I've been folllowing my weight loss program for about 3-4 months now and am slowly making progress.
Right now i'm 108kg @ 25% body fat. Down from 29% @110kg. The actual weight drop isn't very big, but i've gained some muscle and size wise I've lost quite a few inches so i'm happy as long as there is progress (i'm targeting a drop in body fat more than weight)
Basically i do 60 minutes of cardio/stretches at the gym mon-fri always before breakfast and i am following the weight training program in the sticky in this forum in the evening.
Diet is the hardest thing for me to control. At the gym i get weighed, measured, my lean mass/body fat percentage and my calorific intake calculated.
According to the computer, i need 2500cal to stay alive if i did nothing, and 3500cal to maintain my weight @ my current activity level.
The past month i did it totally wrong. I know i should aim for a 500cal deficit but in my over enthusiam i ate about 2000cal daily. I had my last check up a couple of days ago and i still lost fat (2kg) but i also lost 1kg of muscle. My trainer said i wasn't eating enough and my body was in a preservation mode and that was why my fat loss slowed down and my muscle mass also decreased (lately my strength hasn't improved much). He suggested I eat 3000cal for 6 weeks and see where that takes me. He also suggested i try and get 60% of those calories from protein.
This brings me to the main point of this thread. I am a vegetarian and find it really hard to eat enough protein. I eat quite a lot of eggs, but i'm cutting down on soy products because of the isoflavones they contain that resemble estrogen. I'm trying to eat more nuts but they have quite a lot of calories despite the high protein value. I find having a protein shake very useful and easy way for me to get enough protein.
I've only recently started taking whey and just finished my first tub i got from holland and barrets. Just checking out the myprotein website looking for better value for money and a higher quality protein. But there are so many different types !
is whey fine or should i go for some of the other "multi source" proteins on the website?
Right now i'm 108kg @ 25% body fat. Down from 29% @110kg. The actual weight drop isn't very big, but i've gained some muscle and size wise I've lost quite a few inches so i'm happy as long as there is progress (i'm targeting a drop in body fat more than weight)
Basically i do 60 minutes of cardio/stretches at the gym mon-fri always before breakfast and i am following the weight training program in the sticky in this forum in the evening.
Diet is the hardest thing for me to control. At the gym i get weighed, measured, my lean mass/body fat percentage and my calorific intake calculated.
According to the computer, i need 2500cal to stay alive if i did nothing, and 3500cal to maintain my weight @ my current activity level.
The past month i did it totally wrong. I know i should aim for a 500cal deficit but in my over enthusiam i ate about 2000cal daily. I had my last check up a couple of days ago and i still lost fat (2kg) but i also lost 1kg of muscle. My trainer said i wasn't eating enough and my body was in a preservation mode and that was why my fat loss slowed down and my muscle mass also decreased (lately my strength hasn't improved much). He suggested I eat 3000cal for 6 weeks and see where that takes me. He also suggested i try and get 60% of those calories from protein.
This brings me to the main point of this thread. I am a vegetarian and find it really hard to eat enough protein. I eat quite a lot of eggs, but i'm cutting down on soy products because of the isoflavones they contain that resemble estrogen. I'm trying to eat more nuts but they have quite a lot of calories despite the high protein value. I find having a protein shake very useful and easy way for me to get enough protein.
I've only recently started taking whey and just finished my first tub i got from holland and barrets. Just checking out the myprotein website looking for better value for money and a higher quality protein. But there are so many different types !
is whey fine or should i go for some of the other "multi source" proteins on the website?
