• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

RDA for protein

carina62

carina62

Well-Known Member
Messages
349
Location
Leicestershire
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Dislikes
miserable weather, rude and bad mannered people
I'm low carbing and can already see an improvement in my levels. My question is, how much protein can we safely eat per day approx.? I find I'm probably eating more protein but haven't actually made a note of how many grams per day. What do other low carbers do?
 
From Google - The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein is a modest 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. The RDA is the amount of a nutrient you need to meet your basic nutritional requirements. ... “People in general think we all eat too much protein.”19 Jun 2015 Seniors need more as their muscles deteriorate!
 
I have always eaten a lot of protein, and eat the same now as before. It is only when you have kidney disease that excess protein becomes bad for you. I thrive off it.

Some people find it can and does raise their BS levels if they eat in excess of what their body needs - but again we are all different in how much our own bodies need. The RDA is one of those standard "one size fits all" recommendations. If I go mad and eat more protein than MY body is used to, then my BS levels may be elevated the following day. My kidney function is fine.
 
Protein does raise my bs. I still weigh my protein. Many gurus recommend .8-1 g per kg LEAN body mass ( if you didn't have fat). I eat about 5-6 oz per day. Or 45 -50 g pure protein. Not the weight of the food but the protein.
I use www.calorieking.com

I divide that into 3 small meals. It doesn't seem like much but after I add veggies and avocado it's fine. I use protein more as a side dish and avocado and veggies as more the main part. No muscle loss here.
 
I never measure or weigh protein. I eat just enough to feel full now.. which is a lot less than I used to eat before low carb as this food is so much more satisfying. My kidneys are fine too. Liver back to normal.
If you are feeling OK and having good results keep on doing what you're doing :)
 
My kidney function is fine too. I will carry on with this way of eating and losing weight is also key to me as I have fatty liver too but am doing all the right things at the moment and excercising too (nothing too ambitious, just walking when I can and I have a treadmill at home) and let's see what happens. I realise now though how I have had to change what I eat completely, I didn't really think I was doing too bad but now that I've changed my foods I now know I'm eating healthily ie fish, meat, avocados, olive oil, veg, some fruit berries, yoghurt etc to name but a few, these are now on my regular food shopping list.
 
And are you enjoying what you are eating, enough for it to be sustainable? If so, that makes you a double winner. :)
 
I've found my way lol :-) what are the readings supposed to be for as near to non diabetic as possible? Should they be in the 5's before food and 6's after?
 
I try to keep my numbers between 4 and 7. I do not fuss much over how much protein but I keep my carbs at 20 or less per day.
 
@carina62 we all set our own targets. If you set yours, once you reach them consistently, you can lower them. We all aim for different things to suit our personal eating plans. Try not to compare yours with others. It isn't a good idea.

My personal target is 4 to 7, but that isn't to say I never go above 7, I just try not to.
 
There was something on TV recently about Dry January and they were talking about how soft livers should be - mine was rock hard for a long time, so that when I tried to bend over it pushed my ribs out - very painful. Now it is soft and compressible. I can clean out the bottom of the fridge no problem. It hardened when I was eating low fat, and softened up doing low carb.
 
Back
Top