Protein help

[JP_RC]

1 gram per lean pound of bodyweight, or per pound of total bodyweight? Also, wouldn't protein needs go up on a lo-carb diet since carbs have a protein sparing effect?

Yes 1 gr per lean lb of bodyweight. Why are you going to do a low carb diet? Is your response not very good to them?

Remember what No Patience posted, carbs actually preserve muscle better than excess protein for a lot of people, its true.

[dj181]

Ok JP_RC, you make a good point. I'm basically trying to figure out how many cals to eat per day, and how much protein that I need (minimum). I remember Bill Phillips said to consume not less that bodyweight times 12 if one is cutting cals, so maybe I should use that figure as my baseline instead of 1500 cals?

[Master Blaster]

500g of protein a day , 0 fat, 0 carbs  don't brush your teeth

 

[JP_RC]

That's a good idea.

[MCWAY]

Ok fellas, I hate to admit this, but I have to swallow my pride and admit that I was wrong when I said that "diet means FUCK ALL" and so I would like to ask for protein guidelines for my fat-loss diet. I plan on eating 1500 cals per day and a minimum of 100 carb grams a day, so my question is, how many protein grams do I need daily? I weigh about a buck 75

If you plan on eating 1500 calories per day, plan on remaining 175 lbs. But your bodyfat may remain the same or increase.

As far as protein goes, shoot for about 200 grams of protein. Taken over 6 meals, that's rougly 34 grams per meal.

Carbs? Go about 200 grams of carbs. Try six meals: Three regular meals and three shakes, with the third shake to be consumed post-workout (assuming you train late-afternoon/early-evening).

If you eat too little food, your body will munch up your muscle and leave the fat in place.

[Bobby]

If you plan on eating 1500 calories per day, plan on remaining 175 lbs. But your bodyfat may remain the same or increase.

As far as protein goes, shoot for about 200 grams of protein. Taken over 6 meals, that's rougly 34 grams per meal.

Carbs? Go about 200 grams of carbs. Try six meals: Three regular meals and three shakes, with the third shake to be consumed post-workout (assuming you train late-afternoon/early-evening).

If you eat too little food, your body will munch up your muscle and leave the fat in place.

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how many women have you heard that eat 3 sammiches a day, and can't get rid of their bellyfat...

[dj181]

Ok, so how about calorie cycling? For example, 3 days at 1500 cals, and the next 2 days at 2500 cals, as an example. I know that I'm gonna catch alot heat for this, but back in the day I did the cybergenics thing, and that diet they planned out was actually somewhat effective, 3 days with calories at BMR, and then 4 days with calories at BMR*2 FYI, BMR=lean bodyweight in kilos times 24

[wes]

Ok, so how about calorie cycling? For example, 3 days at 1500 cals, and the next 2 days at 2500 cals, as an example. I know that I'm gonna catch alot heat for this, but back in the day I did the cybergenics thing, and that diet they planned out was actually somewhat effective, 3 days with calories at BMR, and then 4 days with calories at BMR*2 FYI, BMR=lean bodyweight in kilos times 24

Christ,you`re overanalyzing things in a big way.

Just do it..... and be consistant as hell.

[johnnynoname]

Christ,you`re overanalyzing things in a big way.

Just do it..... and be consistant as hell.

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