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How much protein do you eat per day?.

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Pasha

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I find this interesting and hope others will share their information for comparison.

I weigh about 70 Kg [154 lbs ] and eat 84 grams of protein/day which represents 20 % of my daily calorie intake .ie 5% carbs 20% protein 75% oils/fats for total of 1680 cals/day.

The recommended amount is 0.8- 1.2 grams protein /Kg body weight ie that is 56-84 grams for me. I tried 56 grams but always was left feeling hungry, my BG results are quite good at this level so I have settled on this dosage for the meantime.
 
I eat about 225g-250g per day but I'm lc at the moment with a lot of weight training.
 
I am 80kg and eat around 5% carbs, 15% protein and 80% fat.
I eat less protein because I find it increases my BG levels.
Nearly all 'eat fat' food books I have read say you can eat more protein than the 'recommended' amount when on a low carb diet.... The recommended protein amount I believe is for those on 'normal' low fat diets. The more fat I eat the less hungry I get, and can go many hours now between meals. If you cut back on protein and increased carbs then you would get more hungrier.
 
Me too - around 75-80g protein, 30g carbs & fat prob not as much as I should but did track it with MFP & it said 75%. Definitely helps keep me fuller with the fat & protein.
 
tim2000s said:
I eat about 225g-250g per day but I'm lc at the moment with a lot of weight training.
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Presumably you mean 225/50g of meat/fish etc, i.e. serving size, rather than net protein content. For example a 60g piece of roast chicken contains about 16g net protein.

Better to disentangle the two. (That's why Bernstein talks about ounces for servings and grams for net content.)
 
No @LucySW I mean 225-250g of protein. Or the equivalent of 750g of chicken breast.
 

Similar to Ian DP, I need to be careful with Protein intake, otherwise my blood-sugar levels get out of control. When I keep to less than 1g PRO per KG ideal body weight then I find that my levels stay well-behaved and I don't have to contend with Gluconeogenesis/Dawn Phenomenon.

One pedantic point . . . I often see on the forum the guideline that Pasha stated, to keep to 1g PRO per KG of body weight. I think the correct guideline is to stick to 1g PRO per KG of IDEAL body weight. If someone is starting LCHF/Ketogenic diet due to being overweight then this might be a very important difference!

My limit for PRO is 63g. If I try to limit myself to 63g PRO with chicken/turkey/beef then I do feel unsatisfied with the amount that I am eating. But when I eat duck/lamb/pork(fatty cuts) then I am well-satisfied.

Regards
Antony
 
I increased my protein intake last year to over 200 grams per day (I weigh 90 Kg) and was shocked to find out my kidney function had decreased from ~ 90 Gfr to ~ 60 after ~ 3 months. Since this scare I have limited my protein to 40 grams per day and seen a reversal in my GFR, which is back up to 85. During the high intake period I noticed no difference in my blood sugar and got a rather good 5% HBA1C result for this period. I guess it was not digesting correctly which put a strain on the kidneys.
 
I weigh about 55kg so according to that I should be eating about 66g protein, but I eat a lot more than that.

10% carbs, 20% protein, 70% fat

According to MFP I should be eating 100g taking my normal exercise into account. I am usually about 90g. net protein.

Is this too much? No kidney problems and good kidney bloods etc. Female aged 67, fit and healthy.
 
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Whilst easting high levels of protein, you do need to drink 4-5 litres of water per day.... That puts a bit of a strain on you too.
 
tim2000s said:
Whilst easting high levels of protein, you do need to drink 4-5 litres of water per day.... That puts a bit of a strain on you too.
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I was drinking vast quantities of water / tea during this period and still had degraded kidney function (luckily it appears no permanent damage). I'm very cautious about protein intake these days.
 
I was under the impression that too much protein is only bad if you already have kidney disease. Is this wrong?
 
tim2000s said:
Whilst easting high levels of protein, you do need to drink 4-5 litres of water per day.... That puts a bit of a strain on you too.
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I was also told by a Dr/nurse that its not so good for "old people" ? to drink too much [ water ], puts a strain on their kidneys presumably.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6263029.stm
 
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Pasha said:
Assuming of course that you dont have a problem with gluconeogenesis
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Well, you take enough insulin to manage the gluconeogenesis. It happens anyway. I've been running my lowest Hba1C while eating like this.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
I was under the impression that too much protein is only bad if you already have kidney disease. Is this wrong?
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There not much on the net to say otherwise, but when I did the DAFNE course (type 1 carb counting course) the subject of protein came up in the Q & A session with the Consultant, he did say too much protein was bad for the kidneys and people with diabetes should limit their intake to the RDA.
 
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