That was a hard concept for me too when I began. Most diets say eat less. But you have it right eat the amount of protein for your body weight. After you heal we work on taking the weight off, although some loss weight along the way:

Hi there-

: I'm a newbie, though I've tried
: sporadically "getting off
: sugar" for nearly a year now.
: Am realizing that I really do need
: to go SLOWLY and not try to get
: right to the payoff (better
: energy, less depression, and, for
: me, weight loss).

: My question about protein: for my
: weight, my estimation is that I
: should be eating 35 grams (!) of
: protein at each meal. One concern
: is that it's very hard for me to
: get more than 30, though I can. My
: other concern is that I don't want
: to remain at this weight, so
: should I be eating the amount of
: protein for what I weigh now? Or
: should I eat the amount that would
: correspond to a healthy weight for
: me?

: I'm grateful for any input on this!
: -S.