> You might add a few more grams if you're=
>  into heavy exercise.  But adding much more will only cause your body to
>convert the excess to glucose and then fat.

>Just an addendum. I think Jim's right on the money as far as protein
>requirements are concerned. Don't be swayed by bodybuilding "experts" >who
tell you to eat hundreds of grams of protein every day so they can >sell you
a bunch of protein powders and bars. A few years ago Mike >Mentzer explained
very carefully in one of his articles that in order to gain >10 lbs of
muscle in a year, only a few extra grams of protein were needed >per day.
And in an issue a few years ago of "The Physicians and Sports >Medicine" the
recommendation was given of .6-.8 grams per pound of >bodyweight for
*serious* strength trainers (powerlifters, olympic lifters, >etc.). Which,
for a 150 lb man is 80-120 grams of protein per day - very >easily
accomplished.

So how much or how little protein are some of the other folks on this list
eating? At 132 lbs. and 5 meals a day that would put me at about 2.2 oz of
protein per meal. I currently eat about 5 oz per meal and don't think that's
very much at all. 

"It helps to resign as the controller of your fate. All that energy we
expend to keep things 
running right is not what keeps things running right." ANNE LAMOTT