Ive read a little bit here and there about zone, but I think Ive finally made the decision to try it… Ive been reading through the forum today and a few of the journal articles about zone..I know Ive got alot more reading to do before I understand it all though.

My main question is… in alot of the zone recipes, they call for a scoop of protein powder or a tbspn of protein powder. Does anyone know WHAT protein powder they are referring to? There is a rather large variety of powders out there, my husbands only has 12g protein per scoop, while my daily powder has 28g per scoop…big difference…calorie/fat/carb count is different in every powder too…

Any suggestions?

Right now, Im at the point Im fairly certain I cant increase my workouts any farther…any more weight loss is going to HAVE to come from diet…which is annoying, because Im one of those people who has always firmly believed in working out twice as hard so I can eat what I want…but after having a few kids my body isnt cooperating as well anymore, Ive dropped 15% body fat in the last year and am down to 140lbs, but Im still at 28% body fat and a LONG way from where I want to be…

Currently, Im doing a fairly hard cardio workout in the AM, usually a good 30 min run or the prescribed WOD from CFE, doing somewhere between the puppies and the pack WOD daily from here at brandx sometime in the early evening, and twice a week participating in a martial arts class at night…I cant add much more exercise without moving a cot into my gym…and while Ive been told the owner and my manager both dont have a problem with it…I dont think my husband and kids would like it much…

As an example of where my meals are at now, Im still stuck on the typical gym rat diet, and I think thats a good bit of my problem…here was todays meal plan:

4:00am: 8oz apple juice with one scoop BCAA + glutamine
6:00am: 1 english muffin with 2 eggs and 2 slices canadian bacon
9:00am: blended :16oz skim milk + 1c greek yogurt + 1c blueberries and strawberries + 1t flax oil + 1-1/2 scoops protien powder
Noon: some spinach/avacado melt thing on a tortilla..it was good..no idea what was in it…
4pm: repeat of mornings smothie (I make a double batch every night, makes two servings)
8pm: Salad with ginger dressing and one very large non-measured awesome plate full of raw fish.

And I try and hit a gallon of water every day.

Keep this fact in mind: nutrition has a greater impact on your body composition than working out harder. The latter is prone to result in injury or worse problems.

Food-wise:
The apple juice and english muffin stick out to me. I dunno how you want to replace the apple juice (milk, maybe?), but you may want to try a piece of fruit (e.g. an apple) or some low-glycemic carbohydrates (colored veggies). I’ll let others provide more suggestions on other stuff. I guess, from this small look into your diet, the carb intake seems pretty significant.

kinyaner - 08 February 2010 04:00 PM

Keep this fact in mind: nutrition has a greater impact on your body composition than working out harder. The latter is prone to result in injury or worse problems.

Food-wise:
The apple juice and english muffin stick out to me. I dunno how you want to replace the apple juice (milk, maybe?), but you may want to try a piece of fruit (e.g. an apple) or some low-glycemic carbohydrates (colored veggies). I’ll let others provide more suggestions on other stuff. I guess, from this small look into your diet, the carb intake seems pretty significant.

the juice is specifically to mix the BCAA’s in..I cant eat before running in the AM, the BCAAs help, but they taste nasty in water. Ive never tried mixing them in milk…but I agree, I think Im carb heavy right now on a daily basis…

Deb Hilton - 08 February 2010 04:06 PM

kinyaner - 08 February 2010 04:00 PM

Keep this fact in mind: nutrition has a greater impact on your body composition than working out harder. The latter is prone to result in injury or worse problems.

Food-wise:
The apple juice and english muffin stick out to me. I dunno how you want to replace the apple juice (milk, maybe?), but you may want to try a piece of fruit (e.g. an apple) or some low-glycemic carbohydrates (colored veggies). I’ll let others provide more suggestions on other stuff. I guess, from this small look into your diet, the carb intake seems pretty significant.

the juice is specifically to mix the BCAA’s in..I cant eat before running in the AM, the BCAAs help, but they taste nasty in water. Ive never tried mixing them in milk…but I agree, I think Im carb heavy right now on a daily basis…

I think you are too, but you’ll work that out as you get into the Zone.

As far as your protein powder goes, 7 grams of protein = 1 zone block, so work out how much of “your” protein powder you need on that basis. You don’t have to get all that accurate, so long as you ‘re close that will do for a start and you can refine it as you go on.