How much protein to lose weight?
jenna_gurl411
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My boyfriend is losing weight and trying to build muscle. He said I should be eating my weight in protein. I feel like if I do that I'll be consuming more calaries than I need to lose weight.
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Your weight in protein?
That's a lot of protein.0 -
jenna_gurl411 wrote: »My boyfriend is losing weight and trying to build muscle. He said I should be eating my weight in protein.
Really?
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Protein does not help you lose weight. It will help you maintain muscle as you do lose weight (coupled with strength training). I aim for 1g of protein per pound of lean mass (not total weight).0
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EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Your weight in protein?
That's a lot of protein.
That's what I said. I was thinking between 30 And 40g0 -
1Gm of protein for every pound of body mass.0
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All that matters for weight loss is calorie reduction. However, increasing protein might make you feel more full and make it easier for you to eat at a deficit.
Some people on here say to eat 1 - .8 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass, but I have read lower numbers elsewhere. I aim to get around 75 grams per day and having been doing well. The idea is to try to preserve muscle mass as you lose weight. You should also lift weights.0 -
sgthaggard wrote: »Protein does not help you lose weight. It will help you maintain muscle as you do lose weight (coupled with strength training). I aim for 1g of protein per pound of lean mass (not total weight).
I tried explaining that and he wasnt getting it. Haha. I'm watching what I eat and trying to increase my protein a little (i wasnt eating enough previously)0 -
jenna_gurl411 wrote: »sgthaggard wrote: »Protein does not help you lose weight. It will help you maintain muscle as you do lose weight (coupled with strength training). I aim for 1g of protein per pound of lean mass (not total weight).
I tried explaining that and he wasnt getting it. Haha. I'm watching what I eat and trying to increase my protein a little (i wasnt eating enough previously)
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It really come down to what your goals are and what you are trying to accomplish. Plus we would need more information to determine what would be suitable for you in terms of macros.0
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jenna_gurl411 wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Your weight in protein?
That's a lot of protein.
That's what I said. I was thinking between 30 And 40g
I think he meant your weight in grams of protein.
1g of protein per lb of Lean Body Mass is not unreasonable (this isn't Body Weight) for someone trying to lose weight and training.
30-40g is on the low side.
Edit: worth reading - http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets/p1
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jenna_gurl411 wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Your weight in protein?
That's a lot of protein.
That's what I said. I was thinking between 30 And 40g
You probably should eat more than 30-40 grams of protein daily. More like 60, at least.0 -
I try to get between 70 and 100g. I usually end up in the 70s0
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Just starting out at a small goal. 10 pounds to lose. Weighting roughly 148 (haven't been weighed in about a month so a rough estimate) at 5'4". Trying to reduce my calarie intake to about 1200 calaries.0
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jenna_gurl411 wrote: »EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Your weight in protein?
That's a lot of protein.
That's what I said. I was thinking between 30 And 40g
More than that. 1 gram per Lb of LBM is over the top...1 gram per Lb of LBM is ideal...but really, so long as I'm getting 0.8 - 1 gram per Lb of LBM I'm cool with that.
Also, it doesn't make you lose weight...getting a good amount of protein helps you preserve your muscle mass while you cut fat...that in conjunction with regular exercise and particularly some kind of resistance training. Protein is also satiating and does increase your TEF (Thermal Effect of Food), but it's nominal.
In the absence of adequate protein and regular exercise (to include resistance training) you risk losing a lot of muscle along with the fat. People want to be "toned" when they're done...to be "toned" you have to have muscles.0 -
To help consume the higher protein should I consider protein shakes?0
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Furrycatpig wrote: »
+1. Also please note, weight loss and building muscle are two very different goals. One requires a calorie deficit. The other requires a calorie surplus.0 -
jenna_gurl411 wrote: »Just starting out at a small goal. 10 pounds to lose. Weighting roughly 148 (haven't been weighed in about a month so a rough estimate) at 5'4". Trying to reduce my calarie intake to about 1200 calaries.
If you are losing weight I would incorporate a weight routine to keep your muscles fit and toned. Dependning on your eating habbits and assuming you like protein I would increase your protein to 1 gram for each pound of LBM and the difference in calaores split between carbs and Fat at a deficit of course.0 -
Are you trying to build muscle? Are you lifting weights? Or do you feel you need to eat more protein just because your boyfriend told you to?
If you do aim to gain muscle, then yes you will need to eat more protein. You can get protein from chicken, turkey, quinoa, non fat cottage cheese, eggs, cheese, tofu etc. If you feel you still can't consume enough protein from your food, then yes you can drink protein shakes.
But I wouldn't drink protein shakes unless your goal is muscle gain.0 -
jenna_gurl411 wrote: »To help consume the higher protein should I consider protein shakes?
Not if it is in addition to your regular meals. You might end up consuming too many calories and gain weight if you don't make other changes. A healthy diet should already contain a reasonable amount of protein. Improve your current diet first, tracking everything. Then worry about adding shakes (or not).
I easily consume 75 grams of protein daily without drinking protein shakes.0 -
jenna_gurl411 wrote: »To help consume the higher protein should I consider protein shakes?
Only if you have difficulty filling in your protein requirements. I much prefer my protein from regular food as stated above but sometimes with my busy schedule I can't do that all the time and thats where the protein shake comes in.0 -
Furrycatpig wrote: »Are you trying to build muscle? Are you lifting weights? Or do you feel you need to eat more protein just because your boyfriend told you to?
If you do aim to gain muscle, then yes you will need to eat more protein. You can get protein from chicken, turkey, quinoa, non fat cottage cheese, eggs, cheese, tofu etc. If you feel you still can't consume enough protein from your food, then yes you can drink protein shakes.
But I wouldn't drink protein shakes unless your goal is muscle gain.
Theres nothing wrong with Protein shakes if your working at a deficit. It is all preference.0 -
normal recommendation is one gram of protein per pound of lean muscle mass ...
also, eating protein has nothing to do with losing weight. All you need for that is a calorie deficit....0 -
Furrycatpig wrote: »Are you trying to build muscle? Are you lifting weights? Or do you feel you need to eat more protein just because your boyfriend told you to?
If you do aim to gain muscle, then yes you will need to eat more protein. You can get protein from chicken, turkey, quinoa, non fat cottage cheese, eggs, cheese, tofu etc. If you feel you still can't consume enough protein from your food, then yes you can drink protein shakes.
But I wouldn't drink protein shakes unless your goal is muscle gain.
actually you need more calories and carbs to build muscle..
protein = preserve muscle mass on a cut
carbs = build muscle on a surplus0 -
jenna_gurl411 wrote: »To help consume the higher protein should I consider protein shakes?
Shakes are supplements and should be used as such.. to "supplement" your diet.
You'll be much happier with real foods. Try real sources of protein and vary your diet and supplement accordingly. Best of luck.
This just crossed my mind but if the accumulated storage was likely done in the presence of increased carb/fat loading over time. Then when reversing, wouldn't it behoove the person to reverse what they did, increase the protein then control the other variables such as dietary fat as needed and carb allotement based on activity level and/or loss.
Which would mean that at some point or another the protein intake would be slightly higher than LBM requirements, so even a female at lets say 110# would still take in more than 100g at some point or another depending on goals and/or time losing.
In summary: increase protein based on needs, the supplied ranges are appropriate and I concur. Best of luck and may the gains be with you.
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I am trying to loose weight and tone up. What is a good daily cal intake0
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Furrycatpig wrote: »Are you trying to build muscle? Are you lifting weights? Or do you feel you need to eat more protein just because your boyfriend told you to?
If you do aim to gain muscle, then yes you will need to eat more protein. You can get protein from chicken, turkey, quinoa, non fat cottage cheese, eggs, cheese, tofu etc. If you feel you still can't consume enough protein from your food, then yes you can drink protein shakes.
But I wouldn't drink protein shakes unless your goal is muscle gain.
actually you need more calories and carbs to build muscle..
protein = preserve muscle mass on a cut
carbs = build muscle on a surplus
Good point about the carbs, I didn't mean to suggest she shouldn't be eating carbs too.
I just worry that she's a little confused about why she needs to be eating so much protein if her goal is just weight loss.
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Lol 40% of your diet should be protien... If you customize your MFP goals and select how many calories you want to consume in a day and set the goals to 40% protien, 40% Carbs, 20% fat itll give you the amounts you should be eating per day as a part of your goals.0
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Furrycatpig wrote: »Are you trying to build muscle? Are you lifting weights? Or do you feel you need to eat more protein just because your boyfriend told you to?
If you do aim to gain muscle, then yes you will need to eat more protein. You can get protein from chicken, turkey, quinoa, non fat cottage cheese, eggs, cheese, tofu etc. If you feel you still can't consume enough protein from your food, then yes you can drink protein shakes.
But I wouldn't drink protein shakes unless your goal is muscle gain.
actually you need more calories and carbs to build muscle..
protein = preserve muscle mass on a cut
carbs = build muscle on a surplus
Correct me if I'm wrong but i thought carbs, protein plus fat were equally important when bulking up.0 -
MrCoolGrim wrote: »Furrycatpig wrote: »Are you trying to build muscle? Are you lifting weights? Or do you feel you need to eat more protein just because your boyfriend told you to?
If you do aim to gain muscle, then yes you will need to eat more protein. You can get protein from chicken, turkey, quinoa, non fat cottage cheese, eggs, cheese, tofu etc. If you feel you still can't consume enough protein from your food, then yes you can drink protein shakes.
But I wouldn't drink protein shakes unless your goal is muscle gain.
actually you need more calories and carbs to build muscle..
protein = preserve muscle mass on a cut
carbs = build muscle on a surplus
Correct me if I'm wrong but i thought carbs, protein plus fat were equally important when bulking up.
no, when bulking you want to get most of your calories from carbs. Protein and fats are secondary, but still important.
My understanding is that the insulin spikes that carbs produce stimulate muscle growth.
There is a great sticky in the "gaining forum" that lays it all out rather nicely.0
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