What does too much protein mean?

jessgwinn3
jessgwinn3 Posts: 13
in Health and Weight Loss
I seem to stay over my protein quite abit. Is this bad? Will it make it harder for me to loose a little fat? Any ideas on some good carb/fat recipes low on protein? HELP.

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  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I seem to stay over my protein quite abit. Is this bad? Will it make it harder for me to loose a little fat? Any ideas on some good carb/fat recipes low on protein? HELP.

    If you keep your protein to around 1gram per pound of bodyweight you're fine. This site's automatic calculator way way way undershoots protein consumption.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    I will defer to the Mayo Clinic, though there will doubtfully be a lot of opinions on this one.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-protein-diets/AN00847

    Some safe advice is, if you're eating a lot of protein, make sure you drink lots of water. Give your liver and kidneys lots of fluids to flush the waste products of protein metabolism out of your system. But "lots of water" is a cure for many ills, so that's safe advice to anyone. :)
  • jessgwinn3
    jessgwinn3 Posts: 13
    Thanks guys! :)

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