Do you think that I'm taking in too much protein?

Hi Fly

Protein is the least likely nutrient to cause you to store or prevent you from burning fat. Anyone who says otherwise is either not aware of the large body of research in this area or has some kind of suspect agenda.

I could site several studies and reviews on how protein increases metabolic rate and decreases hunger better than fat or carbohydrates but hopefully the following will suffice...

Nutritional scientist, Dr Arne Astrup (who is head of Nutrition at the University of Copenhagen and who heads the World Health Organization’s International Obesity Task Force), has said that it is clear that protein controls hunger better than either fat or carbohydrates and that diets with the same amount of fat cause far better weight loss when they are higher in protein. He also believes that they not only cause more weight loss but cause more fat loss from the mid-section of the body. Additionally, he notes that people on higher protein diets lose more weight even if they don’t eat fewer calories than people on other diets!

So your 'trainer' clearly doesn't have a good grasp of the science regarding fat loss and I would suggest addressing any of your questions to fitnessinventor.com in future.

For a basic overview and starting point to use in putting together an effective fat loss diet, see the article...
http://fitnessinventor.com/articles/1789-musclediet-six-pack-plan

Thank you!
I am not sure why I am still not losing any weight though! only thing I may need to do is cut out my cheat day for the next month and see if I can drop some weight!!! very frustrating!

Fly, weight loss is as simple as calories in being less than calories out. If you're consuming more than you need, you will plateau with your weight loss. Try cycling your calorie intake, reduce the amount you consume to 10% below maintenance on days that you're not training. Also, reduce the amount of calories you have coming from carb sources on these days. On days where you are training, consume an amount that will meet all your requirements for recovery and a little more to meet the growth requirements (if that is something you are aiming for). Also, on these days, a higher percentage of your calorie intake can come from carb sources, with a lower fat intake recommended.

Cris, my daily cal intake between 1200-1350 not counting green fibrious veggies

~ 160 grams protein
~ 30 grams fat
~ 70 grams complex carbs (which in 2 of my meals)

I weight train 4 times a week. cardio 2-3 times per week. I can cut down my carb intake in half on my off training days?

How much do you weigh? That seems a very, very low amount of calories if i'm honest. I actually think my body would hate me for reducing my intake to 1200 calories a day!

136-138 lbs , 5'3''
my goal is to be in the mid 120's

Eat more! You're not eating enough.