Hi Linda -
Good to hear you're getting started so enthusiastically! We've found that it's really difficult for larger people to get in as much as 40 grams of protein, so the current advice is to calculate for 200 pounds. This comes out to around 33 grams of protein per meal - a much more do-able quantity. So you were right on the mark with your breakfast!
Marcy

: Hello, I'm new here. I read
: "Potatoes Not Prozac"
: years ago, but got derailed
: somewhere along the way. I can't
: even remember if I ever started
: the program. I got caught up in
: the Keto and Paleo movements,
: which haven't worked for me, and
: in one case actually put me in the
: ER with low potassium.

: I feel blessed that I've found RR
: again. I've only recently realized
: that while I thought I was eating
: healthy, I was really just eating
: "healthy" versions of
: the junk foods I've been addicted
: to in the past. I'm amazed how I
: fooled myself into thinking I was
: doing good, when I was really just
: doing what I've always done,
: feeding my addiction.

: I've decided not to lie to myself
: anymore and start on RR today. I
: know it will take time, but I'm
: committed to seeing this through
: and hoping for the best.

: My first question is this...I tried
: to get 40g of protein in today,
: but just couldn't do it. I'm used
: to eating breakfast, but not so
: much food. I had three eggs, 1/4 c
: cheese, and 3 bacon. I couldn't
: eat all of it and even then it
: only comes to 32g of protein.

: Does it just take time to get used to
: so much food, or are there other
: ways to get it in? Any advice is
: appreciated.