I posted this in November bandsters as well...Thought I would get more responses this way. Thanks!

I consider myself to have slightly more than average knowledge about nutrition and what your body needs to be "healthy"...My question is this, If we are supposed to take in around 70mg of protein daily (give or take) what negative consequences will there be if we take in , lets say 120mg? Will it slow down our weight loss? make us sick? constipate? I am eating around 100mg daily and sometimes get up to 125mg....Am I slowing my loss down? I am also eating the appropriate amounts of fat and whole grain carbs.

FYI: i am eating around 1400-1500 calories a day and walking 30 minutes 5X a week as well as 20-30 minutes light aerobics at least 5X a week

I have been doing this for 3 months now, ALL pre-op

I think you mean grams, not milligrams.

Its always debatable what the ideal diet is, what percentage Protein v what percentage carbs v what percentage fat. I tend to be more a believer in a moderate protein, moderate carbs, moderate healthy fat diet, so I wouldnt get more than 70g protein most days.

But that said, its calories in calories out and that's all it is for weight loss. If you get 125 grams protein v 70, at the same level of calories it doesnt make any difference. However, if you ADD another 50 grams of protein on TOP of your calorie amount, then it might. Extra calories are extra calories and your body doesnt care one bit whether they're fat, sugar or protein, they all end up stored on your hips.

I think you mean grams, not milligrams.

Its always debatable what the ideal diet is, what percentage Protein v what percentage carbs v what percentage fat. I tend to be more a believer in a moderate protein, moderate carbs, moderate healthy fat diet, so I wouldnt get more than 70g protein most days.

But that said, its calories in calories out and that's all it is for weight loss. If you get 125 grams protein v 70, at the same level of calories it doesnt make any difference. However, if you ADD another 50 grams of protein on TOP of your calorie amount, then it might. Extra calories are extra calories and your body doesnt care one bit whether they're fat, sugar or protein, they all end up stored on your hips.

Yes! exactly what I was thinking and hoping to hear. And yes, I did mean grams, thank you so much.:sad: