Protein number low?

MadeLyndoNolan
MadeLyndoNolan Posts: 6 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
When I look at my totals for the day, the protein number that I'm allowed seems low but the carb number seems high to me. Why is that?

I wanted to add that I am constantly going into the negative on the protein number. Is that bad, these are the numbers the system gave me, should I adjust?

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  • bbontheb
    bbontheb Posts: 718 Member
    Bumping this because I was searching as well because I'm consistently past my protein mid way through the day. For ref I am 180 lbs, female, and it says I should be at 54 g protein per day.
  • southerndream24
    southerndream24 Posts: 303 Member
    I don't go by MFP's macros. I calculated those numbers on iifym.com and try to hit those each day. Some days I'm a little over or a little under but that's ok.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Yeah it's low. 40% carb 30% protein 30% fat is a good average number to reach for.
  • tonynguyen75
    tonynguyen75 Posts: 418 Member
    MFP uses an out of date American Agriculture based diet recommendation. Get much more protein in than MFP recommends and get it from the carbs that MFP recommends.

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