69g of Protein a Day Necessary?

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    lydona wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    Jeez I struggle to stay under 150g protein every day.
    How do you feel on such low protein? Are you hungry alot?

    I mean to be honest not at all, like a lot of vegans I'd eat a lot of wholegrains like brown rice,porridge/quinoa veggies & fruit which will always keep me full for the day. I always had an inkling I wasn't getting enough protein (massive understatement obviously) but it never really affected my everyday life, who knows though I could be a whole new woman once i get my protein intake up!

    Hehe how exciting :smiley: I would love to hear if you feel any difference.

    It just goes to show how different we all are... The foods you listed above, besides the veggies, don't fill me up at all, for long. Which is why I try and avoid them.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Skip the fruits so that you can eat broccoli, kale, black beans.
  • TamzFit777
    TamzFit777 Posts: 110 Member
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    I had 123g today without trying. Well, I did include a protein shake 25g. They have vegan protein shakes, maybe try that.
  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
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    Base your protein on activity level and weight, not a percentage of the total calories you eat, and bump that by ten percent to compensate for inevitably being shorter on your lysine. Your protein intake is only as good as the part you're shortest on.

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