I Think I'm Allergic To Carbs

[gabybab 696]

17 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Your calculation is incorrect hon.

You are 5'6". So your ideal weight is assessed at 130lbs (100 for the first 5 feet and 5lbs for every inch over 100lbs = 100 + (5lbs X 6ins) = 130lbs.

Now express your ideal weight in kg: 130lbs divided by 2.2kg/lb = 59kg

Now figure your Protein needs bases upon your health/activity/degree of athletic pursuit (most of us are average): 59kg X 0.8g/kg of Protein = 47.2g of protein per day

Now assume on average that there are about 7g of protein per OUNCE of dense protein by weight: 47.2g protein divided by 7g/ounce protein = 6.74oz protein (dense protein) by weight on a scale to satisfy that 47.2g of protein content per day.

And anything above that is likely over-nutrition for most of us. But if you aren't average...then the recs go all the way up to 1.4g/kg of ideal body weight per day.

Thank you for always being so helpful! You are a gem!💯

[FluffyChix 17,415]

7 hours ago, gabybab said:

Thank you for always being so helpful! You are a gem!💯

We're all learning together and are traveling down a similar road!! ((hugs))

[FluffyChix 17,415]

7 hours ago, gabybab said:

Thank you for always being so helpful! You are a gem!💯

BTW, I had support group yesterday with my RD and she said that she uses a slightly different calculation for bariatric patients to ensure we get proper Protein nutrition.

She said the absolute minimum for us should be 0.8g/kg based on our ideal weight expressed in kilograms. But she said that we should probably target 1.1g/kg of ideal weight to be on the "safe" side. That protein source should come from complete Proteins as well as a WIDE variety of plant proteins from a varied diet. So animal/fish/seafood/eggs/dairy/nuts/seeds/beans/pulses/plants=All.The.Food. LOL.

She said that the new research shows that even though plants don't have complete proteins, that our bodies are pretty resourceful about breaking down any amino acid and using other amino acids through the day to complete our protein needs. And she said we should fluctuate in our protein intake---not just eat at the bottom of the range. Some days, we need to really target eating at the top of our protein range in a varied, organic, natural progression dictated by hunger.

So doing your protein again it would look more like this range:

7 hours ago, gabybab said:

Now express your ideal weight in kg: 130lbs divided by 2.2kg/lb = 59kg

Now figure your Protein needs bases upon your health/activity/degree of athletic pursuit (most of us are average): 59kg X 0.8g/kg of Protein = 47.2g of protein per day

So on the bottom end you would need a minimum of 47.2g protein per day.

But target 59kg X 1.1g/kg = 65g protein

And you can go as high as 59kg X 1.4g/kg = 82.6g protein per day.

So yah. Your range is anything from 47g - 83g protein per day with an ideal target of 65g.