Re: Becoming Vegetarian
Namaste Maya.
Originally Posted by
Maya3
I go to the gym and lift weights, my muscles build up just as fast as my meat eating husband, though of course it is a little different since men has a different physiche (sp?) then women.
Close: physique.
That out of the way when I was a powerlifter I held to the .8 - 1 g of protein per lb of lean body weight. For me that would be about 140-150 g of protein.
Now that I am not lifting like that... I do TRX, BodyPump, Boot Camp, kettlebells, all for conditioning, strength and weight loss (powerlifting really is no excuse to get fat)... I can get away with less protein.
Besides, being on Weight Watchers (22 lbs gone since Jan. 2; 23 lbs more to go) we don't count or track macros, just Daily, Weekly and Activity Points. WW has vegetarian sections too.
Now, for those who are concerned about protein, there is whey protein, Muscle Milk, Pure Protein bars, none of which are bad at all. After leaving the fitness club I gobble down a Pure Protein bar.
Just using a few of those a day (2-3), a cup of cottage cheese, 1 or 2 glasses of milk, a cup of cooked beans, a cup of rice, a cup of non-fat yogurt can tally up to almost 110 g of protein.
śivasya hridayam viṣṇur viṣṇoscha hridayam śivaḥ
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