Protein - How much is too much?

[GreenTealael 25,446]

What is the lowest a non lifting 170 lb wls female can consume if she was just tired of Protein mania and wanted to veg out for a while... Be gentle

[Matt Z 4,140]

11 hours ago, Tealael said:

What is the lowest a non lifting 170 lb wls female can consume if she was just tired of Protein mania and wanted to veg out for a while... Be gentle

https://fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/

Check this calculator, granted this is for a "normal" person and does not take into account WLS.

13 hours ago, Apple203 said:

I think the ideal is 1 gram of Protein per 1 pound of lean body mass, right? e.g., I am 190#s, 46% fat, 100 pounds lean mass, so 100 grams Protein a day -- not 75% of 190, which would be about...150 grams-ish. There's no way a typical obese person would be 75% lean...

Everything I'm reading does not specify lean, even the USDA's Dietary Reference Intake does not calculate based only on lean mass. What source did you find that states it's lean?

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

2 hours ago, Matt Z said:

https://fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dri-calculator/

Check this calculator, granted this is for a "normal" person and does not take into account WLS.

Thanks, Matt! This is great!

[Apple203 1,314]

22 hours ago, Matt Z said:

Everything I'm reading does not specify lean, even the USDA's Dietary Reference Intake does not calculate based only on lean mass. What source did you find that states it's lean?

Its just something I stumbled across in my web wanderings Here's one link: https://www.livestrong.com/article/489271-minimum-protein-intake-per-lean-body-mass/

You'll find references all over the web.

Edited June 7, 2018 by Apple203