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Am I eating right?

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Lazarus52980

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Good afternoon all. I have just started to try changing my lifestyle to a more healthy lifestyle. I am recording all that I eat on fitday.com and would like a little feedback on what I am eating and if its movement in the right direction. For those willing, would you please look at my food for the last 3 days on my profile and comment?

http://fitday.com/fitness/PublicJournals.html?Owner=Lazarus52980

Thank you so very much for any feedback

(Get it? "feed"back? 😀 )
 
looks to be healthy eating for sure.. if youre just trying to maintain your weight id say that's good.
id question the calories burned though... really, 2775 cals when the only activity was driving and playing with kids? i suppose maybe if you have a really fast metabolism, or are a big guy.. otherwise its probably more like 2300? might seem irrelevent, but just incase you were trying to balance cals in with cals out.. im jus saying i wouldnt 100% trust the cals out figure on fitday
 
Correct. My first goal is simply to lose weight. To be specific, my very first short term goal is to get to under 200.

I have been trying to keep calories low, but I see Kooldrew mention protien. Do I need more? Is there a particular amount I should get per day to lose weight? (this is why I posted this, to find out this sort of thing)

Thank you very much Rcpratt, KoolDrew and imported_money for the reponses so far.
 
Lazarus52980 said:
I have been trying to keep calories low, but I see Kooldrew mention protien. Do I need more? Is there a particular amount I should get per day to lose weight? (this is why I posted this, to find out this sort of thing)[...]
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Protein looks fine, to me.

50-100 grams a day is all that most ppl need.

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I just looked it up, since I was writing that from memory... 😀

Here's substantiation (picked at random):

 
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"Need" and optimal are two completely different things. Not only that, protein needs go up in a calorie deficit. At over 200lbs, you should be getting a lot more. 1g per pound of lean body mass is a good starting point.
 
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"Need" and optimal are two completely different things. Not only that, protein needs go up in a calorie deficit. At over 200lbs, you should be getting a lot more. 1g per pound of lean body mass is a good starting point.
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Ok, this is totally new info for me. 200g of protien seems a lot to me. If I may ask, why is this important? Is a calorie not a calorie?
 
After total calories are set, protein intake is the most important aspect for several reasons.

1) One major concern while losing weight is the loss of lean tissue. A high protein intake (along with a resistance training program) is key in preventing this from happening (or at least limit it). Remember, you want to lose fat, not just weight.

2) Protein is by far the most filling macronutrient. A diet high in protein is easier to sustain long term because of this. Also, a high protein diet tends to keep blood glucose more stable.

3) Protein has a higher TEF than other macronutrients. In short, nearly 25% of the calories consumed in protein are burned during digestion.
 
Alright, how then would you recomend getting this much protien? Chicken? Steak? Lentils? I am sure a balance is good, but right now it seems like getting 200g would require a lot of calories...
 
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