GLP-1 Protein Calculator

Some people eat much less than before, for example while using a GLP-1 medication. Published nutrition guidance for weight loss suggests spreading protein across smaller meals. Ask your prescriber or a dietitian what fits you.

This page uses the general weight-loss protein range, not drug-specific numbers. It does not ask which medicine you use and it gives no advice about any medication. You enter weight and calories, it returns a range with its source, and it builds example days from small meals.

The joint advisory "Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity" (ACLM, ASN, OMA and TOS, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2025) suggests 1.2 to 1.6 g of protein per kilogram of body weight per day during weight reduction, and notes that an absolute target of 80 to 120 g a day may be easier to follow. For a 70 kg person the per-kilogram range is 84 to 112 g, midpoint 98 g.

The advisory describes itself as a guideline synthesis and expert opinion, not trials in people on these medicines. Treat every number here as a starting point for a conversation with your prescriber or a dietitian, not as a target that is right for you.

When appetite is low, a target of 98 g can feel large. Split over five small meals it is about 20 g each, which is inside the 20 to 40 g per-meal guidance from the ISSN position stand. Choose five meals and the example days are composed from meals of 450 kcal or less, each day within 75 kcal of the calories you entered.

The food tables show which everyday foods carry the most protein for their calories, so you can plan small portions that still count. The guides show what 30 g of protein looks like and how to reach 100 g in a day.

This is general nutrition information for healthy adults, generated by Mealyno from published formulas and not reviewed by a doctor or dietitian. It gives no advice about medication. If you have kidney disease or another medical condition, ask your clinician before raising protein. Ask your prescriber or a dietitian what fits you.

A 70 kg person: 70 x 1.2 = 84 g and 70 x 1.6 = 112 g, midpoint 98 g. In five meals that is about 20 g each.

The advisory's absolute reference of 80 to 120 g a day is shown alongside the per-kilogram range, so you can compare two published ways of setting the target.