Weight-Loss How much protien do you take in a day

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bout 250g. Give or take a bit
 
I aim for 100g and it varies, sometimes I am not able to get hold of any food all day as I am in a rush so have caffienated drinks and wait till I get home then eat but theres no way I can down 100g worth of protein! (like 3 portions) so it maybe becomes 60g that day.

Other times I feel extra hungry and so add more protein, normally in the way of egg whites and have an egg white omelette with prawns and chicken, that can come in at around 60g at times! (3-4 egg whites, 75g chicken, 75g prawns). Fills any large gaps normally! This added to my normal day time amount of 35-40g can get me my 100g.

I am not 100% on my weight but *think* its around 65kg.
 
I'm a guy. My goal is to gain weight of all things, and my target weight is 250lbs, so 250g of protein a day for me. (only have about 10lbs more to gain, already gained 35 this summer) I go by the 1g per target body weight a day motto. When I start losing weight again in the new year I'll drop it down to about 220g a day or so. And cut my carb intake by about 40%.
 
Yeah right now im at 218 so im doing about 1g per .5 of my weight so i take in that much sometimes a lil much and i dont realize

I get my protien from greek yogurt, soymilk, tuna, fish, chicken, and i do drink a protien shake mixed with soymilk after my work out to kinda boost things along or get the most out of my workout.
 
I go for around 100-120g - my lean body mass is around 100 lbs, weight is around 160 or so.

Rule of thumb is 1g per pound of lean body mass (or possibly goal weight).

This is higher than the 'officially' recommended amounts of protein, but those were formulated for people of healthy weight who weren't trying to lose weight. I suspect it's more important to get enough protein if you're restricting carbs, because in a pinch your body will turn protein into... either glucose or glycogen, I forget which, but either way, it won't be used for maintaining your muscles! :D
 
the "official" number is based upon the Lemon study in 1980 in which he based it on nitrogen balance. He found at a certain level of protein being eaten depending on activity level, it will start being wasted by the body and literally be pissed out...

However, nitrogen balance != protein absorption. Whats been discovered in further studies is that while at a certain level of protein intake you will start wasting it, you will not however waste all of it. It's a case of diminishing returns the higher you go past the nitrogen balance point is all..

So lets say your body hits the nitrogen balance point at 100g. since you're at balance, all 100g is absorbed. Now lets say you decide to eat 150g. You will measure something like 25g of that being wasted and just pissed out of the body, but what will happen is 125g will be absorbed. (number not accurate, just illustrating what happens) So even though you're above the protein RDA, you're still getting a net benefit by doing so.

For me, consider the protein RDA as your starting point. You should never go below that amount. And I consider the 1g/lbs lean body mass a general optimal level to shoot for if you're active.
 
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