Protein

pattysanderson71

Hi all! I am new here and so far love My Fitness PAL. My question is about portein. Does anyone else find it hard to stay within their protein daily limit? I think I am eating very healthy but I ALWAYS go over my protein limit. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.

JustMichelleB

MFP's protein is basically the minimum amount of protein you should be getting in a day, not a maximum.

Helloitsdan

The limits set by MFP are too low.
IMO you should set it to about 30% of your total calories as well as fats to 30%.

My protein gets up to about 200g on certain days of the week.
Its the 1 macro you cant get enough of but should always be drinking 8-16 cups of water to help process it!

OneFitDude16

i go over every day

cblevitron

The limits set by MFP are too low.
IMO you should set it to about 30% of your total calories as well as fats to 30%.

My protein gets up to about 200g on certain days of the week.
Its the 1 macro you cant get enough of but should always be drinking 8-16 cups of water to help process it!

How do you change the settings?

stylistchik

Anywhere from 10-35% of your calories should be from protein so mfp is at the low end (around 15% I think?) but you can go to your settings and change it to whatever you want.

beachlover317

The limits set by MFP are too low.
IMO you should set it to about 30% of your total calories as well as fats to 30%.

My protein gets up to about 200g on certain days of the week.
Its the 1 macro you cant get enough of but should always be drinking 8-16 cups of water to help process it!

How do you change the settings?

go to goals- then click change goals and click on "custom" - Then you can make the changes to all your macros.

TrailRunner61

I just read on MSN that if you replace 50 or so grams of carbs with whey protein daily, you'd lose 4lbs in 23 weeks. Considering that is nearly 6 months, I'd probably lose that much just carrying the giant container around.

I am however trying to lower my carbs and increase my protein as I get closer to goal because it's getting harder to lose fat. It's a little early and I'm only losing about 3/4lb per week but I'm measuring smaller in many places so I think it's helping me build muscle.

Mix it up and see what works for you. We are all different.

Helloitsdan

I just read on MSN that if you replace 50 or so grams of carbs with whey protein daily, you'd lose 4lbs in 23 weeks. Considering that is nearly 6 months, I'd probably lose that much just carrying the giant container around.

I am however trying to lower my carbs and increase my protein as I get closer to goal because it's getting harder to lose fat. It's a little early and I'm only losing about 3/4lb per week but I'm measuring smaller in many places so I think it's helping me build muscle.

Mix it up and see what works for you. We are all different.

Have you adjusted your deficit?
I dont want to hijack this thread so PM me if interested.

kooltray87

Its the 1 macro you cant get enough of but should always be drinking 8-16 cups of water to help process it!

I second that! the more the better!

pattysanderson71

Thanks for all the answers! They helped! I didn't know that MFP protein limits were set at the low end. Will change my settings. Lovin' the community!!!! )