Protein

Nescathy
Nescathy Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi does anyone else have a problem keeping to 75g of protein? I haven't lost weight in 5 weeks and the only thing that I can see consistently is that my protein is always over. Really fed up because I weigh and log everything calories ok but my protein is always over.

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  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,851 Member
    In my opinion it's ok to go over in protein, but it does mean you'll have to eat less of other things.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    It's fine to go over 75 g protein.

    There are mistakes that people commonly make that cause them to not lose weight that we might be able to spot if you change your Diary Sharing settings to Public. In the app, go to Settings > Diary Setting > Diary Sharing > and check Public. Desktop: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,148 Member
    Agree with others: Over protein goal is fine, as long as within calorie goal and getting adequate nutrition in other respects (healthy fats, fiber, veggies/fruits for micros).

    In fact, if a person is going to be over on any macro, protein may be a good choice (as long as there isn't pre-existing kidney disease or some other specific contraindication). Depending on personal details, some of us can benefit from more than the MFP default; and protein requires slightly more calories to digest/metabolize than either fats or carbs. (That would be a higher TEF, thermic effect of food.)
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,303 Member
    You may have your calorie target set too high hence no loss. Protein is a macro that is the least likely to be a cause of not losing.

    With a TEF of 20-25% and high satiating factor it’s good to prioritize it over other macros .

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