How much protein do I need during weight loss?

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  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    OP, I'm a vegetarian too and my goal is 120g of protein per day. You should be able to hit that ballpark easily on 2000 cal -- you just need to start prioritizing protein-heavy foods at every meal. I supplement with whey protein, but I also eat a lot of cottage cheese, eggs, greek yogurt, and kefir, and also some soy. Feel free to look through my diary if you'd like :flowerforyou:

    Edit: With your calorie goal, you don't need to stick just with egg whites. Eat the whole egg!
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Not a bro. Did read the article. Hit the gym? That's for bros my friends. I hit the trails, and lift heavy. No need for gyms.

    No need to get to so nasty everyone. Now I remember why I left all these forums in the first place. Urgh... exactly for this reason. backlash.

    It was a suggestion. It was a good read... of an amazing athlete that has optimal health.... Obviously, HE along with other vegan athletes are surviving perfectly well without animal protein. Oh, and so am I.

    Anyhoo, I can speak t'ill I'm blue in the face but that won't change anything...

    So ciao ciao my protein junkies :-)
    So wait, everyone that hits the gym or lifts weights is a "bro"?

    Do you even realize how dumb that sounds.

    Hides behind the privacy setting for the profile. You did know the women who go to the gym want to be men.

    What can I lift heavy that is not at the gym? Well I can do body weight exercises with people instead of weights.
  • LessHeavyVeggie
    LessHeavyVeggie Posts: 208 Member
    As a fellow veggie working on increasing my protein intake, I've found the best thing in terms of low calories and high protein is 0% fat greek yoghurt. The brand I use (Fage-total) has 57cals and 10.3g protein per 100g. I now add it to everything possible - pasta sauces, soups/curries, even mixed it with with some grated cheese and used it instead of cheese(roux)sauce as the topping on a veggie moussaka yesterday - I'm sure this would work in lasagne too.
  • willrun4bagels
    willrun4bagels Posts: 838 Member
    Not a bro. Did read the article. Hit the gym? That's for bros my friends. I hit the trails, and lift heavy. No need for gyms.

    No need to get to so nasty everyone. Now I remember why I left all these forums in the first place. Urgh... exactly for this reason. backlash.

    It was a suggestion. It was a good read... of an amazing athlete that has optimal health.... Obviously, HE along with other vegan athletes are surviving perfectly well without animal protein. Oh, and so am I.

    Anyhoo, I can speak t'ill I'm blue in the face but that won't change anything...

    So ciao ciao my protein junkies :-)

    <- Lifts heavy at the gym. Definitely a bro...

    Da *kitten*????
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Not a bro. Did read the article. Hit the gym? That's for bros my friends. I hit the trails, and lift heavy. No need for gyms.

    No need to get to so nasty everyone. Now I remember why I left all these forums in the first place. Urgh... exactly for this reason. backlash.

    It was a suggestion. It was a good read... of an amazing athlete that has optimal health.... Obviously, HE along with other vegan athletes are surviving perfectly well without animal protein. Oh, and so am I.

    Anyhoo, I can speak t'ill I'm blue in the face but that won't change anything...

    So ciao ciao my protein junkies :-)

    <- Lifts heavy at the gym. Definitely a bro...

    Da *kitten*????

    x2
  • yuiconnor
    yuiconnor Posts: 32
    I'm a vegetarian also and I don't know how to keep my protein up other than dringking protein shakes and eating protein bar -_-

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