Going Over on Protein

Are you doing any lifting with your workouts? Protein is a great way to help your muscles recover. And going over your protein isn't all that bad if you are lifting. I purposely over load on protein. Like 130g a day at least. And I am still doing awesome. If you are still on track with your goals and dropping weight, then I wouldn't think about it too much. Keep up the great progress!! "Is it harder to lose weight when there is more protein in my body?" IMO: I would say yes, but your gonna be gaining more muscle than fat. Now if your still losing weight with the protein like I said, you might have the perfect balance for you body and it will be that much easier to see the lean muscle Good Luck!

Bored? Try your favorite raw veggies to dip in your favorite hummus. I like to throw in a couple chips of some kind as I eat the veggies and it feels like I'm totally junking out. However I am primarily eating my much needed raw vegetables and only consuming a bout 10-15 chips.

Too much protein puts stress on your kidneys and your liver. But you have to eat a significant amount of protein for this to happen - unless you have liver or kidney disease.

You can go to MY HOME, then to Goals, you can adjust your percentages for carbs, protein, fat.

Adjust your own percentages by going to the MY HOME tab folks.

Hey Archie! I'm guessing you're trying to follow P90X's first nutrition phase (fat shredder)? If so, trying to get 50% of your calories from protein IS really, REALLY hard. Nearly impossible without supplementing. It's even harder as a vegetarian, as some of the highest-ratio carb-to-protein foods are tuna and turkey.

Do you eat eggs? Egg whites are a good one - zero fat, low cholesterol and pretty decent protein. Buying them in the pour containers makes it feasible; I don't know that I'd be willing to sit around and strain out yolks.

Skim milk is a good source, though not nearly high enough to meet the 50% target.

The other route is protein supplements. I was going to try to go the "all-natural" route and eat my way to my targets, but after seeing that I needed 300g of protein for my first phase, I've accepted that protein shakes are the only way I'm evening going to come close. Whey powder usually contains between 16-30g of protein per serving. "Muscle Milk" brand makes one that contains 50g/serving - but other than that, I don't know much about it. And apparently all whey powders are not created equal; some hit your system much faster (better post-workout), etc. There's also casein powder, which is also pretty high-protein and releases more slowly into your system, providing a more "all-day" benefit.

If you get into the supplement route, let me know and I can send you a couple that were recommended to me. But just be warned: once you start researching it quickly gets overwhelming - there are so many out there. Cost, taste, effectiveness... all sorts of considerations.

Once the carb-protein ratio dips more, you'll find it easier to hit the protein target - then things like nuts, low-fat cheese, etc. start being a lot more feasible. But at 50%, it's SUPER SUPER tough to hit your protein target without obliterating carb and sugar counts, unless you eat 10 chicken breasts or start having a few protein shakes each day.