Protein Train? Educate me please.

Newbie here in search of knowledge. 

For the second time recently I've read the term "protein train".  I am in need of an education.    What is it... and, why do you do it... and, how do you do it. 

Thank you oh wise ones. 

Below are the rules for the Protein Train.  It's done to jump start wl after stalls/falling off/whatever.  Just a tool used to get you back on track or if you have the need to lose weight quickly for something. 

It's always suggested for you to check with your nut/surgeon before trying this...especially newbies.

eta - It's also not a good idea to follow this for long periods of time since you will be depriving your body of all carbs.  * I * follow it for a week , then come off for a few days before restarting.


The goal is to put your body in ketosis and burn fat. Therefore, you must STAY BELOW 20g of carbs PER DAY. Go to google.com to read about ketosis.

On this train ride, you CAN NOT eat:

- Bread of any kind (bagels, crackers, waffles, pancakes, toast, wheat bread, white bread, rye bread, pumpernickel, sourdough - you get the picture).
- Rice
- Potatoes (white or sweet)
- Flour
- Gravy
- Beans
- Sweets (cakes, pies, candy, cookies, M&M's or anything in this family)
- Fruit nor fruit juices
- Nuts (pecans, brazil nuts, walnuts, peanuts, hazelnuts or anything in this family)
- More than one (1) green, leafy, vegetable

You CAN eat:

- Any meat (read the labels because some meats have carbs)
- Jerky
- Eggs
- Cheese
- One green, leafy vegetable per day (collards, turnips, kale, spinach, romaine lettuce, bibb lettuce) ** BROCCOLI AND GREEN BEANS DO NOT FALL IN THIS CATEGORY **
- Protein shakes (read the labels)
- Protein bars (read the labels)
- As much water (or other SF, Sodium free, calorie free, caffeine free, carbonation free beverage) as you can hold.

Menu ideas for the protein train:
Breakfast ideas:

Egg and cheese omelet
Egg white omelet
Egg, cheese, and meat omelet
Boiled eggs
Turkey bacon (or beef or pork)
Chicken sausage (or turkey or beef or pork)
Decaf coffee with protein powder added

Snack Ideas:

Deli turkey slices with cheese rolls
Deli ham
Protein shakes
Pork rinds
Beef jerky
Turkey jerky
egg salad
Chicken Vienna sausage (or pork)

Lunch ideas:

Tuna salad
Chicken salad
Grilled chicken breast
Steak or steak and eggs
Turkey burger with cheese and mayo/mustard (or beef)
Ground turkey with melted velveeta cheese
Pork chop
Baked fish

Dinner ideas:
Cajun shrimp
All of the lunch ideas
Grilled chicken on a bed of romaine lettuce
Collard greens
Turnip greens
Kale
Mustard greens
Spinach
Rack of lamb
Veal
Lamb chops
Turkey chop
Roast beef (no gravy)
Chicken wings
Turkey wings
Chicken legs
Leaf lettuce salad

Oh, I forgot to add on the subject of research.....Eating breakfast is extremely important. I had to change the way I was doing things. I would normally drink protein shakes until lunch (not much of a breakfast eater). Now, I try to have breakfast not later than two hours after awakening. Research this.

This reminds me of the Atkins induction phase or the Stillman Diet from way back in the seventies.   I know about ketosis.  I periodically use the testing strips.

Funny you should mention the breakfast issue because I recently came accross this.  I've beem promising to have my first meal within that 1-2 hour window, but I havn't made it yet.

  Thank you so much Ms Kim!  I'll add this to my body of research. 

Thanks Kim

Thank You I will try it

Thanks for asking msw & thanks for responding kim.  Will have to try this.

Thanks for the info. I'm going to the store and starting this on Monday. Thanks Kim for the protein train and M.S.W for the post.

How do you store infomation  Would love to save this post

You can bookmark this page on OH. 
Look at the top, right of the screen, click on bookmark, then add.

You can also highlight and copy the PT rules and paste it on a Word document and save to your computer.

 thanks bunches