How much protein is too much protein?

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midpath
midpath Posts: 246 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I recently started cutting out breads, pastas, candies, cookies, pop, etc because I realized that my compulsive overeating was being majorly triggered by them. Now I can hit almost 200g a day of protein since I stopped veganism. Idk if I want to eat high protein but now my sugar and overeating cravings are practically gone! I can actually eat one serving and not reach for more when before it was like I physically and mentally couldn't control it. I guess I am scared of the whole ketosis thing and also I don't want to binge on sugar later. Which is why I've also been eating protein bars because they taste like candy bars but they don't trigger the cravings the way refined carbs and sugar does.
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  • midpath
    midpath Posts: 246 Member
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    And yeah I know there is sugar in them but not as much as like a regular candy bar. And it's so filling that it controls it better.
  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
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    What's wrong with ketosis? Fats are good for you, how much fat do you eat?
  • ReignOerMe
    ReignOerMe Posts: 24 Member
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    If refined carbs and sugar trigger overeating, then could you try unrefined grains? How about brown rice? Also fruit is high in sugar but might not trigger overeating. It really is important to be eating some carbs to avoid ketosis.
  • midpath
    midpath Posts: 246 Member
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    My dairy is public but here's today and I'm pretty much done...

    Fat 50g
    Sat Fat 21g (which I'm worried about)
    Carb 157g
    Fiber 20g
    Sugar 54g
    Protein 103g (which is lower than usual)
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
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    midpath wrote: »
    My dairy is public but here's today and I'm pretty much done...

    Fat 50g
    Sat Fat 21g (which I'm worried about)
    Carb 157g
    Fiber 20g
    Sugar 54g
    Protein 103g (which is lower than usual)

    But what is your opinion on the OP?
  • Mistizoom
    Mistizoom Posts: 578 Member
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    midpath wrote: »
    My dairy is public but here's today and I'm pretty much done...

    Fat 50g
    Sat Fat 21g (which I'm worried about)
    Carb 157g
    Fiber 20g
    Sugar 54g
    Protein 103g (which is lower than usual)

    Most people need to eat fewer than 50 g carbohydrates per day to achieve ketosis, and you're nowhere near that. Your diet looks pretty average to me. I do keto and my goals are 35 g carbs, 88 g protein and 102 g fat.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    midpath wrote: »
    My dairy is public but here's today and I'm pretty much done...

    Fat 50g
    Sat Fat 21g (which I'm worried about)
    Carb 157g
    Fiber 20g
    Sugar 54g
    Protein 103g (which is lower than usual)

    But what is your opinion on the OP?

    she/he is the OP :wink:

  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
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    christinev297 wrote: »
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    midpath wrote: »
    My dairy is public but here's today and I'm pretty much done...

    Fat 50g
    Sat Fat 21g (which I'm worried about)
    Carb 157g
    Fiber 20g
    Sugar 54g
    Protein 103g (which is lower than usual)

    But what is your opinion on the OP?

    she/he is the OP :wink:

    I need to stop drinking
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    midpath wrote: »
    My dairy is public but here's today and I'm pretty much done...

    Fat 50g
    Sat Fat 21g (which I'm worried about)
    Carb 157g
    Fiber 20g
    Sugar 54g
    Protein 103g (which is lower than usual)

    But what is your opinion on the OP?

    she/he is the OP :wink:

    I need to stop drinking

    LOL :drinker: :flowerforyou:

  • midpath
    midpath Posts: 246 Member
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    What is the bars on the above comment? It seems to be a new feature because when I used to use MFP it wasn't there. Was his comment banned?
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited March 2015
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    midpath wrote: »
    What is the bars on the above comment? It seems to be a new feature because when I used to use MFP it wasn't there. Was his comment banned?

    They are in mfp jail. I think it happens if the poster has had a certain number of warnings?? It's annoying when you're on your phone as it covers up their whole reply. But on the computer the bars only cover their profile pic, so you can still see/read their comment.
    you can Google "myfitnesspal jail" lol

  • Mistizoom
    Mistizoom Posts: 578 Member
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    MrM27 wrote: »
    Mistizoom wrote: »
    midpath wrote: »
    My dairy is public but here's today and I'm pretty much done...

    Fat 50g
    Sat Fat 21g (which I'm worried about)
    Carb 157g
    Fiber 20g
    Sugar 54g
    Protein 103g (which is lower than usual)

    Most people need to eat fewer than 50 g carbohydrates per day to achieve ketosis, and you're nowhere near that. Your diet looks pretty average to me. I do keto and my goals are 35 g carbs, 88 g protein and 102 g fat.

    Why only 21g of fat?

    The OP is eating 50 g fat/day, with 21 g of it saturated.

    I am eating 102 g fat/day. I aim for 50 g saturated.
  • midpath
    midpath Posts: 246 Member
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    I thought saturated fat was bad for you? Sorry this is all new to me...
  • Mistizoom
    Mistizoom Posts: 578 Member
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    midpath wrote: »
    I thought saturated fat was bad for you? Sorry this is all new to me...

    It's not, but plenty of people including the infallible U.S. government will tell you it is.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    Mistizoom wrote: »
    midpath wrote: »
    I thought saturated fat was bad for you? Sorry this is all new to me...

    It's not, but plenty of people including the infallible U.S. government will tell you it is.

    yep!! It was the devil substance back in the 80's

  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
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    I'm at 100g of protein for today, and yesterday I hit 144g. I'm not really worried about it being "too much". Some days I'm lucky to hit 80g of protein.

    The only reason I should be aiming for less fat is because I lack a gallbladder. I also need to keep my fiber up as I recently had part of my colon removed.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    I try and go over my fat and protein settings. I've got fat at 45g and protein at 122g
  • QuilterInVA
    QuilterInVA Posts: 672 Member
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    ReignOerMe wrote: »
    If refined carbs and sugar trigger overeating, then could you try unrefined grains? How about brown rice? Also fruit is high in sugar but might not trigger overeating. It really is important to be eating some carbs to avoid ketosis.

    Both brown and white rice are high in arsenic. Eat sparingly! There is nothing wrong with ketosis. You are confusing it with the diabetic version. Carbs are found in vegetables, dairy, fruit so there is no need for the GMOs you get these days in grains.

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