It also depends on your goals...if you are working on muscle building with a personal trainer then you need up bump up the protein intake...I have my levels at around 80g being all lean protein.

I agree with Berlin, if you want to increase muscle mass, you need more protein; to gain muscle, one needs to eat 1-2 grams per lb. Yes, it's a lot of calories; but when done correctly, your metabolism will increase and you will lose fat.

Yep, my doctor told me that I should be getting around 90 grams of protein a day because I'm very active. If you choose lean protein sources, you can get it all in without eating a TON of calories. You just have to make smart choices...eggs, lean chicken, and nuts are my favorite sources.

if you eat excessive amounts of protein, your body will produce more ammonia. Ammonia is toxic to the body and must be converted to urea. Your kidneys will need to work harder to remove this waste from your body. So two things: avoid excessive amounts of protein (> 2 g pro/kg body weight or > 0.9 g pro/lb body weight) if your kidneys are not fully functioning and drink lots!!! of water to help your kidneys excrete urea.

I agree with spectra. I consume about 90 grams of protein a day because i am trying to gaim some muscle (I strength train with 4kg dumbbells - the equivalent of about 8.4 pounds dumbbells). BUT, I choose low cal sources of protein and it works great with my daily calore consumption (which is between 1600 and 2000, since I'm pretty active).

That fish dish she is about to delve into looks absolutely delish... there isn't a recipe for that anywhere is there? Hehe

These numbers seem low to me. I've been eating about 120 grams a day without going over my daily caloric needs.

Yeah, I agree with juliefischer. The numbers seem low.

I usually get about 100-120 grams of protein a day. If you think about it, they say our calories should be balanced, in that 1/3 from carbs, 1/3 from fat, 1/3 from protein. so basically we should be shooting for 100 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein and about 50 grams of fat. That totals to about 1250 a day.

Now if you're really active and consuming MORE calories (say 1600 - 2000), wouldn't you have to have even MORE protein to keep your calorie sources balanced??

I eat pretty low-carb (except for the carbs in veggies), so I tend to eat a lot of protein. But I get it through lean meats, lean cheeses, and peanuts.

I weight train hard, so I try to eat at least my weight in grams of protein a day. I don't see why that would be a lot of calories...protein has the same number of calories per gram as carbs (and protein takes more energy to convert to usable energy besides).

thank you for making the chart there. i was going to try to figure things out for myself and realized that i need a calculator, and that didn't work for me at the moment!

I shoot for a 100g of protein a day, I'm still working on balancing my diet!