How much protein?

[Bekra]

I am on day 7 of induction, not sure how much i've lost ( if any) as have decided to only weigh myself once a week. My clothes feel the same so it probably isn't much but I do feel so much better in myself and much less tired all the time.

Todays question is How much protein should I eat in a day and can I have too much.

Typical days menu:

Breakfast : Unsalted bacon & Eggs, Decaf Coffee with cream

Snack Smoked salmon or prawns

Lunch Chicken Salad

Snack ham and cream cheese

Dinner Steak, broccoli, green beans

Thanks

Bekra

[Richt]

The breakdown should be -

65 % fat
30 % Protein
5 % carbs.

Try logging into www.fitday.com to keep track of your broken down percentages.

Rich

[Emicatlukdy]

I just started using fitday today...I was surprised by how far off my #'s were. I had a difficult time balancing todays menu but after some tweeking I did get it. I was eating way too much fat...can you give me a sample menu of what you eat Rich? thanks.

[Richt]

I could do that Paula, but I am not at the same stage of the diet as you are. So probably wont be much help.

Sorry.

[not2late]

You might want to read the sticky in the 14 Day Induction forum about eating fat. Typically, it takes a tablespoon of added fat to make a meal about 65% fat by calories.
But read the sticky, because there's more info in there.

[Desertthorn]

Its not really rocket science, just getting close is fine.
A sample menu would be maybe an omelet for breakfast with some veggies
A tuna salad for lunch,
Steak and the rest of the veggies for dinner.
You can play around in fitday but besure to subtract the fiber

[julirama723]

I'm trying to eat fat, protein, and veggies with every meal, keeping my percentages 60, 35, and 5. Fitday REALLY helps!

If you eat too much protein, it can convert to sugar. Make sure you're eating enough fat--I have a tough time with that!

My sample menu:
breakfast: omelette with cheese and green pepper, 1 pat of butter
lunch: small salad with grilled chicken, ranch dressing, and cheese
dinner: taco salad (1 cup ground beef, 1 cup lettuce, cheese, sour cream)

If I have a snack, it's usually pepperoni with cheese and g. pepper pieces.

[2big4mysize]

and make sure you only eat enough food to satisfy your hunger each time you eat be it 3 bites oe a 3 coursemeal stop as soon as your hunger is satisfied and feed only the hunger and you will be a big atkins loser too. overing your Atkins is the single biggest failure issue folk have.