Is Protein Supplementation Necessary?

These last few weeks for some reason I have become really aware of my diet. I think it has to do with the fact that I spent so much time in Florida, away from my normal routine, feeding myself was a bit more complicated than normal. That's my way of admitting my wife helps a great deal with my nutritional eating, and that she wasn't with me while I was gone.

Lunch, breakfast and between meal snacks I seem to do alright with, but it's dinner and after I struggle with when I am fending for myself. As a regular lifter I am keenly aware of the amount of protein that I need and I see how hard it is to hit my target amounts without a LOT of forethought. My biggest problem seems to be getting that protein amount in ways that don't require a lot of excess calories.

A man can only eat so much canned tuna.

So to ease my mind I started supplementing a lot more protein than I ever have before. To my pleasant surprise there are a lot of very good tasting high protein products out there. And for me the best part is that you can get these in low carb, low sugar and low fat versions. Hence, basically eating pure protein.

By cutting a few calories here and there, and then adding these weightlifting supplements to my daily intake, I get my protein but don't have to make every single bite I take tuna, chicken or turkey.

Makes me feel a little better about my chinese and pizza carry out!