Protein - how much is too much?
 

So how much is considered too much that it can impede on weight loss??

My protein is anywhere from 70-100 a day....I do notice that when my protein is on the lower end I tend to lose a bit faster but not always...other factors also have to do with it.

Just curious - anyone eating under 70 grams a day and losing successfully? Anyone eating more than 100 and losing successfully?

SOmetimes this WOE can be so confusing :)

Calling Nat, Please report to the White Courtesy Phone!
 

This is a question for Nat if I ever saw one. I don't have a real answer, but I'm sure that 100g isn't too much. My impression (from reading PP) is that you'd have to eat a LOT more than your daily minimum requirement -- and 60g per day is their minimum requirement for a five-foot, 100 lb woman. (That's the bottom of their scale.) They go on to say that having met this minimum, you can enjoy a protein snack (lean meat, chicken, fish or jerky) any time you feel hungry "without disrupting your metabolic harmony or interfereing with your metabolic rehabilitation."

Of course, it's possible to go overboard with anything, but I think you'd have to go a long way to get there.

--Ruth

Yvonne,

Since I had the book in hand anyway to look up that quotation, I took the liberty of checking their chart for your height and current weight. They suggest a minimum of 27 grams per meal, or 81g per day, with extra protein snacks should you want them.

--Ruth

PS - This isn't a suggestion - just information. Do whatever works for you and makes you happy.

Hi Yvonne!

You may find the link to this thread helpful: http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...=excess+protein

70-100 grams of protein per day is nowhere near excessive.

HTH