Too much protien preventing bodyfat loss?

[Tweakle]

Ok, I know a cal isn't a cal but I'm wondering if the reason my fat loss has stopped dead might be because of excess protien consumption

im taking in about 300g's of protien a day, not very many carbs at all (oats & skim milk/water for breakfast, scoop of brown rice for lunch and huge amounts of broccoli/cauliflower)

my fat consupmtion isnt high either, 2 x tblspns natty pnb ed, 4 egg yolks and whatever fat i get from the red meat I eat.

this is starting to depress me, I'm losing strength but seemingly no more fat

 

[SAPlaya213]

Just keep going, how much cardio u doing ?? i dont see y the protein would render u frm losing more weight.....if anything it should assist u in muscle growth and recovery....lemme know what kinda cardio routine ur doing....i myself consume around 250gs of protein a day........and ive never noticed any problems in shedding excess bodyfat.......

 

[Tweakle]

my 'cardio' is walking for 1-2 hours a day at about 4mph, or incline treadmill walking for 45mins.

I've found that anything more intense messes up my leg workouts so I don't do it.. im hoping to lose bf mainly with diet & weights

maybe I could drop the fat some more to get total cals down.. tuna for breakfast instead of eggs?

 

[SAPlaya213]

i would eat maybe 6-8 eggwhites, some oatmeal, etc. as far as cardio thats alot of cardio, too much cardio can cause u to lose that precious muscle mass.....i would recommend 45 mins on a treadmill....2 mins walking at say 3 mph, 1 min run at 7mph....thats what i do alternating for 45 mins.....i do it 5 days a week.....whew it will kick ur ass after a while, when u boost ur metabolism, then bring it back down, then up again....u will sweating like a whore in church....try it out man......

 

[borg4902]

Have u ever counted your cals for the day?

 

[bigp3]

kill the milk for starters, don't mix high fat meals with carbs, don't eat carbs the last 4 hours before you go to bed and finally no 300 g of protein is not that much at all. Another thought is that I know a lot of guys dont count condiments such a bbq sauce and shit, so watch out for that stuff too if you get stuck. If all else fails just do more cardio.

 

[borg4902]

We need your cals and meals.

 

[Bam Bam]

My guess is that since you aren't taking in any carbs and very little fat, your body is burning the excess protien for fuel instead of bf. I would recommend taking in more fat. Your are probably losing muscle and that is why your strength in declining. Bam