how much is too much protein?

[jimenitayo]

I've been bad about my fitday lately

but I saw a couple of posts talking about how too much protein turns into glucose...
I know about the 65/5/30 percentages... but i was wondering if there's an actual limit to how many ounces different people need to eat? I wonder if even though my percentages are fine, I might be overdoing the protein

[Kent]

Re: how much is too much protein?

I've been bad about my fitday lately

but I saw a couple of posts talking about how too much protein turns into glucose...
I know about the 65/5/30 percentages... but i was wondering if there's an actual limit to how many ounces different people need to eat? I wonder if even though my percentages are fine, I might be overdoing the protein

It all depends on your level of activity and type of exercise. If you are working out vigorously or lifting weights, your body needs an elevated amount of protein to rebuild the micro-tears in the muscle fibers. A standard Atkineer should get about 30% of his/her Calories per day in protein or about 150g for a 2000 Calorie/day person. An alternative way to look at how much one should eat is the recommendation from body builders and athletes to eat 1.2-1.6g per kilogram of Lean Body Mass, which works out to be 140.8g for me.

[2big4mysize]

Re: how much is too much protein?

yep like kent said there is more to Atkins then just eating in the ratios as you can beperfect ratio but too much total foods and thus too much protein for your body needs. the amount will vary from day to day too depending on what you actually do activitiy andhealthy wise.