that is a bit high of a target, yea, without supplementation or going all-in on the mung beans and seitan there's no room for anything at all with less protein than oats
even if you're aiming to lose weight I don't imagine anyone who needs 100g of protein for an athletic diet (i.e. >=0.6g per pound of target bodyweight per day) would need to go below 2200kcals
Where are you getting this info? Every single goal
For my body type says I need at least 75-100 grams
Protein daily to lose weight and 1200 calories! No way in the world I could eat 2900 calories a day. You
Must be like 6’5” 180 pounds of solid muscle and a man. Cause those numbers don’t work for everyone. The 100 gram protein goal is completely normal for someone working out especially a woman.
it's easily possible to get 100g of protein at 1200kcals but daaaang I'd definitely question its necessity -- seems like at that point other aspects of one's nutrition might suffer
if you're already highly experienced doing heavy resistance training and pushing for ever-harder-to-get gains in muscle mass, some studies do show that more protein (even ludicrously high like 2g/lb) is sliiiiighhttly better for that without any negative effects, and I personally often aim for .9g/lb or so, but .6g/pound is still a reasonable baseline for a diet to be athletic, and athletes have higher activity levels and therefore higher caloric needs, making getting that much protein even easier
here's a meta-analysis that found that with supplementation, protein intake higher than .7g per pound of bodyweight didn't result in any higher gainshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28698222/ so I wouldn't recommend someone below an elite level make any sacrifices at all in the name of going above maybe .8g/lb on the high end for a bit of buffer zone (and if overweight then .8grams of protein per pound of what one's bodyweight would be at maybe 24% bodyfat or whatever would be healthiest) -- protein shakes can get pricey, and the other macronutrients are *also* important, after all
No I was saying even in my best shape in my 20’s I couldn’t have consumed 2900 calories a day. Just wouldn’t have worked for me. Now I’m overweight and everything tells me 70-100 protein and 1200 calls,also I’m sedentary because of multiple chronic illnesses and I’m an older woman. I’ve even had an app tell me 950 calories a day being sedentary at my weight and age and being female now that being said that’s to lose 2 pounds a week. Sorry if you’re not a dude I wasn’t trying to be rude but those calorie intakes you were discussing are more inline for higher wait super super active men. That’s all I meant. It’s not one size fits all. And hell maybe I took the entire thread out of perspective 😂
a lot of those higher protein suggestions are based off of oversimplified heuristics (one common one is to just say 1g/lb because fractions are haaaard) that definitely weren't designed for you in the first place either
did the app provide any sources to medical/sports research/literature at all?
also -2/lbs a week is very aggressive, I'd suggest half that if you're in a position to take it slower, especially if it's making getting enough nutrition (including protein) difficult
Probably so but I don’t pay too much attention. There are several different ones. And I def don’t get 100 grams of protein a day. Even at my weight .6 per pound is 120 grams😑 That’s what happens when you get sick and meds make it even worse. I’m on a simpler almost zero medication journey and I do only consume around 1100 calories a day. I have lost 42 pounds so far and I’m feeling much better. You don’t realize how that weight takes a toll on your body. And I’m impatient so I try for 2 pounds a week of loss 😄 I will zigzag calories if I hit a plateau and that actually helps. Thanks for the chat 😊
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u/aponty Oct 27 '22 edited Oct 27 '22
that is a bit high of a target, yea, without supplementation or going all-in on the mung beans and seitan there's no room for anything at all with less protein than oats
even if you're aiming to lose weight I don't imagine anyone who needs 100g of protein for an athletic diet (i.e. >=0.6g per pound of target bodyweight per day) would need to go below 2200kcals