Too Much Protein?
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ShapeUpSidney
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I'm trying to lose about 5-10 pounds and tone my arms and legs. When I try, I am typically good about watching my calorie intake, and have net negative calories, carbs, and fat.
I ALWAYS ALWAYS go waaaaaay over the recommended protein, though. Today, I had 19 excess grams of protein. I'm wondering if this is bad for me, and will prevent me from losing weight. Any ideas?
I ALWAYS ALWAYS go waaaaaay over the recommended protein, though. Today, I had 19 excess grams of protein. I'm wondering if this is bad for me, and will prevent me from losing weight. Any ideas?
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I've noticed the same trend in my diary. I do strength training and figure I need the extra protein for that, but don't know if I'm killing my fat-burning capability.0
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I'm losing at a nice rate and almost always go way over on my protein. I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as you are getting sufficient amounts of your other nutrients.0
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I actually looked this up the other day because I always find the same thing in my diary. The answer is yes, there is such a thing as too much protein. I can't remember on top of my head what it does though. I googled it, so maybe try there?0
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You should look and see what your protein is coming from. If its lean protein (chicken, fish) or nuts and beans I wouldnt be worried but if its red meat the saturated fat could hinder weight loss0
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as long as you dont go over on your calories the macros arent that important in losing weight.
we should only be getting 40-60 grams of protein a day. anything over that is just wasted. yes you can get too much and most meat eaters in amercian society get way too much protein in their diets. it can cause kidney, liver, gastro and neurological problems. not to mention if your main source is from meat, the fat and cholesterol will contribute to high blood pressure, heart diesease etc.0 -
This site has the protein set *VERY* low and the carbs *VERY* high. You would have to change that in your "Goals" section, the recommended amount is 40% carbs, 40% protein, 20% fat.
It is harmful to eat too much protein, but again, this site has it by default in like 25% which is astonishingly low. Get closer to %40 (I have it at 35%) and you'll be great.0 -
How many grams is your goal set to? If you are talking 300g of protein per day, I'd say that might be excessive for you. But, over 100g and less than 200g isn't a bad thing!0
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I can't see your diary, so I'm not sure what your macros are set as. However, many nutritionists recommend about 1 gm protein per lb of body weight. If you go over some, and your kidneys are healthy, your body will probably handle it fine. But for the most part I'd try to stick with the mg/lb rule.
And yes - you def. need the protein to build that lean muscle!0 -
I think its only bad if you cant work off the calories. Even protein becomes fat in the end but see what happens, check your waistline. Its the best way to check if its doing anything0
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I'm net negative on calories and fat, so it's obviously lean protein.0
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I think its only bad if you cant work off the calories. Even protein becomes fat in the end but see what happens, check your waistline. Its the best way to check if its doing anything
the body can not store protein. The only way to "keep" protein is transforming it into muscle. Carbs and fat excess does get stored as fat, but definitely not protein.0 -
I think 1mg/kg is a good mark to shoot for. I read that there are lots of studies for men, but very few done on women in this area.
Apparently, the sedentary male needs .8mg/kg, runners are up around 1mg/kg, and weight lifters can go up to 1.5mg/kg
I am at 1.4, but that's just today, and I haven't taken an average over a long period. I can't consistently keep my diary. I'm SO bad at it. i need to generate more consistent data. But even with the sporadic data set I currently have, I see a general trend towards excess protein.0 -
I am finding it is difficult to find a good carb-protein balance as well. I err on the side of protein, however I am also only trying to lose a couple of pounds and it a wall shortly after the first week. It made me think about a conversation I had with a personal trainer not too long ago. I asked him why when I was working out a lot previously I wasn't losing any weight. The first thing he asked is if I had increased my protein intake during this time. The answer of course was yes, because that's what we're supposed to do. He explained, contrary to what I had been told, when you have excessive protein the body converts it into, you guessed it, fat.
I have not researched this thouroghly, so I would of course tell you to ask someone who knows more about nutrition. From what I gather, however, the only good eating a lot of protein does is build muscle if you are trying to become a muscle bound weightlifter.
Knowing all of this doesn't help me however, I'm a big meat eater anyway so I'm always over0 -
My doctor at the Veteran's Administration puts it this way--to lose the fat, you need to cut down on carbs, and increase protein (to build more muscle which enables you to burn more cals). A good rule of thumb if you're exercising, is 1g protein per pound of GOAL body weight per day. So if you're trying to get to 125, that's 125g protein daily goal. However, too much protein, especially from meats, can contribute to formation of kidney stones. Those not fun at all...especially when they are being removed the hard way... :noway: I think the health problems you probably heard about are common to college athletes taking protein supps with creatine, and stacking other chemicals/thermogenics, etc. The liver then spends all it's time trying to process the chemicals, rather than processing the necessary nutrients into your body!0
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I'm losing at a nice rate and almost always go way over on my protein. I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as you are getting sufficient amounts of your other nutrients.
Yea you are! Congrats!0 -
Good info in this article. Talks more about protein in a single meal as opposed to all day. But, good info...
http://www.wannabebig.com/diet-and-nutrition/is-there-a-limit-to-how-much-protein-the-body-can-use-in-a-single-meal/0 -
My doctor at the Veteran's Administration puts it this way--to lose the fat, you need to cut down on carbs, and increase protein (to build more muscle which enables you to burn more cals). A good rule of thumb if you're exercising, is 1g protein per pound of GOAL body weight per day. So if you're trying to get to 125, that's 125g protein daily goal. However, too much protein, especially from meats, can contribute to formation of kidney stones. Those not fun at all...especially when they are being removed the hard way... :noway: I think the health problems you probably heard about are common to college athletes taking protein supps with creatine, and stacking other chemicals/thermogenics, etc. The liver then spends all it's time trying to process the chemicals, rather than processing the necessary nutrients into your body!
You want to convert that to kg, I think. What you listed here is about twice what is actually recommended. 125mg of protein is ridiculous. I'm nowhere near that...
I'm not worried about kidney trouble or negative health effects. I'm not at a level that would cause that...but I am concerned about how it will effect my figure.0 -
I agree with the above statements. You need to adjust your levels to 40%carbs, 40% protein and 20% fat.
If you are working out, trying to shape your muscles you need lean protein. If your diet is to rich in carbs your body will break down the muscles before it breaks down fat. If you can use lean protein, or protein the is rich in leucine (Whey protein has lots of this) then you can get a fast acting protein enhancement after every workout. Make sure you consume a considerable amout of protein after each workout, preferably within 45 minutes of that workout.
Raising your levels of protein also increases your metabolism. This will definately keep you from fats/carbs for later.
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Don't worry about too much protein. Especially if you're trying to get lean...Worry about carbs and fat. I don't know what your macros are, but 40% would be good for protein, or about 1gm to 1.5gm/lb of bodyweight, 40%carbs and %20fat. This is what my %s are and I eat at least 300gm protein per day, but I have a 30%higher metabolism than avg. Hope that helps!0
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My doctor at the Veteran's Administration puts it this way--to lose the fat, you need to cut down on carbs, and increase protein (to build more muscle which enables you to burn more cals). A good rule of thumb if you're exercising, is 1g protein per pound of GOAL body weight per day. So if you're trying to get to 125, that's 125g protein daily goal. However, too much protein, especially from meats, can contribute to formation of kidney stones. Those not fun at all...especially when they are being removed the hard way... :noway: I think the health problems you probably heard about are common to college athletes taking protein supps with creatine, and stacking other chemicals/thermogenics, etc. The liver then spends all it's time trying to process the chemicals, rather than processing the necessary nutrients into your body!
You want to convert that to kg, I think. What you listed here is about twice what is actually recommended. 125mg of protein is ridiculous. I'm nowhere near that...
I'm not worried about kidney trouble or negative health effects. I'm not at a level that would cause that...but I am concerned about how it will effect my figure.
125g of protein if your goal weight is 125lbs is NOT rediculous! It should be the goal; if not close to it.0
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