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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,241 Member
    koinflipper wrote: »
    "The RDI for protein for you would be 46 grams per day with a percentage range of 10-35% of calories from protein."

    That is not totally correct. You need 0.8 grams of protein for every kilogram you weigh. A person of normal weight probably calculates out to that recommended amount. A person weighing 60 pounds more than average needs more protein. 1 kilogram is just less than 1/2 pound. So 0.8 x 30 means you need about 24 more grams of protein than a person of average weight.

    Yeah, you've got your conversions wrong. 1 lb is just under half a kilogram, not the other way around. 1kg = 2.2lbs
  • koinflipper
    koinflipper Posts: 45 Member
    yeah, read the conversion calculator backwards. 1 pound = .453592 kg
  • CaptainJoy
    CaptainJoy Posts: 257 Member
    koinflipper wrote: »
    Although I have set my calories to 1400 a day, I haven't eaten close to that since I started logging. By end of day, I still have 400-600 unused calories. On average, I guess I'm eating closer to 1100. I have lost 2.2 pounds in 5 days since I started this. Probably all water, but encouraging anyway.

    You lost 40 pounds since mid Oct? You are losing more than recommended 1 pound a week.

    Congratulations on losing 2.2 pounds since you started logging!

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