Always going over on protein..

What kinds of things are you eating to make your protein go over?

I am always over on protein too! From what I've read, nothing to worry about.

general purpose response:

protein will convert to fat if unused. (from my old fitness trainer)

So if you're going over, make sure you're doing sufficient resistance training or weightlifting to burn it.

Otherwise, cut back on the protein.

Another rule of thumb from a book called the abs diet:

Eat carbs at a 3:1 ratio to protein, ensuring enough energy to properly process the protein.

:drinker:

with respect...protein cannot turn into fat....it is adiffernt substance altogether...you can take in too much protein tho and it taxes the kidneys but with activity...most will be excreted in the urine

You're both a little off actually LOL

Some amino acids can be converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis, so some excess protein will be used for glucose production. They can also be converted to acetyl CoA which is used in fat production. Everything can be used for fat production and glucose production. It's protein that can't be synthesized in the body without excess nitrogen, which comes from amino acids. So it's actually protein that can't be produced from anything else, which is why we have to make sure to eat enough.

That said, overall, we're not going to gain fat in a caloric deficit.

(Proteinuria really only occurs in people with abnormal renal function. It can occur in extreme endurance athletes, but if a general person were to experience it, it'd be cause for concern. Not due to high protein intake.)

general purpose response:

protein will convert to fat if unused. (from my old fitness trainer)

So if you're going over, make sure you're doing sufficient resistance training or weightlifting to burn it.

Otherwise, cut back on the protein.

Another rule of thumb from a book called the abs diet:

Eat carbs at a 3:1 ratio to protein, ensuring enough energy to properly process the protein.

:drinker:

with respect...protein cannot turn into fat....it is adiffernt substance altogether...you can take in too much protein tho and it taxes the kidneys but with activity...most will be excreted in the urine

You're both a little off actually LOL

Some amino acids can be converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis, so some excess protein will be used for glucose production. They can also be converted to acetyl CoA which is used in fat production. Everything can be used for fat production and glucose production. It's protein that can't be synthesized in the body without excess nitrogen, which comes from amino acids. So it's actually protein that can't be produced from anything else, which is why we have to make sure to eat enough.

That said, overall, we're not going to gain fat in a caloric deficit.

(Proteinuria really only occurs in people with abnormal renal function. It can occur in extreme endurance athletes, but if a general person were to experience it, it'd be cause for concern. Not due to high protein intake.)

You're my new favorite person! :bigsmile:

Awe, thanks! It looks like we have a lot of common interests! :drinker:

I want to teach physiology, but not to high school kids. :laugh: I worked with the boy scouts this summer and MAN, 13 year old boys are rowdy! I want to teach college level. You are braver than I am.

general purpose response:

protein will convert to fat if unused. (from my old fitness trainer)

So if you're going over, make sure you're doing sufficient resistance training or weightlifting to burn it.

Otherwise, cut back on the protein.

Another rule of thumb from a book called the abs diet:

Eat carbs at a 3:1 ratio to protein, ensuring enough energy to properly process the protein.

:drinker:

with respect...protein cannot turn into fat....it is adiffernt substance altogether...you can take in too much protein tho and it taxes the kidneys but with activity...most will be excreted in the urine

You're both a little off actually LOL

Some amino acids can be converted to glucose via gluconeogenesis, so some excess protein will be used for glucose production. They can also be converted to acetyl CoA which is used in fat production. Everything can be used for fat production and glucose production. It's protein that can't be synthesized in the body without excess nitrogen, which comes from amino acids. So it's actually protein that can't be produced from anything else, which is why we have to make sure to eat enough.

That said, overall, we're not going to gain fat in a caloric deficit.

(Proteinuria really only occurs in people with abnormal renal function. It can occur in extreme endurance athletes, but if a general person were to experience it, it'd be cause for concern. Not due to high protein intake.)

You're my new favorite person! :bigsmile:

Awe, thanks! It looks like we have a lot of common interests! :drinker:

I want to teach physiology, but not to high school kids. :laugh: I worked with the boy scouts this summer and MAN, 13 year old boys are rowdy! I want to teach college level. You are braver than I am.

Yeah, I have a new respect for teachers for sure. I really want to teach sports med at a college. It'd be SO awesome to have an entire class of people interested in what I'm saying instead of like 3 and then 25 others who are there for credit. BLAH!:grumble:

I might try to do a double masters in Physical Therapy and Sports Med. We'll see.....

I actually got to teach my Anatomy and Physiology course last semester...it was SO COOL. I taught about the renal system. I tutored a couple hours before each exam too, and now I am hooked. I loooove teaching.

I wish now that I had done sports med instead of exercise science, because then I would have chem and physics under my belt and wouldn't be making up for lost time now for grad school. Ah well, nothing I can do now but keep on learning.

See now when I got my BA in Kinesio we didn't have to do Chem/Phys so I was in the same boat with you. I needed them both for pre-reqs for PT school. I about threw a party when I was done with a year and a half of chemistry!!!:drinker: