Eggs, Milk, Chicken, Oh my!

So I decided (thanks to the helpful words of a friend) that it's time to introduce more protein into my diet. A person who eats relatively healthy has no problem getting the recommended amount of protein for their day, but the more I'm learning about it, the more I see how it can benefit me in my weight loss goals. They make this whey protien powder, you mix it with water and drink it like a shake, and it has 25 grams of protein in it and about 130 calories. While I agree that you're getting more bang for your protien with that versus 200 calorie serving of peanut butter with 8 grams of protein, I'm learning that there are plenty of food choices that don't require me spending a somewhat ridiculous amount of money to get my protein intake up. So this morning I definitley jumped on the protein bandwagon.

16 oz skim milk: 160 calories, 16 grams protein
nutrigrain bar: 130, 2 g
1 egg: 70, 6 g
2 egg whites: 30, 8 g
2 slices whole wheat toast: 150, 7 g
1/2 an apple: 50, 0 g

So my breakfast total was a whopping 580 calories, give or take, and 39 grams of protein. From the research I've done, it's recommended that I get between 60-80 grams of protein a day. While a protein shake would be a quick and easy way to get me there, I think that I can find a way to squeeze it into my eating routine, especially if I drink milk with my meals. I read that cottage cheese has 15 grams per serving (1/2 cup) so that's another option for me. Eggs of course, but the yolks are high in cholesterol content. Chicken is really good for protein but.. i honestly just DON'T like chicken that much. I guess I could learn to love it. I don't mind the grilled chicken we have in our caf, but I rarely get to eat lunch and that's usually when they serve it.
I don't feel so bad about eating so much for breakfast, because I usually only eat two meals a day, with a nutrigrain bar in between to serve as a snack/lunch or whatever, and in all honesty, I probably do need to get my calorie intake up to keep my metabolism up. My weight was 154.2 this morning, but I've been feeling sluggish throughout the day and it's probably because i've not been eating enough. Shame on me, whatever. I'm so tempted sometimes to fall back in to my old eating habits of practically starving myself, but I know that's totally the not good, absolutley wrong, totally weak way to do it. But i  still think about it from time to time. Oh well, I'll just keep chuggin along, hopefully this protein intake thing will rev me back up and get me down to 150 quickly.