[blueice10]

How many grams of protein should i be getting. Is 60 to 130 correct?
Thanks by the way for helping me with this!

By the way sacha i am a very picky eater according to my boyfriend. Many guys over the years have tried to get me to eat more and i just cant bring myself to try new things. For instance i hate pizza, weird huh!

[NurseSara]

From what I remember it's around 0.5 - 0.8 grams per pound of body weight. But I am not trained in weight loss, so I don't know everything.

[blueice10]

Thanks that's a mimimum of 115 grams a day, I am no where near that. I will search the web to be sure. I would have to double my intake of protein if that is correct.
Thanks!

[TornadoSiren]

The x.8 formula is for kilograms, NOT pounds. So first you need to convert pounds into kilograms, then multiply x .8. Or just multiply x.37 if you are using pounds. So at 231 you should be getting at least 85 grams of protein each day.

[beerab]

I was also going to say I think it's too little protein- try adding things like eggs and meat to salads, eggs for snacks, protein powders in shakes, etc. I usually get at least 75 grams of protein per day and sometimes up to 130 grams of protein a day.

I'd also never dip below 1700 calories until you lose more weight. I am at a lower weight and I do exercise a lot but I eat around 1600 to 1800 calories per day

[NurseSara]

TornadoSiren you are right. Thank you for catching my mistake!

[Suzanne 3FC]

I saw this on 20/20 (or one of those shows) a few years ago and it was pretty scary. I'm sorry you are going through this!

I don't think that your protein intake has anything to do with this. Most people eat too much protein. It's my understanding that the charts are not accurate for overweight and obese individuals. There are far too many variables to consider to make them accurate.

Since this seems to happen only when you diet, you might be able to solve it by making sure you go to bed feeling satisfied and not hungry. Save some of your calories for a bedtime snack, and something that leaves you full (ish). Make sure all of your food is in the cabinets or fridge. Place some tape on the cabinets and fridge so you can check in the morning to see if you've been in there. It might work! And it might not, lol. I'm glad you are going to a therapist, s/he'll be able to help.

You might also purge your home of snack food, such as the Ritz crackers. See if you make a bee-line for the carrot sticks