TOO much protein?

Bellchick91
Bellchick91 Posts: 148 Member
edited November 21 in Food and Nutrition
Hello! I was wondering has anyone here any advice on what TOO much protein is? Thing is, I LOVE my protein shakes and Id love to have 2 a day and just make my other meals slightly smaller - I am trying to gain some weight (muscle) so I have more calories to take in. I find protein shakes so easy to take and delicious! But I already eat a very high protein diet and reach my daily goal of about 30-35%, but if I have another shake its a VERYYY high protein diet.

Is this okay during a "bulk", or is it a bit much on the body? Advice would be well appreciated!

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    What are your stats and how many grams of protein are you eating?

    If you really feel it's too much, you can still drink the shake without the added protein powder.
  • Bellchick91
    Bellchick91 Posts: 148 Member
    Yeah but then it's just banana and water...that wouldnt taste very good!! At the moment Im 5'5", 24, 50kg, eat about 175g protein/day and im on 2250 calories per day. And yes I do take in that much protein. Im trying to gain but not too fast - this is my first "bulk" and Im also recovering from anorexia so this weight gain thing is huge for me! Im so proud of myself but I wanna make sure Im doing it right!
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    you could do a half scoop instead, and maybe add something else like yogurt to thicken it up.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    That amount of protein won't be an issue - however, if concerned, talk to your support team.
  • Bellchick91
    Bellchick91 Posts: 148 Member
    Yeah I could BUT the flavour and yummy texture of the protein! Half a scoop is a good idea - but its still way over my macros for the day and I'v HEARD that its bad to have too much protein (liver cant handle it)
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,472 Member
    You don't need that much protein but it's not an amount that is concerning either.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    EmmaRichards91 wrote: »
    Yeah I could BUT the flavour and yummy texture of the protein! Half a scoop is a good idea - but its still way over my macros for the day and I'v HEARD that its bad to have too much protein (liver cant handle it)

    The issue generally isn't the liver but renal clearance function - again, generally speaking, in the absence of disease 175 g of protein isn't an issue.
  • Bellchick91
    Bellchick91 Posts: 148 Member
    I know I dont need that amount I just happen to eat a lot of high protein foods! I've been trying to change things a bit to actually lower my protein which is strange as people are usually trying to up it!
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    EmmaRichards91 wrote: »
    I know I dont need that amount I just happen to eat a lot of high protein foods! I've been trying to change things a bit to actually lower my protein which is strange as people are usually trying to up it!

    I mean you can eat that much and it won't be a problem.
  • Bellchick91
    Bellchick91 Posts: 148 Member
    Yes thanks I understand! Thank you :)
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    edited July 2015
    Too much protein is beyond 0.80 grams protein per 1 lb. bodyweight, every single day...

    Plain and simple.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
    EmmaRichards91 wrote: »
    Yeah I could BUT the flavour and yummy texture of the protein! Half a scoop is a good idea - but its still way over my macros for the day and I'v HEARD that its bad to have too much protein (liver cant handle it)

    The issue generally isn't the liver but renal clearance function - again, generally speaking, in the absence of disease 175 g of protein isn't an issue.

    Yes. The problem is that you are wasting all of that extra protein--your body just flushes it out after a certain point.

    You might want to mention this to your doctor, just to be on the safe side. Very few people have their renal function tested on a regular basis unless they already know that they have an issue. Better safe than sorry!
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16779921

    You're probably far away from dangerous amounts.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
    EmmaRichards91 wrote: »
    Yeah I could BUT the flavour and yummy texture of the protein! Half a scoop is a good idea - but its still way over my macros for the day and I'v HEARD that its bad to have too much protein (liver cant handle it)

    The issue generally isn't the liver but renal clearance function - again, generally speaking, in the absence of disease 175 g of protein isn't an issue.

    Yes. The problem is that you are wasting all of that extra protein--your body just flushes it out after a certain point.

    You might want to mention this to your doctor, just to be on the safe side. Very few people have their renal function tested on a regular basis unless they already know that they have an issue. Better safe than sorry!

    Whu?
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