Lean Body Mass and protein requirements
So the Phase 4 sheet says that we need to eat half of our Lean Body Mass in grams of protein. My lean body mass is 82 pounds, so that is 41 grams or 1.5 ounces!!!!!!!!????? How can that be right? I've been pounding back so much protein on Phase 1, 2 and 3, and for Phase 4 I only need let's say 2 ounces? Is my math way off??
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Your math is correct, and 1.5 oz is right. But this is a minimum daily intake, not a maximum.
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I have always interpreted that to mean 42g of protein, not 42g weight of protein.
Some examples: 6 oz steak is 42g, 3.5oz chicken breast is 30g, etc So, it is a little more flexible than the 8oz of protein you have been having in Phase 1. As Bella stated, the 42g is the minimum (not a maximum goal) for you. You will be cutting back from the 8oz at Lunch & Dinner that is part of P2 & P3 if you want to add the fats at lunch and the carbs at dinner, but not all the way back to 1.5oz total. |
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Definitely the protein requirement is less than it is on Phase 1, but possibly more protein than you might of been eating prior to IP. (At least for me, I wasn't paying enough attention to get in the protein I needed which contributed to needing IP in the first place, along with the overabundance of carbs.) |
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When you are in Phase 1, eating 3 packets per day plus 8oz meat protein will give you about 90-100g protein per day. Most IP packets are about 15g protein, and 8oz of dinner protein will give you about 30-40g protein. |
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Phase four is maintaining and you don't need a lot of protein to maintain muscle in maintinence, depending on your lifestyle and activity level. Hope this helps. |
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