Paleo folks!

jchiar2014
jchiar2014 Posts: 15 Member
edited April 2016 in Food and Nutrition
Trying to adopt a Paleo diet again. I did it before and I really felt good and lost a lot of weight.
My blood pressure was great and so on.

So my question is, how much protein do you consume? It seems like an insane amount of protein grams when I try to record atleast 60% protein, 20 %fat and 10% carbs.


Is my ratio off for a Paleo diet ?

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  • ReaderGirl3
    ReaderGirl3 Posts: 868 Member
    There's a group for primal/paleo
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/37-primal-paleo-support-group
  • jchiar2014
    jchiar2014 Posts: 15 Member
    Thanks!
  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    "Again."
  • jchiar2014
    jchiar2014 Posts: 15 Member
    Yup, again. I sustained the Paelo lifestyle for a year and lost 40 lbs. Then kids came along and went back to the american diet and gained it all back. Realized that the normal diet isn't for my body type.
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  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    That's a lot of Protein. I now try to focus on high fat low carb while still eating a mostly Paleo diet whenever possible. That said, when I was pretty much just Paleo/Primal, my macros were more around 50% fat, 30% protein, and 20% carbs.
  • Pathmonkey
    Pathmonkey Posts: 108 Member
    50% fat, 35% protein, 15% carb here. A good gauge is to calculate your lean body mass and multiply that number by the protein grams... usually between .8-2 grams per pound of lean body mass. If you're crushing it in the gym everyday and have little to no body fat then 2 grams. If you're light or moderate on exercise 1-1.5 grams per pound of lean body mass. I would scale back on the protein if I were you and up your fats to at least 50%. Your protein is definitely on the high side. :)

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