Slightly under target

[Rignold]

I have 130cals left to play with but am 25g short of my protein target.

Hmmm. Really not feeling the fat free cottage cheese which still wouldn't quite fit... Looks like protein powder is the only option

Any other ideas?

[Hidden]

Nuts! 4brazils would meet your calorie target. Healthy too. 😊

[Rignold 3kg]

Not 25g of protein in them though.

[Caz28]

80g of roast chicken

[Minniewinny 5 stone Maintainer]

Eggs?

[Rignold 3kg]

went for pistachio protein powder mixed into cottage cheese.

Was every bit as appetising as it sounds but delivered 34g protein in 115 cals for the WIN!

[Daisy1925]

Are you being a little obsessive about all this? Daisy1925

[Rignold 3kg in reply to Daisy1925]

Hitting my daily targets? well, 25g of protein is a fair amount to be out by. The whole point of calculating your daily calorie allowance ietc s to stick to it, surely?

[Daisy1925 in reply to Rignold]

I stick (more or less) to my calorie targets but I think I would lose the will if I had to check my macros as well. I aim for roughly a third of carbos, protein and healthy fats but I don't check it - however, I am not a body builder and at nearly 65 don't think I ever will be! I'm probably a bit obsessive about my steps and am very pleased with my 33190 today. Daisy1925

[Ceals in reply to Daisy1925]

Wow! that is some number of steps Daisy.

[Rignold 3kg in reply to Daisy1925]

I am not a bodybuilder either but I am trying to lose fat while keeping lean muscle loss to the minimum possible. I don't want to become a skinnyfat version of myself. Hence I have a specific protein target. I aim to hit my calorie target and protein target every day. I don't bother counting my carbs and fats. As long as my protein intake is on point they can fit around that as they please. I dont eat starchy carbs or sugar anyway so my carb levels are rarely going to be higher than 15 percent or so.

I only count my exercise to the nearest km or hour though. Time is too short to track everything.

[MissisB 4 stone in reply to Rignold]

Out of interest, what is your protein target?

[Rignold 3kg in reply to MissisB]

2g per kg of bodyweight. Which I have rounded up for convenience.

[jopo in reply to Daisy1925]

Daisy1925

Great stepping !! Let me know if you'd like to join our fitbit challenge team. Everyone is off this forum. 🏃

[Daisy1925 in reply to jopo]

Yes please

[jopo in reply to Daisy1925]

I will send you a private message invite Daisy1925

[elliebath Maintainer]

I'd choose 2 small eggs, some nuts or wholenut butter, over cottage cheese anytime.

[GoogleMe]

I agree 25g is some way to be out... but I'd've gone for a few nuts to nudge it up within calorie limits... or more likely chalk both up to experience for this one day and assess how to avoid it in the future. I take the view that any calorie that I don't enjoy eating is a waste, and I suspect (on no particular evidence) that we do best on an average rather than hitting the targets exactly day in day out.

Like you, I look at calories and protein... and fruit and veg in variety. The rest can take care of itself.

[Fatnorthernlass]

I guess it's a bit late now but would a nut butter work?🏃

[Rignold 3kg]

Hit both targets square on today. With meals of flair and panache.

[Ceals in reply to Rignold]

Your meals certainly sounded good on DD

[Rignold 3kg]

Change my targets for the sake of a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese.

No, not really.

[Hidden]

2g per kg of body weight sounds a little high - but I presume it's in relation to your existing muscle-build? I'm aiming for 1g per kg as per advice on the Vegan Society website. I'm not vegan, but 'pescetarian' with a dairy intolerance which makes getting enough protein a challenge... and was definitely not getting enough protein before I started tracking. I find boiled eggs, pure peanut butter and Engevita nutritional yeast are all good sources

[Rignold 3kg in reply to Hidden]

2g is a little high There is some debate as to whether the body uses more than 0.8g/lb bodyweight. So that would be 1.7g/kg, but I round it up because I can multiply by 2 in my head a lot easier than I can by 1.7, and also because I am cutting weight.

I base it on the volume and intensity of work I am doing. When I wasn't working out at all while I was out of action, my intake was about half that. Now I do a fair amount of quite high intensity Crossfit and lifting days a week, so protein demand is correspondingly higher.

There is also only so much fat a chap can eat.

[Hidden in reply to Rignold]

That makes sense