formula for protein intake is: divide your weight in half an

marianmaj
marianmaj Posts: 96 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
Someone asked why i eat so much protien; well I really don't but I guess more than she does. So just divide your weight in half and subtract 10...roughly 10 to 15% of daily caloric intake should be proteins...eggs are perfect...you need all your amino acids; not necessary every DAY but yes absolutely every WEEk! So if you weigh 120 your DAILY protein intake should be 50 grams.

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  • marianmaj
    marianmaj Posts: 96 Member
    Someone asked why i eat so much protein; well I really don't but I guess more than she does. So just divide your weight in half and subtract 10...roughly 10 to 15% of daily caloric intake should be proteins...eggs are perfect...you need all your amino acids; not necessary every DAY but yes absolutely every WEEK! So if you weigh 120 your DAILY protein intake should be 50 grams.
  • orange_avocado
    orange_avocado Posts: 232
    If you change your Goals on MFP, you can set custom limits for Protein, Carbs, Fat, etc. You can also set percentages, such as 15% protein so if you exercise more one day, your limit changes as well as your calories.
  • leandread
    leandread Posts: 166 Member
    I've often heard this number, but is that for your current weight or your ideal weight? As a person who is very overweight, I wonder if I still aim for that much protein. What do you suggest in that case?
  • scrad87
    scrad87 Posts: 1
    The formula that I was shown and has become to be very accurate is to find your lean body mass, this is your weight minus half of your current body weight. Times this by 2, two is to maintain muscle 2.5 if you're very active for someone who requires more protein. 3 if you are a fitness junkie I guess or a fitness nut. You can also find out per meal that you're body will actually consume by using LBM x 2 = A, then divide A by 6. Six is the number of meals you should be consuming throughout a day, because your body will only allow for certain amount of protein to be converted to muscle synthesis the rest is converted to fats or not used. This is by a 3 hour cycle that this happens. Hope that helps.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    The formula that I was shown and has become to be very accurate is to find your lean body mass, this is your weight minus half of your current body weight. Times this by 2, two is to maintain muscle 2.5 if you're very active for someone who requires more protein. 3 if you are a fitness junkie I guess or a fitness nut. You can also find out per meal that you're body will actually consume by using LBM x 2 = A, then divide A by 6. Six is the number of meals you should be consuming throughout a day, because your body will only allow for certain amount of protein to be converted to muscle synthesis the rest is converted to fats or not used. This is by a 3 hour cycle that this happens. Hope that helps.
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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Just aim for 1g per pound of LBM
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Interesting. Usually people on here say to eat more than 10-15%
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    For general weight loss/fitness when you are not necessarily trying to prevent LBM loss or even trying to gain some LBM with a surplus I'm sure this is fine.

    But for the rest of us who have goals of retaining our LBM in a deficit or want to build muscle in a surplus, eating that little amount of protein is laughable at best.
  • MTGirl4Life
    MTGirl4Life Posts: 84 Member
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