Protein is always in red.

Still_Standing
Still_Standing Posts: 75
in Food and Nutrition
So yeah...
I'm always in red on my protein. I usually eat eggs for breakfast and fish or chicken for lunch and dinner. Do you think I need to eliminate meat from one of my meals?

I eat my meat in 4oz portions btw and usually 2 eggs for breakfast.

I know protein is not just from meat but it's where the high numbers come from....
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  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    MFP's protein recommendation is on the very low end. Personally mine is changed to almost twice theirs. Think of it as a minimum not a maximum.
  • Liz_Mfp
    Liz_Mfp Posts: 172 Member
    What is your goal # for Protein Gram?
  • jmc0806
    jmc0806 Posts: 1,444 Member
    MFP's protein recommendation is on the very low end. Personally mine is changed to almost twice theirs. Think of it as a minimum not a maximum.

    listen to this
  • Woomytron
    Woomytron Posts: 253 Member
    Mine as of lately has been always red. I changed it so now its fine. I was having to cut protein out of one meal to try and make it fit on what MFP had it at, and that is just a no go for me.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    If you're within your calorie goals I don't see a problem, in fact a little extra protein may help you avoid temptation as it leads to feeling full longer.
  • jdaley90
    jdaley90 Posts: 259 Member
    MFP sets their protein goals very low. I would defnitely NOT reduce your protein in take.. if anything increase it! I personally am trying to put on muscle so I eat ~120-150 grams of protein DAILY
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    What is your goal # for Protein Gram?

    MFP sets it to 15% of your daily calories. Each gram of protein is 4 calories.
  • fleetzz
    fleetzz Posts: 962 Member
    Don't worry about it. It has the same calories as carbohydrates, it is harder for the body to utilize the calories (the body actually burns more calories utilizing protein than simple sugars gram for gram), and it helps keep you full.
  • vienna_h
    vienna_h Posts: 428 Member
    I noticed the original MFP protein gal was WAY lower than what everyone was recommending. Usually you need about 80% of your body weight in grams of protein if you actually want to start building muscle. So for example if you weight 150 lbs, you should eat 120 grams of protein. I had to adjust my goals to increase my protein target.
  • kganc001
    kganc001 Posts: 317
    Unless you have a medical reason to limit protein, don't bother. Keep doing what you're doing. It'll help build lean muscle if you lift. I get >100 g protein daily. :)
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    MFP sets protein too low. To set your macros, check out this link: 

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911011-calculating-calorie-macronutrient-needs?page=1#posts-13821336

    Also, it's hard to have too much protein. 

    "It has been observed that the human liver cannot safely metabolise much more than 285-365 g of protein per day (for an 80 kg person), and human kidneys are similarly limited in their capability to remove urea (a byproduct of protein catabolism) from the bloodstream. Exceeding that amount results in excess levels of amino acids, ammonia (hyperammonemia), and/or urea in the bloodstream, with potentially fatal consequences,[1] especially if the person switches to a high-protein diet without giving time for the levels of his or her hepatic enzymes to upregulate. Since protein only contains 4 kcal/gram, and a typical adult human requires in excess of 1900 kcal to maintain the energy balance, it is possible to exceed the safe intake of protein if one is subjected to a high-protein diet with little or no fat or carbohydrates. However, given the lack of scientific data on the effects of high-protein diets, and the observed ability of the liver to compensate over a few days for a shift in protein intake, the US Food and Nutrition Board does not set a Tolerable Upper Limit nor upper Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for protein.[2] Furthermore, medical sources such as UpToDate[3] do not include listings on this topic." 

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_starvation
  • lovingangel4uau
    lovingangel4uau Posts: 78 Member
    Latest studies conducted by Professor T Colin Campbell Phd done between USA and China found our recommended protein levels are way to high. Increase in cancer rates. The findings are in a lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDXxo5Sussk

    Good to have information then make up your own mind.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I noticed the original MFP protein gal was WAY lower than what everyone was recommending. Usually you need about 80% of your body weight in grams of protein if you actually want to start building muscle. So for example if you weight 150 lbs, you should eat 120 grams of protein. I had to adjust my goals to increase my protein target.
    there is an MFP protein gal?
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Latest studies conducted by Professor T Colin Campbell Phd done between USA and China found our recommended protein levels are way to high. Increase in cancer rates. The findings are in a lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDXxo5Sussk

    Good to have information then make up your own mind.

    Author of the debunked China Study? Ok.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Latest studies conducted by Professor T Colin Campbell Phd done between USA and China found our recommended protein levels are way to high. Increase in cancer rates. The findings are in a lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDXxo5Sussk

    Good to have information then make up your own mind.

    :huh:
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,252 Member
    Latest studies conducted by Professor T Colin Campbell Phd done between USA and China found our recommended protein levels are way to high. Increase in cancer rates. The findings are in a lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDXxo5Sussk

    Good to have information then make up your own mind.
    Good thing the China study's been debunked by a half a dozen researchers for his misrepresentation, but of course his peers never used/referenced any of his research so that should have been the first clue. Good story though. It was casein actually in an animal study that he was referring too. It goes like this, casein intake caused cancer over a specified period of time, therefore animal protein causes cancer. What he forgot to disclose was the poison that was also administered to all the subjects caused the other subjects that weren't given the casein to die almost immediately. Basically the casein prolonged life in those subjects and developed cancer. Seriously what would you expect from someone so plant based biased for so long......he thinks people must be just plain stupid or really really gullible.
  • Iron_Made_Chick
    Iron_Made_Chick Posts: 2 Member
    Protein is good as long as it's not coming from only one specific source after all your body does need it... it could be that your macros isn't set specifically to your body type for example based on my history and body type my macros is set to 25% carbs, 40% fat and 35% protein.
    MFP pre-defines macros so its probably best to find out what ratio is optimal for your build that way you make sure you get in just enough of the right stuff in your body.
  • L4dyK4te
    L4dyK4te Posts: 26 Member
    How do you figure out your optimal macro ratios for your body type?
  • Life0fbrian
    Life0fbrian Posts: 69 Member
    if you are eating healthy proteins, dont worry about it imo.
  • xilka
    xilka Posts: 308 Member
    IT'S A GOOD THING!

    I worry when my protein number ISN'T red.
    The more protein you eat, the more calories you burn through the Thermal Effect of Food (TEF),
    and the more muscle you build.

    Go protein!
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,252 Member
    How do you figure out your optimal macro ratios for your body type?
    Optimal is subjective. If someone is dieting, protein becomes very important for function simply because the body needs these amino acids and will take it from you if you don't supply it. Generally speaking a protein intake of about 1g/ pound/lean mass is recommended and if your dieting and weight training I would up that to 1.2-1.5. Fat is also essential for function and repair and again generally .4g's/lb/lean mass seems to be promoted and the rest of you calorie intake with carbs or more protein and fat, it's up to you. My protein is in and around 35% of my total intake, fat around 40% and carbs around 25%......this works for me, you need to mess around and see what works for you.
  • Soccermavrick
    Soccermavrick Posts: 405 Member
    I use MFP mainly to track Calories. And if that is good, I may also look to make sure Fat is not in the red, and then Carbs. I honestly try to bring my protein into the red. A) I am trying to build muscle, B) Protein helps fill you up, make you feel fuller longer and C) Protein versus Carbs - Protein turns to fat much slower than carbs do.

    So to me Protein being in the Red is not a bad thing.
  • Iron_Made_Chick
    Iron_Made_Chick Posts: 2 Member
    How do you figure out your optimal macro ratios for your body type?


    there are plenty of online tests that you can take if you're unable to see a coach, trainer or a specialist (all which should have proper credentials)
    but if u can't there's always online tests such as these:

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/becker3.htm

    http://www.brainyweightloss.com/three-body-types.html

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ask-the-ripped-dude-magical-macronutrient-ratio-for-fat-loss.html

    there's plenty of others pages you can look into that aren't tests but give descriptions and can be very helpful...


    me personally, I work in a pretty dynamic gym where even the coaches coach each other as if we were clients... so early on I was assessed and found that my body type was in between endo and mesomorph so I had to choose one or the other if not find an in between range I found that going low in carbs and high in healthy fats worked for me.
  • pluckabee
    pluckabee Posts: 346 Member
    Don't listen to MFP's measly protein 'goal'. Eat yo protein.
  • EdTheGinge
    EdTheGinge Posts: 1,616 Member
    We like protein :)
  • TheRealOrson
    TheRealOrson Posts: 1,415 Member
    My protein goes into the red after 2 meals LOL.

    Carbs/Fats always green (only just) and protein in the extreme red.

    MFP recommends 74g.....I eat closer to 200g
  • Still_Standing
    Still_Standing Posts: 75
    Will do :)
  • Still_Standing
    Still_Standing Posts: 75
    Same for me! haha
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    MFP's protein recommendation is on the very low end. Personally mine is changed to almost twice theirs. Think of it as a minimum not a maximum.

    listen to this

    For sure.
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Latest studies conducted by Professor T Colin Campbell Phd done between USA and China found our recommended protein levels are way to high. Increase in cancer rates. The findings are in a lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDXxo5Sussk

    Good to have information then make up your own mind.

    Oh *kitten*.... looks like my excessive chicken, egg & fish consumption is going to lead to my ultimate cancer-y death. :noway:

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