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Originally Posted by alto
I'm much too strict about these things, I fear (or think I must be strict about these things. I am, of course, excessively imperfect.) I have actually been agonizing over whether to go back to Protein Power or just try to keep carbs under 60 grams, or under 40 grams, because "It says you have to have 6 ounces of protein at every meal."
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Well, from my reading of PP/PPLP, you ARE being too strict.
I have often described PP/PPLP as giving you the "principles" of eating for good health, BUT not the details (as in Atkins). Your
having to eat some amount of protein is just a little off the mark. What the Drs. Eades mean when they say that you have to eat some minimum amount of protein is, when you eat less than that amount you will not supply enough for your daily needs and the body will get the protein from itself. Actually, IF (intermittent fasting) is intended to do this. The "protein scavenging" actually helps by removing "junk" (unusable) protein in the cells, something that increases aging.
It is hard for a normal person to "starve" themselves of protein because at some point the body will rebel. (We are assuming that the person is NOT in a Kimkins like cult.
) Then you will eat to meet your protein needs. But, you could also look at it this way. A 300lb. person of 40% body fat has 120lb. of fat and 180lb. of bone, organs, and muscle. If their goal weight is 150lbs., even at 0% fat, they MUST loose some muscle to attain the goal weight. So not eating the "required" daily amount of protein every day probably is OK.
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Originally Posted by alto
I did PPLP six years ago when I first came to these forums -- imperfectly, of course
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But that is just NOT right to say about PP/PPLP, which is not a rigid plan. There are no absolutes in PP/PPLP, just consequences for what you eat. PP/PPLP gives you the means to asses the consequences before hand so you can better decide if you want to eat some specific food.