Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 How much actual protein do you suppose to consume a day? I have been averaging 40-60 grams a day with food. I am not taking any protein supplement. Thank you in advance. Tisha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 I think most of us average 20-25 grams of protein per meal; so that is anywhere from 120 to 150 grams of protein per day. At 40-60 grams you are only getting 7-10 grams per meal, which is too low. Colleen > How much actual protein do you suppose to consume a day? I have been > averaging 40-60 grams a day with food. I am not taking any protein > supplement. Thank you in advance. > > Tisha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 You need roughly 1 gram per lb of body weight. Sunshine How much Protein? How much actual protein do you suppose to consume a day? I have been averaging 40-60 grams a day with food. I am not taking any protein supplement. Thank you in advance. Tisha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 So I need to start to supplement with whey protein shakes? > You need roughly 1 gram per lb of body weight. > > Sunshine > How much Protein? > > > How much actual protein do you suppose to consume a day? I have been > averaging 40-60 grams a day with food. I am not taking any protein > supplement. Thank you in advance. > > Tisha > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2003 Report Share Posted July 8, 2003 Bigger protein portions at your meals. Maybe post a sample of what your meals look like. Colleen > > You need roughly 1 gram per lb of body weight. > > > > Sunshine > > How much Protein? > > > > > > How much actual protein do you suppose to consume a day? I have > been > > averaging 40-60 grams a day with food. I am not taking any > protein > > supplement. Thank you in advance. > > > > Tisha > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I thought to build muscle, you are supposed to add more carbs not protein. The BFL calculator shows a ratio of 30% protein/ 50% carbs/ 20% fat to build muscle. Am I mistaken? Now I'm really confused! G. On 2/2/06, Skwigg <skwigg@...> wrote: > > Yeah, that sounds about right. Like n said, it would be about 25g > per meal. Most women here are going for 20-25g of protein and 20-25g > of carbs at each of the six meals, which using the BFL 40/40/20 ratio > of pro/carbs/fat would give them only 1200-1500 calories per day. It's > really not a lot of food. > > If you want to drop the protein back a little bit, 1g per pound of > body weight is generally accepted also. So even if you go as low as > 135g, you're still in the ballpark. > > > > > > On 2/2/06, <jonathansmom2003@...> wrote: > > Hey, > > > > So I had talked to a personal trainer before I started BFL and they > > told me that at 135lbs, I should have a daily intage of 150 grams of > > protein a day to build muscle. > > > > Considering that I've already reached my ideal weight and body fat, I > > am finding that I have to 'stuff' myself to reach this goal. > > > > Is it me or does 150 grams seem like a lot!? Can I build muscle just > > eating clean foods, w/o worrying about having to eat that much protein > > a day. I normally eat chicken, fish, tuna, etc...but can't seem to > > reach that 150 w/o the shakes and the bars; should I eat when I am not > > hungry just to have that much protein? > > > > help! > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 - I'm not sure what your question is. To burn fat, the prescribed ratio is 40% protein, 40% carb and 20% fat. To build muscle, the prescribed ratio is 30% protein, 50% carb and 20% fat. Therefore, to build muscle the carbs are, indeed, higher. What are you confused about? n At 07:03 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote: >I thought to build muscle, you are supposed to add more carbs not protein. >The BFL calculator shows a ratio of 30% protein/ 50% carbs/ 20% fat to build >muscle. > >Am I mistaken? Now I'm really confused! > > G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 I'm confused about this thread...lol!! The first post was a question about increasing protien to increase muscle. I always thought you needed to increase carbs to increase muscle, as you said n, not protien. Well, after rereading 's original post maybe the question is not about increasing protien, it's a baseline number of protien grams (does that make sense?) I think I just read it wrong. G. On 2/2/06, n <mtpaper@...> wrote: > > - > I'm not sure what your question is. > > To burn fat, the prescribed ratio is 40% protein, 40% carb and 20% fat. > To build muscle, the prescribed ratio is 30% protein, 50% carb and 20% > fat. > > Therefore, to build muscle the carbs are, indeed, higher. > What are you confused about? > n > > At 07:03 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote: > >I thought to build muscle, you are supposed to add more carbs not > protein. > >The BFL calculator shows a ratio of 30% protein/ 50% carbs/ 20% fat to > build > >muscle. > > > >Am I mistaken? Now I'm really confused! > > > > G. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 - 's original post was questioning the # of grams of protein she should eat daily; she thought 150grams was higher than she expected. I don't think she was asking about carbs at all. Hope that clears up your confusion - n At 10:21 AM 2/3/2006, you wrote: ><SNIP> >Well, after rereading 's original post maybe the question is not about >increasing protien, it's a baseline number of protien grams (does that make >sense?) I think I just read it wrong.<SNIP> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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