I am about a week into following Dr Miller’s advice about adding more protein into my diet and here are some thoughts and findings so far…

Remember, he suggested I try to maintain 1600 calories per day and try to hit 140 grams of protein. That’s approximately 30% of my overall caloric intake of protein. A lot of people i have shared that with have gasped at that number. I am not going to lie and say it has been easy to do — it hasn’t and except for one day, I haven’t reached 140 grams daily.  For the first few days, I added in a whey protein shake which was delicious and high in protein but around day three, my eczema returned.  I didn’t think about it at the time, but I have issues with dairy and whey definitely is in the dairy family.  To prove that point even further, to celebrate HB’s birthday last night, I had some Gluten Free pizza and some ice cream. All night I was dealing with congestion issues and woke up feeling all stuffy and my hands showed signs of eczema again.  As much as I love ice cream and pizza, there are so many times, as I am lying in bed at night ‘suffering’ from the effects of eating dairy, when I think it’s just not worth it.

I opted for vegetarian protein powder option and bought one called MRM Veggie Protein.  I’ve been mixing up some almond milk, a scoop of the powder, some ice cubes and some water and have it for breakfast in the mornings.  I also started adding more chicken to my lunch salads and have been making sure that most of the other stuff I’m eating has a good amount of protein with it.

Have I seen a difference? I think I have –and a few friends have mentioned that i look leaner in my mid-section so all signs point to it moving the needle in the right direction.  I don’t own a scale, so I can’t tell if I have actually lost weight but whatever…

Along those same lines, I was recently sent a new product called Skulpt Aim to test.  Skulpt Aim measures body fat percentage and Muscle Quality (MQ).

Skulpt AIM uses electrical impedance myography (EIM). According to their website:

“When applied to the skin, a very weak electrical current is passed between the outer two electrodes. This current is high-frequency and alternating in nature. As the current moves through the skin, the subcutaneous fat, and the muscle, it loses a little bit of energy due to the resistance of the tissue and this change is then measured by the two inner electrodes. In addition, the muscle fibers briefly store and release the electrical charge (they are small capacitors) and this confers a short time delay on the measured voltage on the inner electrodes. Thus, EIM measures two separate features of the tissue: its resistive properties and its capacitive properties.”

I have it all set and ready to try. I just need to have some down time so I can properly give it a go and document the experience. I will definitely share my thoughts and findings on it. But upon initial look, it looks pretty darn cool…

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