Todays Issue

[Demfise]

so i'm doing the diet thing that i said i was going to do yesterday. well how do i get more grams of protien w/o going over my 2000 calorie limit??? i'll tell you what i'm at so far for today.
Breakfast:
-eggs x 2 (160 cals)
-cheese (70 cals)
-Bread x2 (170 cals)
I made a sandwich out of these and it has 24g of protien

-Shake w/ milk (280 cals)32g of protien

Post workout:
-Shake w/ milk (280 cals) 32g of protien

All together i have 960 calories and 88g of protien

and that's all i've eaten so far and it said i need to get 214g of protien in my body cuz that's how much i weigh. would it make a big diff. if i didnt eat that much protien???

i did pretty good today i burned 1600 cals today and did chest bies and tries.

[JD_Johannes]

Question: How did you arrive at the 2,000 calorie limit?

One of my girlfriends started losing fat when she upped her calories to 1,700 from 1,300.

Impossible? No. The increased calories brought her out of a quasi starvation mode, sped up her metabolism and allowed her to start building muscle, which sped up her metabolism even more. She then swapped out some carbs for more protein and lost 2mm of fat thickness on her abs.

The point is, don't get wrapped up around a number unless it was arrived at with precision specifically for you.

[Djin]

Originally Posted by JD_Johannes

Question: How did you arrive at the 2,000 calorie limit?

One of my girlfriends started losing fat when she upped her calories to 1,700 from 1,300.

Impossible? No. The increased calories brought her out of a quasi starvation mode, sped up her metabolism and allowed her to start building muscle, which sped up her metabolism even more. She then swapped out some carbs for more protein and lost 2mm of fat thickness on her abs.

The point is, don't get wrapped up around a number unless it was arrived at with precision specifically for you.

1,700 -> 1,300? Or do you mean 2,300?

[JD_Johannes]

Djin,

In the example she was eating 1,300 calories a day and "stuck." I got her to up her fat and protein to 1,700 a day and she was able to lose fat.

People often use a standardized formula to determine caloric consumption, but the problem is the formula was not devised specifically for them, therefore they may be eating the wrong amount to achieve their goal.

For the girl in the example, her body hit preservation mode at somewhere around 1,300 calories and her metabolism slowed down into a steady state.

Once she upped her calories her body went out of preservation mode.

Everyone's metabolism is a little different and some people, like me, have horrible insulin reactions to carbs. To lose fat I have to go super low carb or ketogenic. Other people can lose fat eating upwards of 100 grams of carbs a day.

Rather than arrive at number through a formula, it is best to weigh and measure you food, conduct controlled modifications with as much precision as you can and track the results.

By doing that, you will be able to dial in on what works specifically for you.

I hope that makes sense.