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Q: How to establish a good protein diet, and will i start putting on more fat then muscle mass if i start?
Im thinking about starting a protein diet. I start the day with drinking an egg (dont bash me with salmonella preaches cause its real rare), i lift weights about every day or every other day and i eat a good amount of meat. I also have a protein shake about once every week...i would have more then one a week but buying it from smoothie king is expensive.

A: Try the following regime. You need two things for gaining muscle. Firstly a good stimulus for your muscles/bones to grow. Secondly, the nutrition and chemistry for them to grow. The first one comes by progressive training. This means doing curls, bench presses, exercising with a lat machine (for your latissimus dorsi = back muscles), straight leg raises for abdominals and psoas muscles, incline sit ups for rectus abdominus (which gives so-called six-pack), etc. Progressive means you do 3 sets of 10 reps for each exercise with the maximum weight you just can, then perhaps once or twice a week increase the work-load. Second point: nutrition. You need a good all-round diet rich in protein (meat, fish, eggs, cheese, chicken, nuts, pulses, etc), carbohydrate (pasta, potatoes, rice, etc) vitamins + minerals (green veg, fruit, nuts, liver, tomatoes, beetroot, etc.) and just a little unsaturated fat (plant source eg sunflower oil in cooking, margarine, etc.), + plenty of fluid. Muscle is made mainly of the proteins myosin, actin and tropomyosin. Bone has a calcium phosphate backbone with collagen (a protein filler). So you need plenty of milk and cheese to provide calcium and Vitamin D (cholecalciferol). This regime will make you put on a lot of muscle, but a little fat, too, because of the calories. Not to worry. Once you bulk up, you can easily get rid of the fat to gain definition.

Q: What kind of precautionary measures should take if I start a high protein diet? ?
I weigh 184 lbs and would like to consume around 160-170g of protein per day. I was advised to drink lots of water and fiber. How long can I stay on such a diet? I don't plan to restrict carbs very much either.

A: Drinking lots of water is definitely good ;-) 170g of protein per day isn't anything to worry about, imho. I'm 153 and shoot for 250 a day, no problems so far. If you want some free diet plans to hit 170, check out the link in my source.

Q: Could i burn more fat eating a high protein diet before aerobic workouts?
I've recently started jogging again, and I prefer to eat a low calorie protein shake first thing in the morning, before my workout. Having the energy to run hasn't been an issue, but everything I read is all about carbs before jogging. Just wondering if anyone has any input on the matter. P.S, I'm not on a low carb diet, just prefer them later in the day.

A: Yes, you could burn more fat. Jogging in the early AM if it is slow will not require you to consume much carbs, but if you are sprinting or doing intervals you may need to eat a little extra carbs. Consuming your carbs later in the day is OK if you know you will use that energy to exercise the next day and not just sit around and twiddle your thumbs.

Q: What can I eat to replace protein shakes in my diet?
I'm afraid protein shakes will mess up my body. I would eat apples with peanut butter, but since peanut butter is on recall, that idea was tossed out. My plan to go from a size 9 to whatever (as low as I can get): Briskly walk 2 hours a day Eat 600 calories, high protein diet

A: protein shakes will not ruin your body but it is wise to include whole foods in your diet as well. Peanut butter in the jars have not been recalled. ONLY the paste used in cookies and crackers or w/e else crap they have in the store. But NOT peanut butter in the jar. And while dieting is best to have all natural peanut better. It has no sugar and has good fats in it. 600 calories is fine.....IF YOU WEIGH 50 lbs!! Multiply your current bodyweight by 12. THAT is approximately how many calories you need to lose fat. More importantly than the number of calories is the CONTENT of those calories. Think HIGH protein MODERATE fats LOW carbs. walking is fine for 2 hours every day. Start lifting weights too. This will maintain your existing muscle and ensure any weight lost is from fat only.

Q: Can you please give me a list of foods that can eat on a high protein low carb diet?
I'm starting a high protein diet,not as extreme as the Atkins. What are the food a can and cannot eat? Does anybody have any good recipes? If so please tell! I want to fix things that are simple,I still have to cook other food do the rest of my family.

A: chicken, beef, turkey, ham, cheese (lowfat etc),all vegetables, basically what the cavemen ate, vegetables and meat.

Q: Is it true that you only lose fat on a protein diet?
And how many pounds of fat can you lose in say.. 6-8 weeks on a protein diet with little carbs?

A: Yes, you lose only fat, your body is used to burning carbs and when you dont provide it any it turns to fat instead If you want to keep it off follow this schedule Weeks 1-2 - NO CARBS, not one two weeks of bacon and cheese for you week 3 - 20 carbs a day, but good ones like apples and other sorta sugary foods, tortillas and such. this is the stage where you get your body to adjust and learn to burn both carbs and fat week 4- 25 carbs a day week 5 - 30 carbs a day week 6 - unless your one hefty mongrel you will be at a good weight by now, ive seen people lose ten pounds a week, the less you cheat the better the results but DONT F'IN DO IT. if you go nuts on choclate one day with a major breakdown it wont completely ruin the trend but it cant be in the first two weeks and you will plateau for 3 days or so * - weigh yourself a maximum of once a week, now your next question should be asking what are the best atkins diet recipies. go to town! week 4-

Q: Can I have a cheese omelet for breakfast on a high protein diet?
I am starting a weight loss challenge and have decided on my diet plan to be a high protein one. I know what foods I can and cannot have but was wondering if I could have a cheese omelet or a ham and cheese omelet for breakfast.

A: I'm in full agreement with the first guy. you can look into low fat cheeses too although they may not melt quite the same... I think I remember seeing 18% fat cheeses and 30%. 60% is a rough standard if I recall correctly. If you usually get medium, try a longer aged cheese which will give you more flavor for less cheese. Be careful of ham too. Saturated fat. High sodium. Sodium is more of a concern for those who already have blood pressure issues and not a huge concern for those who don't, BUT, it can also contribute to poor water control within the body. Don't forget to look into boosting your fiber intake as well to slow down the absorption of different foods. Adding protein is one thing, but adding fiber will make the meal last for longer. Best of success with your loss plan. Balance your equations with exercise too.

Q: How do I control the gas for a high protein diet?
I recently started a new workout and with that I changed my diet, more protein...(no shakes or anything like that). But I have become very very gassy, and this is affecting my concentration during exams lol cause the gas accumulates and makes some weird weird noises in my stomach...what can I do???? anyone experienced this?

A: well you cant control it the best thing you can do is get the gas out in the restroom or go outside. I eat like 300-400gms of protein.day and get really bad gas.

Q: Why do cats need a diet with more protein than dogs?
Cats need a high protein diet, much more so than dogs (irrespective of breed) Can you tell me why? Protein is needed for growth and repair to cells...so why do cats need extra? (Also why do westies often suffer from copper defieciencies?)

A: They have different metabolisms than dogs, so generally a relatively higher energy requirement - protein is all about energy and growing. It's also essential for cats to be carnivores as they need the taurine (only present in meat) for survival. Cats also have far less use for carbs than dogs so will have more protein instead of carbs in their diet. Didn't know westies were prone to copper deficiencies, will have to look into it! They're prone to a lot of things though - 'westie skin' for one thing, don't know if copper is related to that. All breeds have their genetic problems, suppose somewhere along the line of creating westies, their ability to synthesise or metabolise copper got screwed up! Chalice

Q: should a parkinsons patient known to carry the bad pku gene follow the low protein diet?
My father in- law has advanced parikinsons disease. 2 of his childern have classic pku. Should he follow a low protein diet?

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Q: Is a protein diet good for me?
Yo, im a 16 year old male who plays football. I weigh about 280 lb's. Is a protein diet good for me during the off season while running and lifting weights? I want to come down to about 260. Just looking for opinions.

A: For a body builder, you need about 1 gram of protein for each pound of your body weight. For normal balanced diet, you need about 12% to 15% protein calories out of total calories. That's much lower amount. One gram of protein is 4 calories. I don't know your current diet so I can not say that you should reduce your Protein intake or not. Your typical food intake calorie-wise for weight-loss is as follows: Protein 15% Carbohydrates: 55% Fats: 30% To loose 20 pounds, you should reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories per day for 20 weeks. I am sorry I can not give you a better advise

Q: What is the effect on cholesterol of 8-10 eggs a week in a high protein diet?
Wanting to start dieting using a high protein low carb diet but worried about the numbers of eggs and the effect it may have on my cholesterol

A: well supposedly at the beginning your cholesterol levels do get higher, but after a while they are improved over all..meaning ldl is low..and hdl is high..which what its supposed to be..... but you should get checked on your cholesterol levels just to make sure!

Q: Any truth to people who eat a very low protein diet being more gullible?
A friend of mine belongs to a religion that puts a lot of value on being vegan. I remember hearing about cults who would feed their members nothing but carbohydrates and very little protein to keep their minds soft so they'd believe anything. My friend seems lucid, but he believes stuff that just blows my mind. Is there any scientific evidence that says how much protein you should have every day to stay healthy, or anything by a reputable scientific source that says something about the very-low protein diets being part of cult manipulation?

A: That sounds totally feasible. I've always thought vegans sound like of thick. Everything revolves around what they eat and some goofy religion. Take Madonna for example, and Linda McCartney.

Q: Is high protein diet good to reduce my fats?
My friends and neighbours are urging me to use high protein diet. Is it helpfull but i cannot eat alot of meat all the time. Which type of diet is suitable to burn my body fats. Please advice me

A: Too much protein may add fat to your diet however, your stored body fat comes from carbohydrates that you body has not used. A low carbohydrate diet is best, however do not cut yourself short on the natural carbohydrates like fruits and vegetables, the fiber offsets a lot of the carbohydrates. Most importantly stay hydrated, eat whole grains, like brown rice, and stay away from sugar, especially hight fructose corn syrup, and hydrogenated oil and saturated fats.