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Dietitian here 👋 As long as you don’t have any existing kidney dysfunction, you can eat even higher protein than that- especially if you’re new to lifting, aiming for a gram of protein per pound of body weight is a good general rule of thumb. Depending on the rest of your activity through the day, it’s also very possible you may find more progress at 2k calories or so. One of the biggest issues people face is that they’re not very good at intuitively estimating their calories, so a tracking app might be helpful. You may think you’re eating 1800 but it could swing 500-600 calories either way which obviously makes a big difference.
I used to feel the same way at night. I try and eat something with a ton of protien as my last meal. Egg whites and cottage cheese have been game changers for me. Definitely look for things that are high in protein and therefore more satiating.
Good luck!
I’m 5’6” and my goal was also 1800. I tried to work out how to eat as much as possible without going over. So if i recall breakfast was 400, lunch is 500 and dinner is 500 and the rest is snacks. Eating bread would mess me up because it’s high calorie but not filling. Complex carbs are friends, pita bread or wraps will be equally as filling but still low in calorie.
Edit: i felt like i had to try to eat my caloric goal. I felt overly full.