I wouldn’t worry about it, I have no fruit nor protein in the morning, I only drink almond smoothie on the day I have to play bridge for 4 hours, I need something to last before I get to eat my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
But I eat fruit and vegetables all through the day, and lots of protein too. I drink lots of water and eat sweet with no restrictions.
So far I think I might have reverse some aging process, my grey hair is less gray now, hair and nails grow so fast, I can’t keep up with it, my husband and complain about having to cut our nails often, and I’m down to the lowest weight now, unbelievable. A few years ago I thought I had insulin resistance so that’s why I couldn’t lose weight.
I know that I’ve mentioned this before but weight and BMI are just broad general health measures. One’s body composition (muscle versus fat, both visceral and subcutaneous) is a better measure of current health.
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Maybe I misheard! That would make so much more sense. I’m sure that the recommendation was to your desired weight, which does make sense. I mean, what if you weigh 300 pounds and are trying to get to 190? Probably not going to eat 140 grams of protein. I need to figure out where I heard that to see whether you are correct. I’m guessing you are.
And I agree that to retain/build muscle most people are not getting enough protein.
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For many info sources, there seems to be wide range.
For example, this link shows for an example (age 60, 150lb, 5 foot 5, light activity… folks can tailor as desired)
screenshot of Result
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It’s not that I’m right or wrong, it’s just ONE standard that some people use. This movie quote fits here 
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There’s a nutrition “guru” in my gym that says 2x (weight in kgs) is what we should be eating for protein. There’s not one definitive answer, unfortunately.
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Well, now I’m really curious! Does this person really think I should eat a whole chicken every day? OK, I’m exaggerating, but that’s what it would feel like to me.
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I had to look up how much protein in a whole chicken. 166 grams.
So if someone weighs 183 lbs (83kgsx2.204kgs/lb), then yes, that’s his take. He’s a VERY knowledgable person, but he’s also a competitive powerlifter. A VERY LEAN one though.
I’m probably eating protein in the 1.5x++ my weight (in kgs) each day. But I consider myself very active too.
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Body builders eat lean chicken breast and spinach (or whatever green stuff that has near zero calories) for every. freaking. meal. year. round! I would not follow that eating plan.
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Yeah, I want an apple! And a little bread. 
Body builders have specific priorities, works for them. I am a more mellow exerciser, but I do enjoy hearing the variety of posts from all the folks here.
Years ago before I paid as much attention to nutrition, I had a simple criteria for the Luna bars etc consumed at “breakfast” (which was eaten at the office desk with coffee). I looked for bars that had more grams of protein than fat. These days I strive for more “real food” also study other factors (calories, sugar, fiber, calcium) when considering the occasional purchase of bars. But looking back, it was not such a bad rule of thumb.
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First, he’s a powerlifter, not a body builder. Different disciplines.
And that’s not his meal plan and he’s much more than your typical powerlifter. He has a YouTube channel and it’s reasonably popular. He eats all sorts of things like steak, rice, pb&j’s, even cheerios. I even got on him about some of the 
he eats.
As for me, lean chicken and spinach (plus other veges) is literally my morning scramble every day of my life and I love it! I change flavors by using different spices and sauces most days. And my body composition as measured recently by DXA is, hmmm, very good. I’ll leave it there.
ETA: Just finished lunch, which was salmon and with a little rice.
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I was not taking about that person (don’t even know who he is). Just making a general comment about some crazy eating plans. 
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Love the idea of changing things up with spices and sauces. Some people get comfort out of meal consistency day to day, but I like variety.
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I don’t get comfort from eating a lot of the same things, but I like not having to think about my food that much. Kind of like Steve Jobs and his black turtleneck. 
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I definitely get the appeal of that and have a bit of a hybrid approach. My alternate day black turtleneck breakfast is FiberOne cereal + milk (or almond milk) + fruit. The other days I have a variety of other things.
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I’d rather not eating healthy everyday, so boring. Yes I had pork belly quite a few times last week, why, it’s on sale from Costco and I never bought this darn stuff before.
This week what’s on sale is pineapple and chicken breast. I’ve been trying to come up with menus for those 2 main ingredients.
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Pineapple fried rice with chicken?
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This is what I have in mind because I don’t have leftover rice and don’t want to make them either
and this
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That’s sounds good. What time should I come over? 
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Every group I’m part of or every athlete I follow is promoting Inside Tracker. Does anyone know how this works? Does it measure anything of value that regular blood work wouldn’t?
I’ve been plugging along here. Our household is alcohol free for Lent, hopefully longer. I did an online meal prep class that was fun and am considering an online cooking club, Natalie Cooks. It’s run by a nutritionist but it’s actually food I’d want to eat.
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