fish, quinoa etc.), but I'm lucky if I can hit 80 grams in a day, and that's only on days when I have a high protein vegan shake for breakfast (approx. 30 grams of protein). Without the high protein shake (days where I generally have greek yogurt and high fiber cereal), I usually hover somewhere between 40-60 grams a day.
How in the world does someone eat 150 grams of protein in one day!!! Does that guideline even make sense for someone who doens't eat meat? What should I do?
Can anyone make any suggestions? Help from vegetarians AND non-vegetarians would be appreciated.
Thanks
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bump. I eat meat and I'm struggling with low protein. I'm anxious to know.0
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it's called whey.0
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I lost 30 pounds, have maintained the loss, and have never had to eat that much protein to do so. I understand people eat that much protein for their fitness requirements, but by no means do you *have* to eat that much protein in order to lose the last 10-15 pounds.0
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Well vegetarian; cows ate grass, so inadvertently I am one too?0
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bump
i have exact the same problem. i hardly ever go over 70g of protein even though i eat it with almost every meal0 -
People, just start eating fish ! Lots of protein and little calories. I measn ofcourse boiled/coocked/grilled fishes without frying it0
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I think the distinction is 1gram per pound of Lean Body Mass....I have 144g of protein a day even though I weigh 268 because that's my lbm. I do drink a protein shake on days I lift, otherwise I wouldn't get enough.0
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I always thought that it was 0.8 -1 gram per pound of *lean body mass,* not total body weight? Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.0
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Hi All,
So everywhere I look, it says that people should be aiming to eat 1 gram of protein for every pound of their body weight. That means I should be eating approx. 150 grams of protein a day!!! This seems to come up more and more for people looking to lose the last 10-15 lbs (which I am).
I'm a vegetarian (I eat fish occasionally), and I'm careful to eat protein with almost every meal (beans, tofu, greek yogurt, eggs, fish, quinoa etc.), but I'm lucky if I can hit 80 grams in a day, and that's only on days when I have a high protein vegan shake for breakfast (approx. 30 grams of protein). Without the high protein shake (days where I generally have greek yogurt and high fiber cereal), I usually hover somewhere between 40-60 grams a day.
How in the world does someone eat 150 grams of protein in one day!!! Does that guideline even make sense for someone who doens't eat meat? What should I do?
Can anyone make any suggestions? Help from vegetarians AND non-vegetarians would be appreciated.
Thanks
Here are the suggested amounts for macronutrients from Health Canada:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/reference/table/ref_macronutr_tbl-eng.php
Your range is about .8 grams/kg/day (kilogram)
Some people want more because they are trying to build lots of muscle. Hence the suggestion I hear on here is .8-1 gram per pound of lean body mass, not total weight.0 -
So everywhere I look, it says that people should be aiming to eat 1 gram of protein for every pound of their body weight. That means I should be eating approx. 150 grams of protein a day!!! This seems to come up more and more for people looking to lose the last 10-15 lbs (which I am).
It's usually 1 gram of protein for each pound of lean body mass, not total weight. So if you are 150 lbs you would need to get a good guesstimate of your body fat % and subtract those lbs, then eat that many grams of protein.0 -
beans (raw soybeans excluded) and nuts are pathetic sources of protein...
Here's how I eat 225-250g of protein every day without supplements.
PBJ (or 2) for breakfast, 4-6 oz of meat around 10 AM, 6-8 oz of meat for lunch, 4-6 oz. mid afternoon, 6-12 oz for dinner, and some dairy after dinner (yogurt/milk/ice cream).
I eat fish, chicken, pork, and beef mainly for my meats.0 -
I have such a hard time with protein too. I eat meat but not much and I can't have nuts at all, nor can I have dairy products (allergic to dairy NOT intolerant to lactose). Makes for an interesting challenge!!!0
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Man these are some of the least helpful answers ever!! I do think the answers regarding lean body mass are correct. I'm also a vegetarian who eats fish and seafood occasionally. I am approx 126 lbs and try to eat between 80 and 100 grams of protein daily. The things that seem to help me are:
1. Eating either eggs or protein powder with breakfast (I use a rice protein that I like)
2. Eating cheese, cottage cheese, and greek yogurt for snacks.
If I have eggs for breakfast sometimes I'll have a protein shake as a snack. I eat regular lunches/dinners and don't worry about having a ****load of protein in those.0 -
As others posted above, a more common recommendation is 1 gram per pound of LEAN body mass (which requires you to have a pretty good idea of your body fat percentage). For me, that's about 180g of protein a day. I can't offer any help from a vegetarian point of view since the majority of mine comes from meat, but you can supplement with protein powder (whey if you allow dairy products in your diet - otherwise, there are several varieties of vegetarian/vegan protein powders).0
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That seems a little high to me but yesterday I had 52, the day before was 96 and the day before that was in the 90's too. I think the grams for a person is supposedly 47 per day but I'm sure it's out there somewhere.0
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Greek yoghurt, cottage cheese, and quark are amazing sources of protein and very few calories. I have lots but I don't bother too much if I don't reach my daily limit, I just do as much as I can. A good balance of fat, carbs and protein is good enough for me.0
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I always thought that it was 0.8 -1 gram per pound of *lean body mass,* not total body weight? Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Yeah I'm with you on this, I'm 180lb and 17% BF so I need 150g of protein (83% of 180lb, then 1g per lb). Even so I was in the same place as you and struggling to get enough, I've added low fat greek yogurt, skimmed milk (glass of), tinned sardines, tuna which I assume you can do as a veggie? I've also added a few more egg whites (can you?) and both protein shakes and bars when I don't have time for real food. I started this in Monday and have managed my 150g roughly everyday since.0 -
its .8 per kg .. or .37 per lb apparently someone saw metric units and decided it was the same thing. You should be getting 10 to 35 % of your calories from lean protein0
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it's called whey.
No whey! haha sorry just had to say that :P
But umm... chicken + veg, biltong (which is basically dried out beef steak cut into slices sorta like jerky, but none of that processed junk... just pure beef...)
Honestly 1g/lb isn't bad.. I am about 135lbs and today I've had about 189g of protein without issuemaybe one shake... but that is all.. I just like the shakes taste, and I haven't even had dinner yet, so chances are my protein will be 200g+ by end today..
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Beans, greek yogurt, egg whites, protein powders, and my new favorite treat (or breakfast) is the Nature Valley Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bar - it's a granola bar with whole peanuts in it and it has 10g of protein and tastes oh so good!0
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