High protein diets

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reality is many people, including middle-aged women which is my cohort, do not get nearly enough protein. They get maybe 50-60 g a day.

We lose muscle mass at an alarming rate after menopause. So many older women eat like birds, little salads, a bit of salmon, some yogurt. May mother was this way and she and her friends all suffered from sarcopenia and many had osteoporosis and broke bones.

It's very difficult to eat too much protein, unless you are supplementing with shakes and the like. It's a straw-man argument that we are eating too much protein.

Just try to eat 150 g of protein from whole food sources every day for a week and then get back to us and tell us how it went.

Well according to these articles, if you are under 150 lbs, 50-60 grams of protein is enough

[Anonymous]

I’m a mid-50s woman at the low end of normal BMI trying to put on muscle. 5’8” and 125 pounds. My RD consulted with my doctor and recommended 112-120g of protein for me.

[Anonymous]

Eat real food. Not too much. Mostly vegetables. Honestly I do not bother to count protein anymore. I've reached a nice balance for now of muscle mass/diet/workout that is sustainable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reality is many people, including middle-aged women which is my cohort, do not get nearly enough protein. They get maybe 50-60 g a day.

We lose muscle mass at an alarming rate after menopause. So many older women eat like birds, little salads, a bit of salmon, some yogurt. May mother was this way and she and her friends all suffered from sarcopenia and many had osteoporosis and broke bones.

It's very difficult to eat too much protein, unless you are supplementing with shakes and the like. It's a straw-man argument that we are eating too much protein.

Just try to eat 150 g of protein from whole food sources every day for a week and then get back to us and tell us how it went.

Trust me, you CAN eat too much protein. It's one of the causes of kidney damage and fatty liver.

Everything in moderation, please and thank you.

[Anonymous]

Because being fat is worse.

[Anonymous]

I thought the issue was when it's too much protein from animal sources - mainly red meat but also overload of eggs etc.? The trend has been Keto which is high in fat and protein.

[Anonymous]

High protein diets suck after a while.

I have been on one for about a year and while I look really good after six months I had to drop skin on chicken and basically all red meat because my cholesterol shot up.
Eating a “healthy” high protein diet for last 6 months has made me really not enjoy food.

Eggs are still fine but having to drop cheese too (at least the good kinds) has killed that source for being enjoyable.
Now I eat just to exist and maybe once a month enjoy a steak or something with actual flavor.
I need over 120 grams a day to sustain my (pretty ripped) body.

[Anonymous]

No way I could get 125gm or ever 100gm on a 1000 calorie or 29 pts WW diet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way I could get 125gm or ever 100gm on a 1000 calorie or 29 pts WW diet

Of course not, but who says you need to eat 1000 calories? Are you under 4’ tall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way I could get 125gm or ever 100gm on a 1000 calorie or 29 pts WW diet

Of course not, but who says you need to eat 1000 calories? Are you under 4’ tall?

I’m 56 and yes that’s about what I need to eat to maintain my weight. I’m 170lbs.

I do cardio 2x a week, weight 2x a week and yoga 2x a week.

I’d have to eat less to lose weight.

More I gain weight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way I could get 125gm or ever 100gm on a 1000 calorie or 29 pts WW diet

Of course not, but who says you need to eat 1000 calories? Are you under 4’ tall?

I’m 56 and yes that’s about what I need to eat to maintain my weight. I’m 170lbs.

I do cardio 2x a week, weight 2x a week and yoga 2x a week.

I’d have to eat less to lose weight.

More I gain weight.

I’m 5’8”

[Anonymous]

The fundamental problem in our diets is too much processed food, not too much protein. Although for the sake of the environment it would be better if everyone consumed fewer animal products, especially beef.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reality is many people, including middle-aged women which is my cohort, do not get nearly enough protein. They get maybe 50-60 g a day.

We lose muscle mass at an alarming rate after menopause. So many older women eat like birds, little salads, a bit of salmon, some yogurt. May mother was this way and she and her friends all suffered from sarcopenia and many had osteoporosis and broke bones.

It's very difficult to eat too much protein, unless you are supplementing with shakes and the like. It's a straw-man argument that we are eating too much protein.

Just try to eat 150 g of protein from whole food sources every day for a week and then get back to us and tell us how it went.

Trust me, you CAN eat too much protein. It's one of the causes of kidney damage and fatty liver.

Everything in moderation, please and thank you.

1 lb of chicken has 140g of protein.
Please keep eating this much for a month and come back tell us how you do.

[Anonymous]

The more I research diets, the more I feel like I need to just live off of beans. Seems to be the only safe food left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:High protein diets suck after a while.

I have been on one for about a year and while I look really good after six months I had to drop skin on chicken and basically all red meat because my cholesterol shot up.
Eating a “healthy” high protein diet for last 6 months has made me really not enjoy food.

Eggs are still fine but having to drop cheese too (at least the good kinds) has killed that source for being enjoyable.
Now I eat just to exist and maybe once a month enjoy a steak or something with actual flavor.
I need over 120 grams a day to sustain my (pretty ripped) body.

High protein diet is fine but if you go about it eating the fattiest food, then, yes, you will have trouble.