How much protein?

ktrichards87
ktrichards87 Posts: 67
edited September 20 in Health and Weight Loss
So MFP is telling me i'm only suppossed to eat about 60g of protein and I just feel like that isn't enough for me? Because everywhere else I've read or have talked with have said I should be getting in around 100g. Any ideas?

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  • YoungJr42
    YoungJr42 Posts: 25 Member
    The rule of thumb is, your grams of protein should match your target weight. So, if your target weight is 125lbs, you should be eating 125 grams of protein a day. Hope this helps! Good luck!
  • loren
    loren Posts: 111
    I just got a personal trainer and at first he told me to be taking in 100g of protein and 25g of fiber. You need to take 1/4 of your protein and use that number to determine your g in fiber. I couldn't do it. I felt like I was constantly shoving protein down my throat. I was so grossed out by all of it, I didn't diet for a week! He says if it's not psychologically good I won't stick with it so he told me to stick to 1200 and try to get in at least 70g.
  • ktrichards87
    ktrichards87 Posts: 67
    The rule of thumb is, your grams of protein should match your target weight. So, if your target weight is 125lbs, you should be eating 125 grams of protein a day. Hope this helps! Good luck!
    See thats what I was wanting to aim for more, b/c having only 60g seemed way to low for me. So, I am going to aim for around 130g
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