If you're experiencing sugar cravings and you feel like I just crave sweets every single night without fail, that's often a big sign that you're not getting enough protein, especially early in the day.

What's going on, everyone? Emily Abadi here. You are listening to another installment of Hurtle Moment from Hurtle.

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For today's conversation, I am bringing back in my girl Michelle Pilipich. She is a registered dietician, a friend of the show.

This is her second appearance here on Hurtle and today we are talking all about protein. Is it just me or literally I feel like everywhere I look lately, whether it's on social media, well mostly it's on social media.

Everyone's talking about protein. The topic of conversation, how much are you having and are you having enough and telling me that I should be having more, if I'm not having 160 grams and I'm doing something wrong.

Yeah, it's a lot. I recently sat down with a nutritionist myself to get maybe what could be a macronutrient breakdown that works for me and my body and my goals.

I talk about that with Michelle today, but we dive into the specifics relevant to this hot topic, how much protein does the average person need, how that can differentiate based on your goals, what to be mindful of when it comes to protein consumption, post exercise and what are good sources of protein.

What should the breakdown of your protein intake be during the day, doesn't matter if you front load the day, doesn't matter if you consume it all at night and so much more.

I am so grateful to Michelle for jumping in here giving us the expert take so that we can make sure we're fueling our bodies in the right way, taking care of ourselves in the best way possible.

Note here, we do say this multiple times throughout the episode, but this is all a guideline. Please make sure to consult one on one with an expert who can talk to you about specifically what's happening with you and your body guiding you toward your goals.

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Today, I am sitting down with Michelle Pilipich. She is a registered dietician, a friend of the show. How are you doing today? I'm doing great. I'm excited to chat. I'm excited to have you back here. Tell us what's going on. What's new. Give us the 411.

What's going on. I am doing the usual thing in private practice working with nutrition clients. I'm currently just this weekend kicked off my own marathon training for marathon number two, which is both terrifying and exciting because I remember during number one saying I was never doing it again, but here we are.

It's a busy but fun summer. A busy but fun summer. What marathon are we running running New York?

All right. Well, excited to cheer you on IRL. I know that I will definitely definitely be out there and I'm sure you're going to crush it.

You are back on the show today to talk about something that is important whether or not you're training for something like a marathon and that is protein consumption. I feel like right now, everywhere I go, I'm sure I will say this in the intro as well.

It is like eat protein, eat protein, eat protein, and it's like there's no such thing as an protein and I am overwhelmed and needed an expert to come here and give us the lowdown.

So Michelle, where do we begin?

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