I'm always over my sugar and protein intake. ???

ZoeyRobinson

All i eat is one banana and one pitted date and I am over my freaking sugar intake. If I don't have my morning banana I get cramps so I really don't want to give it up.

Is it really a big deal weight or health wise to be over my sugar intake by 10-20?

I mean, I am getting it from whole and natural sources for crying out loud.

Also is it bad to have too much protein? I'm over by 40 today.

deniseearheart

I am always over on either sugar or sodium or both.....

misty0413

I usually try to get over 100 on the protien, everyday.

marycmeadows

i eat 150-200g protein on an average day. no it's good to go over on protein. try eating less fruit and more veggies.

mark03264

The recommended protein intake in MFP tend to be quite low. It is a good thing to be going over on your protein. I shoot for close to 1 gram of protein for each pound of lean body weight.

ZoeyRobinson

I eat an obscene amount of veggies and only 1.5 servings of fruit.

SARgirl

I'm always over my sugar too so I just ignore it since I've still lost weight! Being over on protein isn't necessarily a bad thing so I wouldn't worry about it. I think mfp's protein setting is a little low anyways!

Sentrita

I don't think the sugar intake narrows it down. I think if you're getting your sugar from natural substances as opposed to high fructose corn syrup or granulated sugar, than I am sure you're good. As for protein: protein is what helps build and repair muscle (as does potassium) So if you work out a lot and use muscles you don't normally use, than that is exactly what you should be doing. I say, "Good Job!"

caraiselite

i'd rather be over in protein than sugar.

you could always change the amounts.

sun33082

I think you're fine. If that's all of the sugar you are eating, you're fine. I know some would argue with this, but I worry more about added sugar than natural occurring sugar.

kayleesays

I set my protein to over 150 and my sugar to around 85. It seems high, but I have so much naturally occurring sugar in my diet that my added sugars don't amount to much.

ahelsel1970

eat something else high in potassium but lower in sugar.

let me know how it works out.

Kalona388

I always subtract any natural sugar from fruit and just make sure that any other sugar is under the recommended amount. I know there is a lot of debate on this, but I personally feel that the benefits from fruit far outweigh any of the sugars they hold.

paytruhh

I LOVE fruit and it's super healthy so I hardly ever even track it anymore. The way I look at it, if I'm over my sugar by eating candy or drinking soda, that's not good. But if all my sugar is from natural, organic fruit then I'm going to eat all the fruit I want.

mecaseyrn

if you get cramps from not having a banana take a potassium supplement along with a magnesium supplement. Its the potassium in the banana that keep you cramp free. Also add more water. MFP sets our protein way low so don't ever feel ashamed at going over, its a vital Amino Acid, altho watch your fat intake, its the fat in the protein that causes High Cholesterol

TheVimFuego

The recommended protein intake in MFP tend to be quite low. It is a good thing to be going over on your protein. I shoot for close to 1 gram of protein for each pound of lean body weight.

Yup, s'wot I aim for too. Sometimes more than that if I'm exercising and especially if I'm stressing the muscles in some meaningful way (lifting heavy things for example, doesn't happen often ).

Sugar? I generally treat fruit like dessert, don't eat much out of a packet and have cut out grains, I don't have an issue with excess sugar and I don't crave it. Not like I used to when I HAD to eat regularly or I'd go nuts ... snack, snack, snack ...

I'm shooting for 30g to 50g of carbs a day and not much of that is sugar, although it all ends up as glucose in the end ...

raeleek

Being over in both is not a big deal. The biggest thing is that getting healthy works differently for everyone. Do you feel well with the food you're eating? If so, keep it up! Are the foods you're eating making you feel bad? Then adjust it! I'm over most of my levels daily and the weight is still going away at a steady pace! I also like few veggies and LOVE fruit!