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Massively increasing protein intake as a percentage of calories and eating one meal a day. Keto is good but just loading up on fat is basically counterproductiv
by pizza 8y ago
Massively increasing protein intake as a percentage of calories and eating one meal a day. Keto is good but just loading up on fat is basically counterproductive to expending any. Protein is just so much more satiating, plus I've gained a noticeable amount of muscle (picked up StrongLifts 5x5 last fall), which helps raise BMR / TDEE a little bit.
I basically realized if a meal doesn't have enough protein in it, it won't satisfy me, and I'll quickly be hungry again. I don't mind carbs in moderation, and sometimes I'll crave e.g. a meaty sandwich after a good workout, which is imo basically fine. I used to be much more strict about avoiding carbs like the plague. But what I usually go for after a workout is a 75g protein vanilla whey + water shake.
The crazy part is that the FDA recommends 50g per day for a man like me eating 2000 kcal/day (I'd probably have a bit more than 2000 but I've been loose with measuring it recently); my rule of thumb is get 1g of protein per lb of lean body mass - I realize this is over the amount some studies recommend as the maximum utilizable protein/lb LBM, but it just works for me, so I'm gonna keep it up.