At this stage, I get the feeling that there are three major potential sources of proteins I can use:

• Yoghurt
• Fish
• Beans and lentils

If My body needs extra proteins for stronger muscles and especially for training, what is the idea source?

Right now, I still consume 2 liters of yoghurt in the form of evening snacks and salad dressings.

Cheese is minimal, hardly any left.

No more mozarella or feta. I only buy some goat cheese, around 300 grams every 10 days.

The goal here is especially to ease up the pressure on the animal kingdom.

It's a reaction to industrial farming and use of cows.

It has been now more than a year since I totally stopped buying fish.

Chicken was already gone maybe one year before that.

Now, over the last year, I noticed as well a renewed weakening or slight pain on lower back and sometimes knees.

It is not much but is enough to ring an alarm bell.

Is this related with a lack of protein?

This is one of the key questions I have right now.

If protein stimulates muscle building and muscle sustains knees and back, then lower protein intake will negatively impact on the muscle mass.

therefore, it might weaken these joint and lower back areas.

Is this true?

Is this how it works?

This is a theory I would need to confirm

Over the last few months, the summer is coming back and it is clear there is an unbalance.

Too heavy over the waste line.

I am at 75% of my ideal fitness and shape.

One of the keys is because of back pressure, i stopped with biweekly jogging.

To compensate for that, I do as well eat less.

Still bike to dunes and swim +light jogg twice/day.

Something need to change and evolve though!

It is clear!

Here are possible solutions and new strategies:

• Back to fish?
• Other protein sources increase?
• Jog again?
• Gym
• Bike beach twice/week?
• Other?

"Why do we exercise? Some exercise for the health benefits. Some exercise to maintain a great appearance. Some are in it for mood elevation, stress reduction, relaxation, or endorphins."

from

http://www.vision3d.com/exercise.html

True! simple way to put it!

• Health benefits
• Image
• Stress reduction/relaxation
• Endorphins (bochemical addiction :)) = Mood elevation

Endorphins?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin

In short, one of the reasons you train is because of how it makes you feel on a "biochemical level".

By the way, this is different than training for the adrenaline kick!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephrine

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