Hi Colleen! I am really loving this series on protein (and I'm excited for the upcoming one on perimenopause/menopause!), because I'm 41 and starting to take this all more seriously. I've become a lot more active in the last year, and am now honing in on nutrition. I am currently 215 lbs (down from 270 a few years ago!). It's a bit discouraging though, because even .80 grams protein per pound of body weight would be 172 grams of protein a day! That feels like... a lot. 😳 I did hear someone say once that you should calculate based on your "ideal" body weight, have you heard that? Any tips or thoughts about that? I know just trying to eat as much as I can would be better than nothing.
Yes! I say that in the episode!! Absolutely, Carolyn. You're doing all the right things, and that's exactly how you should calculate your daily protein consumption! Determine your safe, reasonable, ideal weight (which I say in the episode), and determine your protein intake based on that. That's amazing you've lost 55 pounds! Well done, and let me know how else I can support you. xo
Hi Colleen! I am really loving this series on protein (and I'm excited for the upcoming one on perimenopause/menopause!), because I'm 41 and starting to take this all more seriously. I've become a lot more active in the last year, and am now honing in on nutrition. I am currently 215 lbs (down from 270 a few years ago!). It's a bit discouraging though, because even .80 grams protein per pound of body weight would be 172 grams of protein a day! That feels like... a lot. 😳 I did hear someone say once that you should calculate based on your "ideal" body weight, have you heard that? Any tips or thoughts about that? I know just trying to eat as much as I can would be better than nothing.
Yes! I say that in the episode!! Absolutely, Carolyn. You're doing all the right things, and that's exactly how you should calculate your daily protein consumption! Determine your safe, reasonable, ideal weight (which I say in the episode), and determine your protein intake based on that. That's amazing you've lost 55 pounds! Well done, and let me know how else I can support you. xo