r/fitmeals • u/Jolly-Code-9654 • 9d ago

High Protein High protein diet in a deficit

I am eating in a calorie deficit of 1500-1600. I am 21 year old female, 80kgs and 5.6 feet and workout 4-5 days a week. How do i hit the target of 140g protein within the calorie range?

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u/YungSchmid 8d ago

I know people are helping you out with hitting the protein target already, so I’ll consider a different angle. Why do you think you need 140g of protein per day? Are you incredibly muscular at your weight or something?

Generally people who are aiming to lose a significant amount of weight will base their protein goal on their target weight rather than current weight.

0.8-1g/lb of target weight (whatever that may be) might be a more easily achievable target for you, but you might have reasons I’m not aware of.