Agirloverseas Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Hi, i'm day 2 and enjoying it so far but thinking i am not eating enough protein. I've read through a bunch of forum entries and can see that i am not eating enough eggs as i'm only doing 1-2 per meal vs 2-3 as i can clearly fit 3 in my palm. But what I really want to know is what a palm serving of protein weighs on average? Now i know everyone's palm is different and different meat weights differ e.g crab meat vs lamb chop but is there an estimated average for a 5"5 female? I just need a guide to work off. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Your guide is your palm and satiation. Look at the length, width and thickness of your palm. That's one palm. Start there, and tweak your protein, veg and fat portions as needed until your meals satiate you for 4-5 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andria Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Nope, no weighing of food. Dallas and Melissa specifically avoid making any recommendations pertaining to measuring (other than the 1-3 cups of veg recommendation) and weighing food, because too many people are stuck in weighing/measuring/calorie counting ruts. As for your palm measurement it would be the width and thickness of your palm. You can have 1-2 palms of protein per meal, so increase if you don't feel that one palm is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agirloverseas Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks i will start adhering to that. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrany Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 GFChris, when you talk about adjusting portions to be satiated for 4-5 hours, what would you adjust first? Protein, veggies or fat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 GFChris, when you talk about adjusting portions to be satiated for 4-5 hours, what would you adjust first? Protein, veggies or fat? I wouldn't say one size fits all in this case: it depends on your current portion sizes. If you're only currently having one palm of protein, up to 2. If you're only having 1 cup of veggies per meal, add another cup. If you're only having 1/2 an avocado for a fat, have the whole avocado. Play with the increments until you get satiated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted January 7, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 7, 2015 Also remember the Meal Template recommendations are a minimum. I always go extra big on the veggies. Next, I up the amount of protein. Fat last, just because I am sure I am getting enough, and that one is also the easiest to "over" eat for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted January 7, 2015 Administrators Share Posted January 7, 2015 That's almost exactly what I do as well, Ultrarunner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulipgirl6 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 thanks! this thread has been so helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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