How much protein is enough protein?

This is probably the number on nutritional question that I have been asked over the years. As we know it takes protein to build muscle not enough protein and not enough muscle. A good rule of thumb that is told around every gym across the globe is one gram of protein per pound of body mass. This is good but not if you are extremely over weight. Lets say you weigh 295 pounds and are at %30 body fat than why would you eat enough protein to support the 88.5 pounds of fat on your body? Lets not forget that protein has 4 calories per gram just like carbohydrates do. So what you should do is eat to support your 206 ponds of lean muscle mass and ditch the extra calories. So what I am saying is to divide your 205 grams of protein over 6 meals or so and you will get the right amount without excess. You will have to get your body fat measured in order to figure this out. Once you do you will be very happy with the results. The key is to get enough protein to support muscle growth without getting fat. If you are curious about carbs you can check my post called good carbs bad carbs what carbs? So eat your protein but not too much and train hard.