An Economical Protein Diet

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BrokeInNYC wrote: »

You still want to balance your diet out. Fats are not ALL bad for you. Trans fats are what you want to avoid specifically, you'll constantly find those in fast foods and junk foods. Chicken is not that expensive and is a good source of lean protein, buy a bunch and grill it all up and you can separate it and meal prep for the week. All types of things you can do. I'd suggest healthy snacks in between meals (granola, greek yogurt, almonds, etc) to keep your hunger at bay and prevent yourself from overeating at meal time.

Protein powder as a supplement will also help get you to where you want. If you're looking to build muscle you want to be in the vicinity of 1g of protein per lb of body weight. But you've got to hit the gym as well. There are all sorts of calorie calculators you can use. Figure out what you want your goals to be and go from there.

You could also try Intermittent Fasting but that would require a bigger adjustment.

I would agree with all of this, but not intermittent fasting.

Imo, the best way to reduce bf% is also one which is sustainable long term.

BrokeInNYC

I've never tried IF personally, it would be too radical a change for me. But it's definitely gaining a lot of traction and apparently the body adjusts pretty quickly. Once you start working out in a fasted state, you pull directly from your fat stores and accelerate fat loss. There are ways to do it that aren't totally prohibitive as well and you can even do partial fasts. I've been tempted to try it.. just don't think I have the discipline.

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emperorstevee wrote: »

Hello,

I have been neglecting my health for quite a few years now, buying the cheapest and unhealthiest food, more for pleasure and cheap living, than a balance between healthy living and money saving.

However, I would like this to change and in the last few months I have been making efforts to incorporate a diet that will be healthier, lower in fat, and supportive of getting a well built body. The two most important things I think when it comes to food and getting toned, is to eat lots of protein and reduce as much fat intake as possible.

What are the cheapest and easiest to prepare sources of protein that you know of?

I take whey protein daily to help keep me lean but i also include quite a lot of physical exercise. Just taking protein alone wont give you any results unless you work at it.

I get all of mine from Holland & Barrett during their sales. You can pick up some real bargains on the penny sales. Here's what i use

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/maxinutrition-max-lean-powder-strawberry-60047992?brandId=242&cat=sn-protein-diet-protein

It tastes nice and i have 1 shake a day, normally at lunch. I'm in pretty good shape but if i stopped doing physical exercise, i would stop taking the protein because it would just make you gain weight so be careful if you do start taking it.