How do you calculate your protein intake?

[leliwhoaoh 27]

So I am 3 months into my 6 month program required by my insurance and I'll admit that for the last month I have slacked off and even gained 2 pounds I haven't had my meeting with my NUT yet, but it is scheduled for 2 weeks from now. I know I'm probably not getting nearly enough Protein in as I should, carbs are my bbf and I'm having a hard time letting go. What methods/apps are people using to figure out how much protein they're taking in? Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

[reree6898 1,164]

I love my fitness pal. You can track everything there, all nutrition, Water, weight, etc. and it's not only an app but you can access through the web as well.

[FrankyG 1,450]

Digital food scale for weighing my food, and then tracking all my food intake in my FatSecret app.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I weigh all my food -- except the stuff that comes in single servings like yogurt cups -- on a digital scale, and track everything on myfitnesspal. I know kicking carbs is hard, I struggle with it too! I have found it very useful to go extremely low carb -- under 30 grams of carbs -- for three days to kick the cravings. Those first two days especially are awful but after that it gets easier and the cravings go away. Good luck to you!

[leliwhoaoh 27]

You know, it's a shame, I have a food scale hiding in my spice drawer and I haven't utilized in FOREVER! I think its time to break that bad boy out and download some apps on my phone, thanks everyone!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

So I am 3 months into my 6 month program required by my insurance and I'll admit that for the last month I have slacked off and even gained 2 pounds I haven't had my meeting with my NUT yet, but it is scheduled for 2 weeks from now. I know I'm probably not getting nearly enough Protein in as I should, carbs are my bbf and I'm having a hard time letting go. What methods/apps are people using to figure out how much Protein they're taking in? Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Read labels, weigh, measure, and track in MyFitnessPal.

If I am out at a restaurant, I can usually find the item, or an approximation, already in MyFitnessPal. If not, then I estimate based on individual ingredients.