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Am I getting enough protein

marblez Posts: 56 Joined: 2004/12/15	2007/07/02, 12:01 AM I'm trying hard to get the protein in. I did upper body today and normally wouldn't eat those chips but I went to the theatre so I got a snack from the grocery store. July 1, 2007 Work: Off Other: Weight training Calories: 1700 ?3-4 bottles water ?1-1.5 cup cottage cheese ?1 cup oats w/skim milk, 1 tbsp maple syrup, 1 scoop protein powder ?1 Caesar salad w/2 cups lettuce and 1 tbsp dressing w/hot sauce ?1 serving organic soy chips (salt and black pepper), 50 grams fat-free turkey meat, 1 cup cherries ?1 whole wheat pita, w/salsa and 1/3 cup skim milk/low fat cheese, ½ cup mushrooms ?2 cups frozen yogurt plain
marblez Posts: 56 Joined: 2004/12/15	2007/07/02, 12:17 AM I also had a can of tuna w/tons of salsa on it. My goals are building muscles.
FilthyPL3B Posts: 262 Joined: 2006/04/04	2007/07/02, 06:19 AM Would need to know your current weight/height etc, as that doesn't seem like an awful lot of food to gain lean tissue. -------------- If in doubt K.I.S.S.
marblez Posts: 56 Joined: 2004/12/15	2007/07/02, 08:27 AM Sorry, I'm 5'5 115-120lbs
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/07/03, 01:48 PM No, I think you need more. Add some chicken or tuna to the salad, maybe an egg or two with the cottage cheese for breakfast. Add some meat of some sort with your dinner pita thing.
marblez Posts: 56 Joined: 2004/12/15	2007/07/03, 02:11 PM Thanks for the advice. I have brought some hardboiled eggs today. Do I include eating the yolk?? Yesterday's meal plan: 1 cup oatmeal w/some syrup and scoop protein powder whole wheat bread with tzaziki handful almonds 1 cup brown rice, small turkey breast, tomato w/oil lemon and spice marinade 1 cup whole wheat pasta w/mushroom turkey breast and tomato 1 Pita w/salsa and low fat cheese w mushrooms 1 cup spinach veggie lasagna (homemade/lowfat) 1 decaf coffee
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2007/07/03, 02:47 PM your last meal looks pretty good. A good rule of thumb is to make sure you're having protien with every meal (including snacks) As far as the egg goes, you can eat the yolk as long as it doesn't overload your daily requirement of fat, however, since you're tying to put on muscle and are already lean, I wouldn't worry too much about it-everything in moderation.
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2007/07/03, 11:01 PM ive been told that men need around 56-60 grams and females need 40-45 for a health intake. -------------- In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer.
lilsisri Posts: 7 Joined: 2006/10/07	2007/07/04, 02:44 PM I'm having problems with my overall nutritional balance, so I know what you mean. I'm still having difficulties balancing everything. My Caloric intake should be 2300 something, I'm averaging 1638; my Protein intake should be 197, I'm averaging 79 and my carbs should be 320 something and my average is 257; all of which are under, but if I up them, then I jepordize my fat intake, which I got at an Excellent standing. I have no idea where to go from here.
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2007/07/04, 05:01 PM lilsisri, try not to get too obsessed with the numbers. The only one I'd worry a bit about is the protien. I find I'm better off if I keep my carbs a bit lower anyway, but everyone is different. Having said that, you should try and get your protien up a bit. I now use a protien suppliment about once per day to push mine up to where it should be and I have some kind of lean protien, be it the suppliment or whole food, at every meal(6 servings per day) Great sources of lean protien are egg whites, chicken breast, tuna and LF cottage cheese. If things are moving in a postive manner, you're on the right track. If not, then try tweaking things a bit more. -------------- Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. -------------- The harder you fall, the higher you bounce
lilsisri Posts: 7 Joined: 2006/10/07	2007/07/04, 08:33 PM thanks for the feedback flyonthewall. You're right, I am obsessed with the numbers! I know that protein is one of the major keys in weightloss, I'll start with the suppliments, I'm already adding a can of tuna a day and I have egg whites in the morning for breakfast. Maybe adding a couple of suppliments twice a day may help me......