A: Along with Carbohydrates and Fats, Protein is one of the three Macronutrients<\/strong>. \u201cMacro\u201d because your body needs lots (grams) of it to function properly. When you eat protein, it breaks down to amino acids, these amino acids then get use to build a lot of \u201cstructures\u201d in the body \u2013 muscle, joints, bones, etc..<\/p>\n\n\n\n A: Almost all foods have some amount of protein in them (even a strawberry!). There are Animal sources, meat \u2013 beef, fish, chicken, egg, and also Plant sources \u2013 soy, grains, nuts, beans. <\/strong>However, the greatest amount of protein per gram (density) will be found in meats, which are almost exclusively protein.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n A: Yes, all animal sources are called \u201ccomplete\u201d,<\/strong> the contain all 9 essential amino acids and high amounts of specific ones that build muscle. Plant sources are usually \u201cincomplete\u201d<\/strong> and\/or do not have high amounts of certain amino acids, therefore it\u2019s key to combine plant sources to create the \u201ccomplete\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A: Two ways \u2013 the way it makes you feel and the way it builds muscle in the body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A: When you eat protein, it is dense and slow burning. The density makes you feel full quicker and longer<\/strong>, causing you to eat fewer excess calories. The slow burning (metabolizing) allows you to have stable energy longer<\/strong>, again causing you to want to eat less, and gives your body time to use the energy\/calories so you store less fat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fun Fact<\/strong>: When you eat 100 calories of protein, up to 30 calories is used just to break it down, so you\u2019re only really consuming 70 calories!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n A: You want to lose weight and keep it off. Build muscle, not in excess, but as much as you can! Muscle is a \u201ccaloric sink\u201d, it\u2019s where all calories need to end up,<\/strong> if not, you\u2019ll gain fat. Muscle is 80% protein, if you don\u2019t get it, you ain\u2019t building it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A: I would aim for 0.5g per 1lb body weight. 200lbs = 100 grams<\/strong>. See if you can inch up to 0.8g, but it\u2019s not easy just with food. Protein powders can help, choose Whey based (animal), or combination or Pea (plant), they won\u2019t be as filling, but you can at least hit your numbers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A: Key to healthy weight loss is consistency<\/strong>. Early on, use nutrition to lose (weight) and movement to gain (muscle), doing this, you\u2019ll lose the right type of weight (excess fat), but build\/maintain the essence of great health \u2013 muscle, mobility, strength. And always watch your calories, don\u2019t eat too few or too much, regardless of whether they are from protein or not!<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are many tools you can use to lose weight. Exercise, calories, diets, supplements, the list goes on and on. But, to me, there is no easier tool to focus on than eating enough, healthy forms of PROTEIN. Protein not only feeds your body what it needs to lose weight, but it allows it to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,180,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-tips","category-higher-education","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Q: What foods have Protein in them?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Q: Is there a difference between Animal vs. Plant sources?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Q: How does Protein cause weight loss?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Q: Explain \u2013 \u201cMakes You Feel\u201d?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Q: Explain \u2013 \u201cBuilds Muscle\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Q: How much protein should I eat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Q: Any weight loss advice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n