Six pounds in 2 months isn't too bad. That's almost a pound per week. If it continues you'll be down almost 40lbs in a year. How much do you want to lose? As long as you are not petite, I doubt you have a great deal to lose so weight loss could be slower than what people with more to lose expereince.

I have a hard time hitting protein too. Adding lean protein helps me hit my protein goals easier. Foods like tuna, shrimp, chicken, turkey and lean read meats bumps up my numbers. I've also used protein powders, (often in my coffee) to bump those numbers up.

To not go over on calories, I dropped my fats a bit lower using leaner meats and cutting back on cheese, nuts, oils and avocado. I have also recently dropped my carbs very very low (trying the carnivore challenge) to help me slow down my carb creep. Those carbs take the place of protein, and I need protein. We don't need carbs.

Your protein is a bit low but not crazy low. You just need to tweak it a bit to get it to where you want it. Even leaving whipping cream out of your coffee and adding protein powder may almost be enough. Go back though your logs and look at the days that were low and days that were high on protein. You may see the things that worked for you.

Read through the sticky thread LCD Launchpad and think about getting a good guidebook.

Phinney & Volek's books, New Atkins for a New You and Art & Science of Low Carbohydrate Living are packed with good info.

DeSterren wrote: »

Thanks guys...this helps. I'm 5'8" and my goal weight is 145 (from 176). I guess I just am enjoying the cream and cheese too much, and need to focus on lean proteins.

I'd review what your calorie goal should be. At 5'8", I'm pretty certain 1200 is a fair bit too low.