Re: Question on protein intake

Blast Off!2 wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:52:29 -0000, "Bully"
> <neil_simpson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Blast Off!2 wrote:
>>> On 25 Jan 2006 09:26:52 -0800, "Zaf" <zafh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bully wrote:
>>>>> Rexx Magnus wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:41:25 GMT, Zaf scrawled:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not really.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Most people have a baseline of protein through eating normally
>>>>>>> so you are not starting from zero.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 132g = 528 kcals.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Say about 35% protein in your diet - that's about 1500 kcals.
>>>>>>> How many people find it hard to get 1500 kcals?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Zaf.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah, but still, 132g of what you eat needs to be protein, not
>>>>>> carbs.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was gonna say it should be easy given a sensible, balanced diet.
>>>>> However, someone eating 1,500kcals from the food pyramid model
>>>>> (20/40/40 IIRC) would consume only 75 grams of protein, right?
>>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Exactly.
>>>> And that is assuming the person is extremely full from eating that
>>>> much food.
>>>>
>>>> How hard is it to swap a couple of food choices around and get that
>>>> 75g up to 130 - 140 g?
>>>> Change the carbs or fat sources for some chicken and cottage
>>>> cheese.
>>>>
>>>> I am not saying you should eat like this or that you can grow on
>>>> 1500 kcals, just that 130g of protein is not that much food.
>>> Eating 130g of protein is easy.....Eating 130g plus enough kcals to
>>> grow isnt all that easy for a smaller guy. For me personally getting
>>> 170g and 2500+ kcals isnt easy 7 days a week.
>>
>> Bloody hell. I'm struggling to keep macronutrients at survival level
>> whilst keeping below 2,500kcals. My daily intake goes as follows:
>>
>> Milk: 1 pint
>> Ultra Fine Scottish Oats (1 scoop)
>> Protein powder [MyP] - 2 scoops
>> Omega 3 6 9
>> Pro-50
>> Tuna
>> Brown rice (2.5 oz)
>> W/meal pitta bread
>> Omega 3 6 9
>> Milk: 1 pint
>> Pro-27
>>
>>
>> That lot comes out at 2,220 kcals so leaves almost no room for
>> maneouver!
>>
> Interesting, how much do you weigh?

220lbs, approx 20% b/f.


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