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What happens when you eat a ton of protein?

kglading
kglading Posts: 80 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I eat so much tuna, veggie burgers, protein bars, that my little thing that keeps track of everything eats says that I'm eating more protein than I should. Is this bad, or can I keep on keepin' on?

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  • gfroniewski
    gfroniewski Posts: 168
    If you are strength training and eating the proper amount of fat to help process the protein properly then it is a good thing. I try to get at least a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight a day.
  • 122ish
    122ish Posts: 339 Member
    I have been aiming to exceed my protein not just eating what mfp says cause I q, trying to build muscle. If u r only eating protein u might get constipated.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    MFP protein recommendations are generally agreed to be a bit on the low side. This is especially true if your doing any sort of resistance work. Most experienced people on here either set a custom protein target, or just leave the MFP one where it is and do their own thing anyway.

    Example: I set mine to about 160g of protein a day, which gives me about 1.5g/lb of LBM a day. Before I set mine to my custom target MFP told me daily I was 80-100g over on my protein. I ignored it. :)
  • luvred51
    luvred51 Posts: 163 Member
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