Re: Re: protein intake (was PNP and WAPF)

June 20, 2004

Of course, different people do well on different amounts of protein, and the

amount you need varies depending on your circumstances. The program that

and I were both on in the past recommended that amount, and we had both found

that served us well at the time. We agreed that if she can get back to how well

she was doing then, she could then start working on other factors, like gluten.

Cheers,

Tas'.

Re: protein intake (was PNP and WAPF)

> My container of bought yoghurt says 6.2g of protein/100g so work

out 6.2%

> of how much you have. What was that formula? 1/2 your weight in

pounds is

> the number of grams of protein you need per day wasn't it? Max.

125/day.

I'm sorry I jumped into this late... but are we disscussing daily

protein intake? 125 g/day should definitely not, in my opinion, be a

maximum for anyone. I would either a) starve to death or eat an

almost entirely carbohydrate-based diet if I ate that little

protein. It would be difficult for me to even eat a high-fat diet

with nothing to put the fat on, hence the wording of " " .

I personally would shoot for .75 g/ pound body weight and a minimum

of 75 g a day for a relatively sedentary person. For someone whose

muscles are under stress, they need more. For someone who is

intentionally trying to increase muscle mass, they need a lot more.

(At least 1 g/pound bodyweight, maybe twice that).

One pound of meat can often exceed 125 g (probably 160g or so), which

I could eat in one sitting.

Chris

June 20, 2004

Tas' and

i would listen to Dr. kd's recommendations on protein but i never really

followed it, meaning, i almost ALWAYS ate more protein than she

recommendation. had i eaten what she said i would have felt deprived and

not full. c'mon a freaking deck of cards???? (or the size of your palm

or whatever or your fist i don't remember cuz i ignored it) what a

laugh!!! but i think her recommendations were for people like vegans who

weren't at all used to eating animal protein. i think she was saying you

MUST eat AT THE VERY MINIMUM this much protein, in order to see any

results.

so i ate as much protein as i wanted, which was probably way more than

she suggested, and it didn't hurt me one bit, in fact, i think it helped.

it made me feel better, helped me get off sugar, and helped me to lost

wt.

so i actually agree with both of you.

eat AT LEAST what she recommends, and if you eat more, not a problem, and

maybe it's even a benefit.

laura

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:21:15 +1000 " "

<sand8013@...> writes:

Of course, different people do well on different amounts of protein, and

the amount you need varies depending on your circumstances. The program

that and I were both on in the past recommended that amount, and we

had both found that served us well at the time. We agreed that if she can

get back to how well she was doing then, she could then start working on

other factors, like gluten.