I am on day #5 of my pre-op liquid protein diet. I am keeping a log of what I am drinking, grams of protein, fat, carbs and sugars. Yesterday, I had 198 grams of protein! i think what did it was the physician's weight loss center nuritional supplements that i sip throughout the day that total 36 grams of protein in 24oz. imagine if crystal light had 12 grams of protein in every 8oz.

what happens when we consume too much protein?

I found this on the 'net, and it is in keeping with what I've learned at nursing school:

She says that's because a diet in which protein makes up more than 30% of your caloric intake causes a buildup of toxic ketones. So-called ketogenic diets can thrust your kidneys into overdrive in order to flush these ketones from your body. As your kidneys rid your body of these toxic ketones, you can lose a significant amount of water, which puts you at risk of dehydration, particularly if you exercise heavily.

That water loss often shows up on the scale as weight loss. But along with losing water, you lose muscle mass and bone calcium. The dehydration also strains your kidneys and puts stress on your heart. And dehydration from a ketogenic diet can make you feel weak and dizzy, give you bad breath, or lead to other problems.

It says you should get your .36 gm of protein for each pound you weigh.

I don't think one day will really hurt you, but 1. drink plenty of water to flush the ketone byproducts from your system and 2. try to keep it closer to the 60-80 gms a day we're told to get!

(too much can give you gout, too...in fact, my doc had me take a med while I was doing the preop diet to make sure I didn't develop it)

thanks, i read that, too. but i associated it with protein food rather than liquid. i wonder if there is a difference?

Protein is protein. If liquid protein weren't used like "protein" then the supplements we drink would be useless. If in doubt call your doc; but I think yes you got too much and shouldn't consistently get that much unless you aren't worrried about developing other long term problems. (that was a big complaint about Atkins, as I recall)

How much protein do you need? There is so many different opinons on that subject. I personally feel that it depends on what is your physical activity and what are you trying to do with your body. 60-90 grams is perfectly fine when your physical activity is lower. But if you are a point where your physical activity is very high and your trying to build muscle you will need the extra protein. That's why body builders consume .75-1.2 grams per lb of body weight. Keep in mind drinking lots of water should always be a priority. For example for me when I started my journey I was getting 70-80 grams per day. Now with my activity level through the rough I am consuming 110-150 per day based on if its a work out day or not. I am gaining muscle and losing fat at this point. Always trying to consume protein immediately after a work out to rebuild my muscle tissue. The amount of protein you are consuming is a little high at the stage your at. Lower that by consuming more water. Good luck and do lots of research. At this point try to keep your protein levels below 100.

How in the world did you get that much protein in with just liquids? I would love to know cause I am struggling to get my 60g. Share some of your high protein items, I was on a hgih protein pre-op of slim fast and there is only about 13g in each of those.

Hey, here are the liquid protein drinks: Met Rx is 51 grams of protein, 15 oz can, 240 cal. 1g fat 6g carbs . only tried te vanilla and it's good. drink it all at once and you fill up.. don't sip it throughout the day.

atkins 11 ounces with 15g of protein, 9g of fat (they say is ok) 5g carbs

then there are these nutritional supplements from Physician's Weight Loss Center www.pwlc.com - mix with water and its 12g protein mixed with 8oz water in all flavors, even hot chocolate and capachino - about $1.75 a serving - buy online in their diet store.....email me anytime with ??? good luck