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Generally protein shakes where you buy the powder in bulk are "better" in the sense you can mix in healthy things like fruit and spinach to them, as well as fast digesting carbs. I mix mine with OJ for flavor.
You will want to eat the protein in the hour or so immediately after you lift weights. You can also eat protein shakes later in the day but you'll want to space them out as they can be filling and cause bloat/GI issues on some people.
Thanks, I also do notice the protein powder has more protein because just looking at Amazon, I see they average around 30g per serving while the bars are around 20g per serving.
The powder does look interesting, but just got to think of what to mix it in. The instructions say to mix with water, but that just sounds kinda boring. Like chocolate powder and water?? I'd rather have chocolate with milk.
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Thanks, I also do notice the protein powder has more protein because just looking at Amazon, I see they average around 30g per serving while the bars are around 20g per serving.
The powder does look interesting, but just got to think of what to mix it in. The instructions say to mix with water, but that just sounds kinda boring. Like chocolate powder and water?? I'd rather have chocolate with milk.
I mix it with yogurt. I tried mixing it with cocoa powder, then adding coconut milk, but it got lumpy.
I've always struggled to get fit and gain muscle even though I work out and I think the big problem is, I don't get enough protein. I read you need at least 1 gram of protein per pound on a daily basis. How is that possible? Many foods don't really have enough protein. Even high protein foods like peanuts and eggs only have 6-8g of proteins per serving.
Since I weigh 150 lbs, that means I need 150g of protein on a daily basis. So I need 50g of protein for breakfast, for lunch and for dinner?? How is that possible? Most food don't have that high amounts of protein. I'm lucky if you can get 20-25g in a meal.
It’s very difficult to get 1g protein per pound if one weighs over 170 pounds, imo.
The body can only absorbe 25-30g per meal at a time (meal).
Excess of that is used for other things and can go to fat and cause an insulin rise.
Shakes between meals every 3 hours can help reach the goal. The current consensus is that .073 per pound of body weight is optimal.
I don’t chase protein myself but usually get .05-.06 per pound
It’s very difficult to get 1g protein per pound if one weighs over 170 pounds, imo.
The body can only absorbe 25-30g per meal at a time (meal).
Excess of that is used for other things and can go to fat and cause an insulin rise.
Shakes between meals every 3 hours can help reach the goal. The current consensus is that .073 per pound of body weight is optimal.
I don’t chase protein myself but usually get .05-.06 per pound
It’s a pain.
It's definitely very very hard. Let me show you what the meal plans I've been trying to put into place now.
Breakfast - 2 eggs (16g), 2 whole wheat toast (5g), and a cup of OJ (2g) - 23 grams total
Lunch - two turkey sandwiches (16g) on whole wheat bread (10g) - 26 grams total
Snack - protein bar (20g) - 20 grams total
Dinner - chicken (25g) and rice (2g) - 27 grams total
Snack - handful of peanuts (8g) - 8 grams total
Late snack - glass of milk (8g) - 8 grams total
With all that, which also includes a protein supplement in the mix, I'm only consuming 112 grams!! I did not reach my 150 gram goal! With all that, which included ditching the cereal with eggs, I'm still short of my daily goal! And the above is literally me trying to eat more and healthier than I normally would. I don't know if my stomach can take more food.
It's definitely very very hard. Let me show you what the meal plans I've been trying to put into place now.
Breakfast - 2 eggs (16g), 2 whole wheat toast (5g), and a cup of OJ (2g) - 23 grams total
Lunch - two turkey sandwiches (16g) on whole wheat bread (10g) - 26 grams total
Snack - protein bar (20g) - 20 grams total
Dinner - chicken (25g) and rice (2g) - 27 grams total
Snack - handful of peanuts (8g) - 8 grams total
Late snack - glass of milk (8g) - 8 grams total
With all that, which also includes a protein supplement in the mix, I'm only consuming 112 grams!! I did not reach my 150 gram goal! With all that, which included ditching the cereal with eggs, I'm still short of my daily goal! And the above is literally me trying to eat more and healthier than I normally would. I don't know if my stomach can take more food.
Yes, it's hard.
It gets old.
Time consuming and it costs, even though we can afford it.
Gastrointestinal system needs a break also from constant work from many meals / snacks.
Time consuming and it costs, even though we can afford it.
Gastrointestinal system needs a break also from constant work from many meals / snacks.
Yeah, I think I can try to up my protein intake, but need to just stop counting numbers because that's going to lead to a lot of frustration and discouragement. And I'm more likely to give up trying that way.
After all, I'm just trying to change my skinny fat into more muscle. It will take some work, but I'm not looking to bulk up like Arnold, so I would think healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner along with a couple of high protein snacks should do it. Even if it doesn't all total up to 1 gram per pound of body weight, I can't imagine why all those nutritious meals and snacks won't be sufficient enough to become moderately fit.
You never answered whether those sandwiches are cold cuts. If so, they're basically crap if you're trying to achieve a specific protein intake number. Having two of them just ups the carbs from bread and whatever else you're putting on them. Better off buying plain patties at McDonald's.
You never answered whether those sandwiches are cold cuts. If so, they're basically crap if you're trying to achieve a specific protein intake number. Having two of them just ups the carbs from bread and whatever else you're putting on them. Better off buying plain patties at McDonald's.
So what do you suggest I eat for lunch? PB&J? I would say salad, but that has almost zero protein.
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