What's the deal with protein?

ScottThomasM
ScottThomasM Posts: 53
in Food and Nutrition
Okay so I'm here to get rid of my fatty physique by losing weight which involves a calorie deficit (turns out this is really easy) and tons of cardio. (Which is also getting easier every day) However I've decided that I'm going to start doing starting strength, not until I finish the book that is. While reading around I keep reading that I should be taking 1 gram of protein per 1 pound of body-weight, now I'm currently in fat *kitten* 217lbs mode so am I really supposed to be taking 217 grams of protein PER DAY?

I mean I eat a lot of eggs and stuff but the only way I could get my protein up that high would be to seriously focus most of my meals and diet around protein and get some protein shakes into the mix too. I wouldn't be asking but I keep seeing this 1g for 1lb all over the place and it's starting to make me feel concerned about my diet.

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  • Kgholli
    Kgholli Posts: 27
    I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that they mean 1g for 1lb of lean body mass. You can find out your LBM, from different sites that have a LMB calculator
  • escapeartist90210
    escapeartist90210 Posts: 56 Member
    That's too much, don't stress macros to an extent just worry about calories.
  • ScottThomasM
    ScottThomasM Posts: 53
    I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that they mean 1g for 1lb of lean body mass. You can find out your LBM, from different sites that have a LMB calculator

    Oh well if this is the case that puts it at a much more obtainable level
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    its per kilo gram of body weight...


    http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html#How much protein
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,419 Member
    its per kilo gram of body weight...


    http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html#How much protein

    ^^This. Which will work out to close to the 1g per pound of Lean Body Mass (LBM) that was stated earlier.
  • LeanQuest
    LeanQuest Posts: 57
    A lot of information regarding protein intake comes from bodybuilding. Some bodybuilders take performance enhancing drugs that increase protein synthesis hence they eat as much as 40% of daily calories from protein which is extreme for you and I.
  • escapeartist90210
    escapeartist90210 Posts: 56 Member
    Look up Brad Pilon how much protein blogs and the book. All in all we don't need much protein unless we're planning on building muscle mass.
  • karenhray7
    karenhray7 Posts: 219 Member
    Look up Brad Pilon how much protein blogs and the book. All in all we don't need much protein unless we're planning on building muscle mass.

    Or if we want to maintain it. Protein can, and is converted to energy (glucose) in lieu of carbohydrates. 80-90g is a good range for MOST adults-that's coming from my doc, a non-surgical bariatric specialist.

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