3947, RE: are you vegan? Posted by M2, Sat Sep-20-03 01:52 PM
>you need more protein(you are basically eating almost none) >and more water. you should also eat some form of >carbohydrate within one hour of rising, or your body will >feed on itself unless you ve been waking up in the middle of >the night and raiding the fridge, lol > >you should at least add some soy protein(if you re vegan) or >another protein source, you should get half of your >bodyweight in grams of protein per day, minimum. if you >weigh 150, then you need 75 grams minimum
I would say closer to 120-130g - 0.7 - 0.8g of protein per pound of body weight can be very effective performance wise, as a lot of athletes (endurance ones especially) are around the .5 mark and need more.
My Sr. year I found tremendous benefits by hovering between 0.8 - 1.0 - as did endurance athletes (I ran sprints) that ran longer distances.
Protein is good - if you use to much, your body will just burn it as energy, so don't worry about.
If you're a Vegan, lack of protein may be your biggest dietary issue right now.
I know it was for me back in my Near-Vegetarian days.
Peace,
M2
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