Protien

CaseyB
on 4/25/12 9:46 am
VSG on 03/27/12
My handbook says to get 60-80 grams of protien a day, and without realizing i had 90 today. Is it too much? Is there a contraindication for too much protien?
Thanks everyone in advance!! Im 4 weeks out btw.
        
Pooch2
on 4/25/12 9:59 am
Thats quite a bit for 4 weeks out, where  did you get that much from and what were your carbs and overall calories?   To answer your question, that protein number is NOT a problem,  all by itself, thats what I get every day but if it comes along with 1,500 caories and 150 carbs at 1 month, then I would be concerned....
HW: 425    SW: 337   CW: 262 GW: 217 (surgeon)  
Pre-surgery loss; 88 lbs (mostly in my required 6 month insurance class)
CaseyB
on 4/25/12 10:17 am
VSG on 03/27/12
649 calories and 20 carbs today.

thats the highest ive been ever caloriewise.
Pooch2
on 4/25/12 10:31 am
Ok, so 90 protein and 20 carbs are each 4 calories, so that's  110 X 4 = 440 calories from those two, so the fat was about 209 calories so around 22 grams of fat...  Yea well the more protein you get the more calories... maybe some leaner fats but that's not a big deal if your protein this high and your calories stay about 650 ish, the carbs and fats pretty much have to be in line too....

So this all sounds darn good, keep it up.......... 
HW: 425    SW: 337   CW: 262 GW: 217 (surgeon)  
Pre-surgery loss; 88 lbs (mostly in my required 6 month insurance class)
califsleevin
on 4/25/12 10:32 am - CA
That's not a big deal at all - but it does mean that you may have room for a bit more variety of things!
I was routinely hitting 90ish at my 10day appt so the doc added veg to my diet

60-80 is a guideline - some will need more, particularly men (my target is 100-105 to maintain my lean mass) - and a few may ultimately need less. Unless you have kidney issues (in which case a nephrologist would be guiding you on this,) a little more than necessary is better than not enough (when your body will start stripping your muscles to get what it needs.) You need to be chronically higher by many times this amount to be in danger of harming anything other than your calorie count.

1st support group/seminar - 8/03 (has it been that long?)  

Wife's DS - 5/05 w Dr. Robert Rabkin   VSG on 5/9/11 by Dr. John Rabkin

 

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