Protein goals

Jsy_mum_running
Jsy_mum_running Posts: 7 Member
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Hi wasn't that sure where to post this question but my protein goal is 115g but everytime I exercise and love g it on the app the goal automatically changes and increases on each exercise to the point the other day it had gone up to 190g needed for the day...why is it changing and increasing on its own?

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  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    When you add exercise calories, each macro gets its percentage share of those extra calories.

    For example, if you are set to 30% protein and get 250 calories from exercise, MFP will add about 19 grams of protein (250 times 0.3 divided by 4 since protein has 4 calories per gram).

    I understand that MFP Premium lets you set gram amounts for macros (rather than percentages) if you don't want to add protein when you add exercise calories.

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