Protein Power?

[mandy22]

The library here didn't have the book, if anyone could sum up the basics for me I'd really appriciate it. Thanks

[Carbo Marx]

Imagine DANDR but not quite as strict and with a lot more explanation as to why it works.

It's a really good read. I don't do that plan myself, but it seems solid. It's really good for the detailed explanation about blood sugar and insulin spikes.

[Ed in Indy]

It is an excellet book...please make an effort to read it...even if you have to buy it (probably in paperback but I'm not positive)

ed

[abbymommy]

funny you asked!

Netrition (the owner site) www.netrition.com, has the paperback for 6 bucks. They have a flat 4.95 shipping rate so get some other stuff too!

Basically you eat 7-10 carbs per meal to begin with, no real rules about certain foods other than no transfats or aspartame. You do subtract fiber grams.

I have done PP since 97, sometimes I lower my carbs even more like under 20 to get into deeper ketosis but I find it very simple.

they do have a website with newbie info, google it since I don't know if they'll allow me to post the link. It is www.eatprotein.com

[jezzie]

One of the best reads for describing why low carb works. Worth the investment.

~jezzie



Beauty, truth, friendship, love, creation - these are the great values of life. We can't prove them, or explain them, yet they are the most stable things in our lives. - Jesse Herman Holmes

[mandy22]

Thanks for the replys guys, it's sounds interesting enough to buy. I enjoy reading info on how our bodies process low carb, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

[essence]

Got this from the protein power BB author Orion

Learning about Protein Power: You may see the phrase "read one of the books" plastered in many places in this forum and others. If you want to avoid having to ask lots of questions, the books will certainly answer most of them and then some! If you can't find it at your local bookstore, there is always the local library, or Amazon.com, or half.com:

Protein Power - The original book that started it all, published in 1995. This is probably the most detailed book. It has lots of charts and calculations to help you determine your minimum protein intake.

Amazon.com

Half.com

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The Protein Power Lifeplan - The second Protein Power book, published in 2001, this removes a bit of the calculations, but does still contain lots of details about the science behind the plan. It does, though, broach many other aspects of health, nutrition, vitamin supplementation, and exercise, then the original one book does.

Amazon.com

Half.com

Audible.com (abridged audio-book)

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The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution - this is a much more simplified version of Protein Power. It doesn't even make you count protein grams, just gives you suggested portion sized depending on your overall size and gender. It also gives some example menus and recipes and is geared to folks who really don't want to know all the scientific nitty gritty of why it works, just the how of making it work.

Amazon.com

Half.com

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We know, we know, you have questions NOW and don't have any of the books yet! Fair enough! A while back, I created a primer on "doing" Protein Power. It's not short, but it does give you all the basics in about 8 pages of single-spaced type. The full document is listed and the bottom of the page, but I boiled it down to an even more condensed and basic "top 10 list" as follows:

10. The best kind of exercise to do for weight loss and health is weight training, or "resistance training".
9. Our cave-man ancestors for hundreds of thousands of years ate mainly animal protein, with a few wild vegetables and nuts thrown in. Most of our bodies are still designed to eat this way most of the time and doing otherwise can cause us tremendous health problems.
8. The main culprit of many of our health problems today is the excess insulin produced by our body to handle the excess of carbs and sugar in our diet. The only way to fix this is by eating a diet low in refined carbohydrates.
7. Carbs are the same thing as sugar – your body breaks them down in no time. Eating a potato or a bowl of spighetti is basically the same thing to your body as eating a cup of sugar.
6. The hardest part of the plan happens in the first week or two. It's normal to experience a lot of carb cravings and fatigue during this period. But if you make it through this “carb withdrawal,” you will come out on the other side with newfound energy and vitality and almost no cravings whatsoever.
5. Critics of low-carb plans are mainly following the old, tired dogma of those of have not kept up with the accumulating research that supports such plans. Some of them are finally starting to cave under the accumulating weight of the many studies that are continuing to show how healthy and affective this way of eating is.
4. Protein Power is not a NO-carb plan, but a low-carb one, emphasizing the consumption of the healthiest types of carbs: vegetables (except starchy ones like potatoes, peas, carrots, and corn) and some fruits that are lower in sugar and higher in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants (like berries, peaches, melon). Adding fat to your vegetables greatly increases how easily they are absorbed by the body
3. Fats are not what make you fat, despite their density of calories, but rather are essential for your body’s health, especially monounsaturated fats found in nuts, olive oil, and fish. The worst kind of fat is Trans Fat, an artificially engineered fat found in baked goods, shortening, margarines, some mayonnaise, some salad dressings, and even some peanut butter under the guise of “partially hydrogenated” oil or even just “soybean oil” as listed on the label.
2. Refined Carbs (especially grains, deserts, candy, and soda) are evil! Well, if not evil, they are at least very, very, very bad for you!
1. And the number one thing to remember about Protein Power: Getting an adequate amount of protein is essential to your health. It helps maintain or increase your muscle tissue which makes you stronger, enhances your endurance, and increases your metabolism so that you burn more calories just sitting still. Most non-animal sources of protein (with the main exception of soy) simply does not contain enough of it and even a great deal of what it does contain is unusable by your body. Don’t skimp on it in order to avoid the fat that is often packaged with it.

[essence]

More info, just to give u an idea, but buying the book is the best thing, and i suggest u get the very first book because it has all the calculations and formulas

If you are a person seasoned in how to follow Protein Power, or just began to re-claim their health and are wondering how to make this a life-lasting wat of eating, here are 10 easy and basic steps that will keep you on track. If you have read Protein Power, this will sound familiar.

The Protein Power team has created this list of easy to follow steps for those wanting to go back to basics and follow the program closely. Remember, the closest you follow the program, the better your results, so take a few minutes to read, print and meditate on the following list. It will help you!!!


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Originally from NurseDebbie:
Back to Basics is being created mainly from the confusion about "do calories count" as well as for those "seasoned" members, wanting to re-committ to the PP way of life, or just beginners in their quest for better health.

The 10 Basic Rules of the Protein Power Plan:

Calculate your minimal protein intake requirement--initially and at 2 month intervals. This calculation method is in the Protein Power book, hard copy, starting on page 139. As your body composition changes, so will your protein requirements.
Familiarize yourself with the concept of ECC--effective carbohydrates. Information on page 112 of Protein Power book hardback. Do not eat more than 30 ECC per day, no more than 10 ECC per meal. Remember--you don't have to eat this many carbs per meal if you don't want to. This is the level of carbohydrate intake for the first phase of the plan--a weight loss and health improvement level.
Higher levels of carbohydrate intake will come once your goals are in sight.

Eat mainly healthy sources of fats. Raw nuts, seeds, nut butters, olive oil, nut oils, fish oils, etc. Remember though---fat calories do provide you with a lot of calories so be mindful of the amount you take in--especially you smaller women!

Drink water until you feel like you're going to float. A good rule of thumb--take your body weight, multiply it by .69 and divide by 32 (ounces). This will give you, in quarts, the amount of water ideal for you per day.

Exercise!! Move that body. Weight resistance is preferable if time is limited but any type of movement will help. Aim for at least 30 minutes 5 times per week.

Journal, journal, journal. This is the best tool for learning about your habits. If the PP plan doesn't seem to be working for you, it's most likely due to the fact that you are not following it properly. The only way to review is if you committ to writing it down. A requirement for at least the first 3 weeks of starting the plan or when you feel you have reached a "plateau".

This is a "way of life", not just a way of eating--and by no means, a quick fix diet. It's a mindset that requires a committment for life to improve how you look, how you feel, and how your body functions metabolically.

Remember on those "challenging days", that you will be so glad you held true to your committment. When you tuck yourself into bed at the end of the day, you will know that you succeeded. It's one day at a time. Be mindful, every minute of the day of the decisions and therfore consequences you make.

Plateaus are simply a message that either you need to go back to the basics of the PP plan, recommitt to your goals, or that your body is "adjusting." Don't get too excited if changes don't occur every week. The scale is not the best indicator of success so weight at most, once a week.

Your results will be the reflection of your level of committment. Only you know how committed your are. It's the Protein Power Way of Life....
Best Wishes for a healthy life

Drs. Eades, Debbie Judd RN and the Protein Power team.

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So, here they are. This is how Protein Power is intended to be followed and it doesn't get easier than that.

Bythe way the 2nd phase starts at 55 carbs, this is the phase u can start at or progress to if u have fix all your helath problems thta needed to fix or you hav eless than 20% of your weight to lose. I started at thsis phase, but some days i range from 30 and above the 55. most start at 30-35

[RubyJ]

Wow, essence! I was going to answer this post, but I think you covered just about everything!

IMHO, however, I prefer the Protein Power LifePlan book. It has many updates based on new info that was not available in the first book.

And the Eades list butter and animal fat among the good fats.

Good job posting all of this!

[DiamondDeb]

Mandy, for good basic info on Protein Power, go the the EatProtein site posted by abbymommy above & check out the thread entitled Protein Power in a Nutshell." The thread is located halfway down the page in the "Past Powerful Posts" forum and will answer many of your questions about the plan. We're not supposed to post links or I'd give you the direct link.

Protein Power, nicknamed by some "The Thinking Man's Diet," is an excellent plan. I followed it for 18 months & lost my first 100 lbs while following it. I also moderated the Boot Camp & Century Club forums for a while.

[mandy22]

Thank you again so much!! Essence, I really appriciate the info, you are all so sweet.