I set a lower target lol
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150grams of protein sounds like a lot. All science points to 1.2-1.7g of protein per kilogram of body weight for maximum . 150grams would map around 90-120 kilos
I either don´t, or I take protein shakes. I just can't be bothered eating all my protein in food. It's just too much to eat it all!
Protein shake.
EDIT: Optimum Nutrition makes a strawberry and cream whey powder that I absolutely love. Mix it with some rice milk or something, and it's like dessert.
Protein shakes and high protein foods like chicken breast, lentils, etc. I don't exactly track my protein intake so I can't confidently say I get enough.
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I don't. I might try to hit that once or twice a week but generally just increase the ratio or protein in my diet. There are tons of meal plans if you want to grind it but it just doesn't work for me and I stopped trying to force it.
Don't get me wrong, the food I cook tastes great, for the first 10 or 20 bites. But then, much like sailing across the oceans, halfway to plate clear, I hit the doldrums. The fork is heavy, the food is dense, the stomach is sending off leave me alone signals.
Maybe try eating 4-5 smaller meals a day? "Grazing" rather than large filling meals
I assume you're hungry enough to want more than the 600 calories you would find in 150 grams of protein.
If this is the case, I'd assume you'd need to focus on food that is more dense in protein relative to other macro nutrients.
If not, I'm not sure how I could help you out with advice. I think I could probably easily scarf down 3000 calories a day, to the great displeasure of my body. Luckily I love to exercise which generally keeps things in check
My health plan is strict keto, so I don't really get hungry. I just hit my protein target and stop.
I mostly eat fatty ground beef mixed with liver and some eggs, lately. The good news is I'm really full. Every day I get about 70g of protein, I struggle to eat enough to hit my 150g goal.
Drop some of the fat then if you want to hit that protein goal.
Try moving to some leaner cut of beef, or maybe something like chicken breast, and see what happens.
I like to have food that is dense in protein and not calories, I won't be filled up before I hit much more than 150 grams
Protein powder????
I like the customizable True Nutrition powders. I can get vegan protein which is perfect for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NolTmmhcAc
Here is a interesting diatribe, this doctor posits that in a insulin sensitive/low carb diet there is target goal protein, most of it is recycled.