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[zizou]

Hey gang,

Got a quick question, i've noticed i will have upto 50gm of protein in one meal, not ideal but sometimes i get carried away. I used to be under the impression that it was common knowledge that the body can only process/absorb about 40gm of protein in one sitting? And that it is best to spread out your protein intake.

This morning i believe i had about 40-50gm of protein for breakfast, went with fat+protein for brekky no carbs, and i wonder if i am wasting the meat/eggs by having too much in one sitting.

What's the situation with this and is there any proof to suggest just how much protein is ideal in one sitting?

[Apex Predator]

As long as you are eating real food, it doesn't matter.

There are plenty of people in the paleosphere that only eat every 48hrs. If they could only process 20/g/day, they'd be in rough shape. They are fine.

[For_Sparta]

Have a read of Top Ten Fasting Myths Debunked (Major Update Nov 4th) | Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health

Myth #5 is "Maintain a steady supply of amino acids by eating protein every 2-3 hours. The body can only absorb 30 grams of protein in one sitting."

[zizou]

Have a read of Top Ten Fasting Myths Debunked (Major Update Nov 4th) | Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health

Myth #5 is "Maintain a steady supply of amino acids by eating protein every 2-3 hours. The body can only absorb 30 grams of protein in one sitting."

Cheers for the link, i will read up on it but it sounds good so far. Mind you today i had about 60-70gm of protein for breakfast, but lunch will be pure carbs and dinner will be only about another 25-30gm of protein so i am monitoring my overall values but i do tend to sometimes have a big serving in 1 meal.

[federkeil]

My big meals contain 100g of protein...

[For_Sparta]

My big meals contain 100g of protein...

+1, can't imagine not enjoying massive feasts after a serious workout.

[MightyMouse]

I'm a little dude and I have close to 100g in one meal sometimes myself. I'm making pretty damn good progress.

[fiercehunter]

I'm not a bro but I've stopped counting protein grams altogether.

[federkeil]

I'm not a bro but I've stopped counting protein grams altogether.

Pretty much, I have a min number I want to hit and that's it. I don't count carbs or fats ever, I just eat more carbs on WO days and less on non-WO days

[iniQuity]

What does "in one sitting" even mean? Is there a time when the body stops digesting and says "FUCK THE REST OF THIS UNDIGESTED FOOD!" and does what with it, exactly? it doesn't make sense to me that there'd be a cut-off, the body will absorb everything that needs to be absorbed in its own time.

Or is it some shit about it being stored as fat, instead?