#'s Question

TaraJ16

I'm still having issues figuring out an eating plan thats going to work for me, and i had a question on some #'s.

according to mfp i should be eating 1,200 cals, 165g carbs, 40g fat, and 45g protein

a normal day for me lately is looking like this: 1,216 cals, 160g carbs, 42g fat, and 60g protein.

my question is, is it ok to be under carbs and so over on protein?

this is what my menu normally looks like

B - 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 banana
L - salad w/cheese and calorie wise dressing, 1 piece ww bread with 1tbsp nutella (my guilty pleasure, lol) some red and yellow peppers plain no dressing
D - pasta w/ v8 juice and cheese, green beans, apple sauce
Snacks - 100 cal ice cream, an orange

Learning2LoveMe

From what I've heard and been told, its okay to go over on your proteins. I go over a lot.

Your normal days look pretty balanced out to me.

TaraJ16

bump!

Kidvicious28

do you exercise?

marm1962

Though endurance training athletes do require slightly larger amounts of protein than people who do not exercise routinely (1.2gram (g) of protein per kilogram (kg) of body weight versus 0.8g/kg body weight). This is easily met by increasing the dietary intake of dairy or meat products only slightly. For example, a non-athletic 170lb (77kg) male requires 62g of protein per day. The same size endurance athlete male requires 92g protein per day or 30 additional grams. The difference can be made up by adding two ounces of meat and two cups of milk to the diet, or by adding 1.5 cup of beans and two eggs to the diet or any combination of the above.

Most Americans eat twice as much protein as required and therefore adding protein to the diet is rarely needed in healthy people. Recreational athletes do not typically need to exceed the protein needs of any healthy Americans. Vegetarians can obtain adequate protein with beans, starches and nuts. (1) The optimal diet should consist of ten percent protein and 30 percent fat (ten percent or less from saturated fat) and 60 percent carbohydrate. This is based on the Reference Daily Intakes (RDIs), which is based on the National Academy of Science’s


The optimal diet should consist of ten percent protein and 30 percent fat (ten percent or less from saturated fat) and 60 percent carbohydrate. This is based on the Reference Daily Intakes (RDIs), which is based on the National Academy of Science’s

TaraJ16

i go to curves 3 times a week, and run around with the kids every day, lol!

hiddensecant

a normal day for me lately is looking like this: 1,216 cals, 160g carbs, 42g fat, and 60g protein.

We are not average by any means. We are overweight and attempting to change that through exercise and a calorie deficit. We're eating anywhere between 20-30% less than our maintenance calories and we are exercising. So ... I see nothing wrong with increasing your intake to 20-30% when you're on a deficit and exercising.

Go for 0.4-0.6g of protein per pound.

Jaymie

It doesnt look like your going too far under on the carbs and your exercising so going slightly over on the protein should be ok.

Looks like your doing very well

Keep up the good job

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