too much protein?

RiiNaCHiiCK09

i always go over my protein intake by about 26. is this bad? watt will it do to my goal?

eating4balance

The protein percentage on myfitnesspal is very low.

I changed mine to 90 grams of protein for 1200 calories.

dgrimes14

You are good. The protien goals for mfp are at least 25% below what I've seen on other sites.

warmachinejt

LOL trust me, you are not having too much protein. Only going over your caloriees and over your macros at the same time (and bad macros such as sat fat and simple carbs specially) will make you start gaining bad weight.

Pandorian

Protein on here defaults to 15% of your daily calories which I consider low, I bumped mine to 30% as that gives me my 0.5 grams per pound of body weight I'm aiming for.
It is disconcerting that protein is set so low on here, and its one of those things that goes RED when you go over so it looks like its a problem, but its not.

If you want to change click home... goals... change goals... custom set your percentages and have fun.

RiiNaCHiiCK09

alrighty! thanks every1!!

gurlysmiles2001

i've been having the same problem with my protein so thanks for the tip! i love my protein shakes and didn't want to cut them out

xraychick77

it wont do anything. as long as you dont go over on your calories.

but if you find yourself going over, lay off the meat. its high in cholestorol and fat. and isnt really healty for you.

unless you lift and are looking to build muscle...you should only be getting 40-60 grams of protein a day. any more than that doesnt do anything for your body, and can actually in time harm your body in the form of kidney problems and neurological. look it up

Wofette

Thanks for the tips, looks like everyone has the same problem! Glad it won't make me put on weight however my husband reckons that too much will make me "grow" too much muscle. Is this true?