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Too much protein?

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  • stephanie_salvi
    stephanie_salvi Posts: 46
    I want to know what you are eating! I am trying to get in 120-150 of protein per day and I NEVER do.....

    Don't eat white bread or white rice. Whole grains, brown rice, and oatmeal have much more protein.
  • jenergy_20
    jenergy_20 Posts: 122
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  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    How do you feel? If you are eating excessive amounts of protein everyday and feel tired a lot, you might be pushing your kidneys too hard. Before I was a vegetarian (lacto, ovo), I consistently ate way more protein than recommended minimum. Not a hard thing to do, I know. Now that I'm a vegetarian, it's different. I almost always get the minimum I need and a lot of times go over a bit. But nothing like before where I was getting double and triple the necessary protein. Personally, I feel better without the protein overload. And it's surprising how much protein some veggies and whole wheat breads have.

    how are you getting your protein? I am a vegetarian & I struggle with it... I'm also a pretty picky eater lol
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    How do you feel? If you are eating excessive amounts of protein everyday and feel tired a lot, you might be pushing your kidneys too hard. Before I was a vegetarian (lacto, ovo), I consistently ate way more protein than recommended minimum. Not a hard thing to do, I know. Now that I'm a vegetarian, it's different. I almost always get the minimum I need and a lot of times go over a bit. But nothing like before where I was getting double and triple the necessary protein. Personally, I feel better without the protein overload. And it's surprising how much protein some veggies and whole wheat breads have.

    how are you getting your protein? I am a vegetarian & I struggle with it... I'm also a pretty picky eater lol

    oops! I hi-jack didn't I?! sorry i'm new to this lol, can you message me and let me know?
  • AdAstra47
    AdAstra47 Posts: 823 Member
    You would have to eat insanely high levels of protein for it to have any bad effects. Worry about going under: your body not only uses it for fuel, but also to repair & build your muscles. But don't worry about going over the "recommended" levels. My doctor has been prescribing a low-carb, high-protein diet for decades, some of his patients have been eating like this for 20 years with no bad effects.

    How much *you* should have really depends on your individual metabolism. My doc did some tests on me and recommended I eat my calories as 65% protein, 30% fat, 5% carbs. That dietary change has been the way I've lost over 55 lb in 9 months. I eat 250-300g protein per day. But every body is different, you just have to figure out what works for you.

    Good luck!

    5% carb is a virtually keto diet, which is extremely unhealthy especially if you exercise...

    Nothing virtual about it, it is ketosis. I try to keep my body in ketosis at all times. AS PRESCRIBED BY MY DOCTOR. So please don't try to tell me that it's unhealthy. Many ill-informed yet well-meaning people, even on fitness sites, get ketosis mixed up with ketoacidosis. The first thing is perfectly healthy, especially for people with carbohydrate-intolerant metabolisms. The second thing is the dangerous one.
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