Is protein fat and what exactly is it?

When to take in protein? Can you answer a couple exercise questions for me?

  • I workout 6 days a week, and had my nutritionist set up a plan for me, 6 meals a day, around 216 cal per meal, 1300 at the end of the day + protein protein protein! He had me do EAS Myoplex. What are the BEST times to take in my protein? What do you think of myoplex? How many of grams should I have in a day TOTAL? How many grams post-workout? Pre-workout? Is it a bad idea to take protein at the end of the night? BIG Q! ***When my muscles are sore and trying to mend back together, is that, in itself, a good time to take protein? Even when I am not doing strenuous workout to allow my muscles rehab time?*** Please note I am a 19yr old female, 5'3", healthy and athletic, and trying to build lean mass through definition! NOT build! Also, I am trying to knock off at least 3% body fat or more (I am currently 20%, I should be anywhere from 17%-24%) ^as long as i do my lighter weights with more reps, the protein is supposed to help me define. Correct? People keep criticizing me that i'm going to be HUGE and I always tell them, I gather that the protein will work in accordance to the type of workout I am supplementing. Does that sound right? Also, my nutritionist has me doing protein bars. I understand that normally protein bars are just candy bars on steroids, but I am keeping true to his plan and its working out great for me! However, he is having me avoid processed foods, which is confusing because these bars and powders are nothing BUT processed! Is that like the only processed food I am allowed in a day or something?? One more I promise!!! My abdominals. They are already looking good, but someone told me the trick to great abs is eating right, which I am! However I am not putting strenuous focus on the no-fat thing. Here is what I'll usually eat in a day: Breakfast => Oatmeal (100cal) + 1scoop whey protein powder (130cal) ***WORKOUT*** Snack 1: => 2 scoops protein (260cal) + water in my GNC mixer bottle Lunch: => skinless chicken (130cal) + Spinach (7cal) + 2 egg whites (32 cal) Snack 2: => snack-well granola (140cal, 8g protein) + apple (95cal) ***on some days, 2nd workout*** Dinner: => 1/2 english muffin (60cal) + egg and white (86cal) + slice cheese (45cal) + ham (12cal) Snack 3: => Cottage cheese (110cal) + frozen blueberries (53cal) Thats equals 1,260cal, but it's an example. Normally I would try to level it up to 1,300 with 6 slices ham so my metabolism keeps true. My question is, you'll notice a bit of processed foods on there, they seem inevitable! Any suggestions? Criticism? If I go for all these Fat Free cheeses and stuff, I feel like i am eating chemicals, so ill normally just go with the 2% milk and count the calories for what they are. <-Should I just stick to the Fat Free ones? Thanks SO much in advance! If you'd like, I'll answer yours (:

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    il try to make this short and sweet, times to take protein- breakfast really is the most important meal of the day so one morning, one for lunch or mid-day, never before a workout, it'll just give you a bloated feeling at the gym and slow you down more then help, one emmediately after workouts, and one RIGHT before bed. Just take the shake before bed no food, since your trying to lose some body fat eating before bed would actually kinda contradict your goal, but your body recovers and grows most while you sleep so give your muscles something to recover with and drink protein. Your meal plan looks pretty solid though you got a smart trainer, 90-130 grams of protein daily should be good for you, and no it wont get you huge. you've got the reps and weight right. Light weight more reps tones the muscles, heavy weights low reps bulks them up and gets them stronger. so reps is your goal. when your sore, protein is a must, that means your muscles need to recover, protein is what your muscles grow off of so its a must. processed supplements aren't like processed foods, supplements are balanced with good amounts of fat, aminos, and protein. so no protein wont get you big or gain anymore fat. Aslong as you stick to your workouts. The trick to great abs is burning off the fat layer over your muscle, everyone has abs, the trick to showing them is burning all of it off to show them, cardio and eating right is the trick. cardio is the only thing that burns fat, weights only workout muscles but don't burn much. Processed foods ARE inevitable, the only thing is make sure its all lean meats and no fast foods, try to cook white chicken, and foods with no fat. stay away from ALL fast food You really don't have to worry too much about milk, the only reason you see every athlete drink it is because its a high protein source, so one to 2 glasses a day should do it since your all set with protein shakes already, your workouts will burn off all the milk fat intake anyways. and just a thought, you might want to look into taking amino acids or (bcaa's). they help with muscle recovery so a definate need after hard workouts. Im sure you'll be feeling a lot better after workouts if you took it. pretty cheap and taste pretty good. during workouts and mornings is all you need to drink, and yeah its a powder like protein but more of a kool aid drink. i think i nailed it all, anything i missed just ask and good luck

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il try to make this short and sweet, times to take protein- breakfast really is the most important meal of the day so one morning, one for lunch or mid-day, never before a workout, it'll just give you a bloated feeling at the gym and slow you down more then help, one emmediately after workouts, and one RIGHT before bed. Just take the shake before bed no food, since your trying to lose some body fat eating before bed would actually kinda contradict your goal, but your body recovers and grows most while you sleep so give your muscles something to recover with and drink protein. Your meal plan looks pretty solid though you got a smart trainer, 90-130 grams of protein daily should be good for you, and no it wont get you huge. you've got the reps and weight right. Light weight more reps tones the muscles, heavy weights low reps bulks them up and gets them stronger. so reps is your goal. when your sore, protein is a must, that means your muscles need to recover, protein is what your muscles grow off of so its a must. processed supplements aren't like processed foods, supplements are balanced with good amounts of fat, aminos, and protein. so no protein wont get you big or gain anymore fat. Aslong as you stick to your workouts. The trick to great abs is burning off the fat layer over your muscle, everyone has abs, the trick to showing them is burning all of it off to show them, cardio and eating right is the trick. cardio is the only thing that burns fat, weights only workout muscles but don't burn much. Processed foods ARE inevitable, the only thing is make sure its all lean meats and no fast foods, try to cook white chicken, and foods with no fat. stay away from ALL fast food You really don't have to worry too much about milk, the only reason you see every athlete drink it is because its a high protein source, so one to 2 glasses a day should do it since your all set with protein shakes already, your workouts will burn off all the milk fat intake anyways. and just a thought, you might want to look into taking amino acids or (bcaa's). they help with muscle recovery so a definate need after hard workouts. Im sure you'll be feeling a lot better after workouts if you took it. pretty cheap and taste pretty good. during workouts and mornings is all you need to drink, and yeah its a powder like protein but more of a kool aid drink. i think i nailed it all, anything i missed just ask and good luck

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