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OK, I've done my research and concluded that I want to shoot for .8g of protein per pound of body weight for now. The USDA RDA is .36g per pound, which assumes my old sedentary life style. Body building trainers recommend 1g to 1.2g per pound for serious body builders (some even recommend more). So I'm going to try to hit a happy spot in the middle. Double the sedentary amount and 75 - 80% of the serious athlete. Based on this new experimental goal, I hit it pretty much on the mark today with 161g of protein, I'm at .825g per pound. I'll try this for a week or two and see if I can preserve more lean mass, while still dropping fat.
Diet Calendar Entries for 10 January 2014:
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1002 kcal
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Fat: 20.40g | Prot: 161.08g | Carb: 51.54g.
Breakfast: Prime Time Sweet Mini Peppers, Marketside Organic Baby Spinach (Walmart), Egg Beaters Egg Beaters - Original, HEB 100% Bacon Bits, Land O' Frost Canadian Bacon -Thick Sliced, Luzianne Iced Tea (Unsweetened), Starbucks Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup, Coffee, GNC Total Lean CLA Soft Chew, GNC Fish Oil 1000, GNC Chewable C 100, GNC DHA 600, GNC Vitamin B-12 2500 MCG Soft Chew. Lunch: Marketside Organic Baby Spinach (Walmart), County Post Chicken Breast Tenderloins, Del Monte Blue Lake Cut Green Beans - Drained. Dinner: Marketside Organic Baby Spinach (Walmart), Farmland Boneless Pork Loin Center Cut Chops. Snacks/Other: GNC Pro Performance 100% Whey Isolate - Vanilla Ice Cream, Oberto Bacon Jerky, Cinnamon , Marquis Nutra Foods Chia Seeds - Black Organic, GNC Total Lean CLA Soft Chew, Dannon Light 'n Fit Carb and Sugar Control Vanilla Cream, Strawberries , Cellucor BCAA. more...
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3026 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 37 minutes, Stair Master - 40 minutes, Wii Fit Plus - 1 hour and 5 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 38 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours. more...
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Interesting experiment. We read so many conflicting theories about protein, but I am siding with you on this one! If nothing else, it helps control hunger longer and requires extra calories to digest - so why not?
11 Jan 14 by member: BuffyBear
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I agree that it's tought to figure out how much Protein to eat. I've heard you can never eat to much and I heard that to much can be bad for Kidneys (?). I eat about what you are planning but it's to soon for me to be able to give you feedback. Let us know how it goes and if you notice a difference in your muscle tone etc…I am planning to eat this amount until I reach my weight loss goal than maybe add a couple of protein drinks throughout the day to see if that helps with muscle tone etc. Thanks TX for sharing your research.
11 Jan 14 by member: Tim Huffman
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Thanks BuffyBear & Tim. I'll let you know how it goes. The reason that I'm raising my protein is that I've been losing some muscle along with the fat lately even though I've been getting 50% or more of my calories from protein. So I'm either not taking in enough overall calories or not enough protein. So, I'm trying to solve for both potentials by just raising my protein level. I believe that my good fat intake is fine, & I don't feel any energy depletion, so I'm sure that I'm getting plenty of carbs at present.
11 Jan 14 by member: TXSnowman
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I just took a look at your diet numbers - fats, carbs, proteins -I'm IMPRESSED. Hopefully the increase in protein will work for you. Keep us posted. Have a great weekend.
11 Jan 14 by member: Lynn1958
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Good luck with this, Tx. I will wait and see how this works for you. :)
11 Jan 14 by member: Mom2Boxers
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I'm watching all you guys with your special diets. Amazing. Would love to give them a whirl, but the last time(s) I did, I hit a plateau for months. So I will stay with my tried and true. Though admit to wanting to get rid of the excess roll on the belly. And if not, meh. I can live in a size 14/16
11 Jan 14 by member: ClassicRocker
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