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Originally posted by Lost_Dog:
When I first started out, getting all the protein was hard to do. But now it's second nature. It's not uncommon to find that I've got my days supply of P ingested with a whole snack or two to go still waiting to be eaten.
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I am definitely having trouble getting my protein in. This past Monday I started logging my food on
www.fitday.com, to see how it measures up. I've only got two full days in, but in those two days, I took in 134 and 119 grams of protein (and that included a shake!). I definitely would like to up that number. I'm cutting, so I don't want to get too high, though.
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Originally posted by Lost_Dog:
You might try picking up the TAP book to see the types and amounts that you might eat. It's not that far from what "normal" people eat, as far as the amount of food, but a little here and there and you've got that extra P down.
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That's not a bad idea. I may do that. Thanks for the suggestion. Another Lou Schuler book to read is a good thing. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by Lost_Dog:
When I'm trying to lose fat, the last thing I want is a shake. It's like I didn't have anything at all and 10 minutes later I'm starving again. I stick to drinks around workouts only. Whole foods fill you up and keep you there for a lot longer.
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I've had a shake each of the past three days. It fills me up pretty well, actually. I don't get hungry for a while. I think that I've also started to reduce my cravings for junk, and if I'm hungry between meals I'll grab a few peanuts or something like that. I'm not substituting my shake for anything, I'm adding it as either a mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack. I think that I needed to up my caloric intake a little, but I'll know more by the end of the week (even with a shake, and a bottle of Gatorade at the hockey game Monday, I've averaged 1800 calories per day).