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@mercyy I don't think I could manage to eat the volume of food I would need to in order to get my protein from vegetables. The stats I saw were peas are about 5g protein for 100g of peas (broccoli and spinach are lower). To hit my 120g protein goal from peas I'd need to eat 2.4 kg or...

@dikaioumenoi I look for protein powder sales at Amazon, Costco, and MyProtein. Amazon often has deals where the first subscribe and save order has a discount and then I cancel the subscription after the first order. I search deal sites like slickdeals or dealnews to find the sales. I...

@dikaioumenoi I stock up on things on sale. I can almost always find decent deals on whey protein powder on sale (I check slick deals periodically for deals) and I stock up on chicken whenever it goes on sale at the grocery store. Usually at least one brand of greek yogurt is on sale at...

@medli Which scale metrics? BMI is a screening tool, but it really isn't conclusive for an individual. Someone with a lot of muscle will have an overweight BMI but may be very healthy. Scale that report body composition are notoriously inaccurate - BIA just really isn't that accurate of a...

@peaceprevails26 Bone structure and muscle mass make a huge difference in what different weights look like at a height. If you feel comfortable and healthy at a weight then there is no reason to try to change it.

@ilovegod123 I do eat dairy, but chicken is my main source of protein. 6 oz of raw chicken breast is around 39 grams of protein and is only 180 calories. Fish and shrimp have similar macros. Egg whites are really high in protein and low in calories. I'll do make ahead egg white...