Consuming way more Protein than recommended

alaricryu
alaricryu Posts: 6
in Health and Weight Loss
I have been using an app to log my food intake and track my macros.

It is recommended that I consume:
-3,759calories
-202protein
-83fat
and -551carbs

per day.

So far, I have logged about 7 meals (most super shakes and after workout protein drinks. I only have logged breakfast so far)

Now, apparently, I am OVER my Protein and Fat intake (around 126grams of Protein and 19grams of fat) but still have about 305 calories to go.. I still need to log lunch and dinner..

My question is, is it OK to over-consume Protein? I mean over 100 grams of it? I'm looking online but can't find anyone with a similar problem in regards to needing more calories.

Goal: Gain muscle
my stats:
-19
-male
-191lbs
-5'11"

For any help, I appreciate it.

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  • alaricryu
    alaricryu Posts: 6
    Please don't reply to this thread.

    First time on this forum, apologies. I'll copy and paste this onto the nutrition part of the forum.
  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
    for one, that seems like an extraordinary amount of calories for someone your size. You must be very active? are you trying to gain weight? I am about the same weight and height and ~10-12% bf and I maintain at about 2450 cal/day.

    Secondly, 202g protein is about what you should be eating to maintain muscle. The rule of thumb is 1g protein/lb LBM. However, since it seems that you are working out quite a bit, you would want to up that. Eating 300g protein a day, while not that beneficial and some might say you are wasting protein (aka money), is not going to hurt you unless you have pre-existing kidney issues. If you are trying to gain muscle, lifting hard and eating 200-250g protein a day is probably about right. Anything more than that and you are just adding calories. That is fine too, but is just a preference of if you would rather eat protein vs fat or carbs.

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