October 2024 Protein Challenge

by | Sep 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Beginning tomorrow, October 1st, we are tracking one thing:

How much protein you consume daily.

Tracking begins tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1st  and will continue through Thursday, October 31st. 

What do you need to know about the challenge?

Goals

  1. To have a firm understanding how much protein you eat and how to properly boost your daily intake if necessary.
  2. Establish habits that enable an appropriate protein count daily that is right for you.
  3. See how your body and mind respond when you consume enough protein over the course of a couple of weeks.

Why

  1. Build muscle
  2. Manage weight 
  3. Balance blood sugar
  4. Improve bone health
  5. Along with other health benefits including mental health
  • I must say consistently eating enough protein isn’t some sort of magical shift. It does require effort and sacrifice. This comes in the form of planning and swapping foods you normally eat for something a little less desirable. Example: Protein shake and almonds instead of cookies, crackers, cereal, or chips. You should expect to see improvements in all of the above. To the degree they improve we simply won’t know until we try.

How to Track Food

Keep track of protein by:

  1. Using an app
  2. Typing on computer, smartphone, or tablet.
  3. Writing down on paper.
  4. Ask me!! Call or text me if you’re unsure 🙂

Rules

  1. Text your protein number at the end of the day to your protein accountability buddy and me.
  2. Whichever group texts their number for the most days out of the month wins
  3. This IS NOT a “whoever eats the most protein wins” challenge.
  4. This IS a “who can consistently report their estimated amount of protein” challenge.

Timeline

  1. Week 1 (October 1-6): simply text each evening how much protein you consumed to your accountability buddy and me. No need to boost protein week 1. We simply want to find your baseline.
  2. Week 2 (October 7-13): We’ll aim to boost your protein slightly (if necessary). We’ll try new high protein foods (if necessary). 
  3. Week 3 (October 14-20): We’ll aim to boost your protein slightly (if necessary). We’ll try new high protein foods (if necessary). 
  4. Week 4 (October 21-27): We’ll aim to maintain your protein count. 
  5. Week 5 (October 28-31): Continue to maintain protein count. 

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. How much protein should I have daily?
    • Christian will recommend a number for you to aim for daily
  2. What should I eat for protein?
    • Christian will text you a protein sheet. I’ll also offer you a printout and any other materials as necessary.
  3. What if I forget to text my protein count that day?
    • That’s fine. You won’t be penalized if you text your number the next day. If you forget two days in a row then I have to deduct a point.