how much protein are you eating?

I'm losing. Losing very slowly, but losing. I don't do the protein shake thing, but I do try to look at my protein intake each day. I have read that MFP grossly under-recommends how much protein you should aim for. I changed my settings to 30% carb, 40% protein, 30% fat. And I still have a very hard time eating that much protein. I ate a protein fortified cereal for breakfast yesterday, tuna sandwich for lunch, 3 eggs for dinner. i thought I had really gone over with that much protein. But I still was only at 86 grams of protein, when my goal thingie says I should have had 150.


So anyway...I average between 70 and 100 grams, I guess. I'm probably losing about 1/2 pound a week. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

It does help me though, when I am choosing what foods to include in a meal, I'm mentally thinking 'protein' instead of 'carbohydrates' now. So, I'm sure it's helping with my blood-sugar (which had been starting to go slightly high, according to my doctor). And lowering how much sugar I'm eating, I'm sure will be beneficial to my weight and pot-belly.

If you're specifically eating to build muscle, you need protein. But I think it's also a very good thing for general weight loss. Not specifically to 'eat a lot of protein'. But to make protein the larger percentage of your diet, so that carbs and fats are lower percentages.

I aim to eat around 0.7g to 1.2g protein per lb of body weight , working on a 40% Protein 30%Carb & 30%Fat ratio for a grand total of 1800Kcal approx.

I eat eggs or oatmeal with protein supplement for breakfast (Bench Pressed Oats for ease of use), Chicken for lunch and either Fish, Turkey or Steak for dinner.

I normally have a protein shake or a can of tuna post workout depending on how late it is. I also tend to have a double scoop mid afternoon if I know I am a bit short of protein or just to limit my carb intake after lunch.

160g is my daily minimum.

I like how many people didnt answer if they are actively losing weight or not...I know many people here have reached their goal weight and hang around, but I am talking to people actively losing. I am also curious if before you thought you needed so much protein(if you're one who has upper their protein) if it has effected your weightloss in anyway?

No, my protein intake has no bearing on weight loss. Weight loss is about total cals, protein is just a subset of those cals. So if protein needs to go up for whatever reason, I'll cut something else back (usually carbs) to hold total cals constant.

I didn't mention that I was actively losing weight because you made it clear in your original post that you only wanted answers from people who were, so I thought it went without saying.

I find that eating the amount of protein that I do keeps me away from empty carbs and satisfies me at meals, which keeps me happier, which keeps me dedicated to maintaining a healthy calorie deficit, which leads to weight loss.

I like how many people didnt answer if they are actively losing weight or not...I know many people here have reached their goal weight and hang around, but I am talking to people actively losing. I am also curious if before you thought you needed so much protein(if you're one who has upper their protein) if it has effected your weightloss in anyway?

I didn't mention that I was actively losing weight because you made it clear in your original post that you only wanted answers from people who were, so I thought it went without saying.

I'm shedding about one pound per week. The high protein affects my weight loss in terms of better body composition (losing fat and maintaining lean body mass), which is my actual goal.

I like how many people didnt answer if they are actively losing weight or not...I know many people here have reached their goal weight and hang around, but I am talking to people actively losing. I am also curious if before you thought you needed so much protein(if you're one who has upper their protein) if it has effected your weightloss in anyway?

I increased my protein not to speed up or increase weight loss, but because I want to get my body leaner. I'm only on week 3 of upping my protein, so it's really to soon to tell what results I'm getting from it, other than I feel awesome.

I'm losing. Losing very slowly, but losing. I don't do the protein shake thing, but I do try to look at my protein intake each day. I have read that MFP grossly under-recommends how much protein you should aim for. I changed my settings to 30% carb, 40% protein, 30% fat. And I still have a very hard time eating that much protein. I ate a protein fortified cereal for breakfast yesterday, tuna sandwich for lunch, 3 eggs for dinner. i thought I had really gone over with that much protein. But I still was only at 86 grams of protein, when my goal thingie says I should have had 150.

You didnt include your tuna in your diary, so you're over 86. =]

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i currently weigh in at 255, and recently got a fitness assessment done which measured lean body mass. i have 190 lbs lean mass, and i am trying to get total weight down and burn fat. my daily calorie allowance is close to 3000 on days i train, and 2200 on days i don't. i generally eat around 200 g of protein per day, and a little more on days i lift. I take one shake per day, just because i find it hard to eat that much protein from natural sources, and maintain my calorie intake and sodium levels. I have lost 18 lbs since mid january, and am losing at a rate slightly higher than suggested by MFP. i amalways within about 50 -100 calories of my daily suggested plus minus, and am rearely hungry outside of my normal meal times, although if i work out too close to dinner, i find it hard to eat a full meal ( i always take my shake just after a workout, or at lunch on my off days.

Losing the last bit of fat, I shoot for 110-120g per day, and I am 5'9", 143 pounds. Netting 1800 cals a day. When I am in training, I up my cals to around 2300. Macros are set to 40/30/30.

Yes I use a protein shake, for both increasing my daily protein and for recovery after intense workouts.

Edited to add: I was stuck at about 150 before this, now its coming off again, and I don't think I've ever thought "oh, poor me with all these calories to eat"