Importance of protein

jennydelgado09
jennydelgado09 Posts: 119 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So my goal is fat loss. I'm cutting back on calories and workout 5-6 days a week, twice a day 3 days of the week. I do crossfit in the morning, weightlifting in the afternoon and I try to squeeze in a .50 mile run after the weights.

I did really good when i first started 3 months ago and lost 6lbs. Have gained 2lbs back. So I'm going to get strict with my diet again.

But also wondering if the lack of protein might slow things down. I usually eat between 60-70g of protein on a good day. I just struggle with getting enough. I'm 150lbs and heard you're suppose to eat 0.8-1g of protein for your weight.

I know protein helps you feel full and therefore you eat less. But would not eating enough protein hinder fat loss?
I'll be buying some low calorie protein powder and bars soon, but probably after Christmas.

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  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    no it wouldnt hinder fat loss.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    That's a huge training volume! Is there a specific reason you train that much? You are running a difficult line between eating enough to support that amount of training but not so much that you are still able to lose weight. Also, what is your body composition like? If you are doing a lot of strength training the weight may not all be fat.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    Lack of protein slowing weight loss? Nah. Eating too close to maintenance is really your culprit. With high levels of training it can be hard to accurately gauge calories burned. How do you calculate your calorie burns and calorie intake? Look at those.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    No, it would not hinder fat loss.

    I wouldn't worry about getting .8-1 g per 150 lb, though. The best estimates I've seen for those training and at a deficit is around .66-.85 g per lb of GOAL weight. You aren't very tall, are you, OP? I'd probably try to bump it up more, but you don't have to worry about getting much more. And that's separate from the loss issue.
  • jennydelgado09
    jennydelgado09 Posts: 119 Member
    I'll probably be cutting back on the workouts soon. I do it because I enjoy it. I do crossfit because i love it and I'm weight training with my fiance to help tone my upper body and to spend time with him. Which may start happening less if he gets a new job.

    I weigh just about everything. But my eating habits kinda feel off the wagon for a couple of weeks. So back at it. For calories burn i use my hr watch( i know they're not accurate. But it gives me an estimate and for crossfit it underestimates) and using mfp to log strength training.

    And I'm 4'11

    Would i see any benefits if I increased protein besides feeling full?
  • ForeverPrimed
    ForeverPrimed Posts: 17 Member
    edited December 2017
    jennydelgado09 wrote: »
    I'll probably be cutting back on the workouts soon. I do it because I enjoy it. I do crossfit because i love it and I'm weight training with my fiance to help tone my upper body and to spend time with him. Which may start happening less if he gets a new job.

    I weigh just about everything. But my eating habits kinda feel off the wagon for a couple of weeks. So back at it. For calories burn i use my hr watch( i know they're not accurate. But it gives me an estimate and for crossfit it underestimates) and using mfp to log strength training.

    And I'm 4'11

    Would i see any benefits if I increased protein besides feeling full?

    0.82g or even ~0.8g is all you need. Other than fullness it'll help maintenance your muscle mass and in some cases help build muscle.
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