Protein Question

twingirlsmommy
twingirlsmommy Posts: 111 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My daily protein recommendation is 59 . . . and sometimes I'm eating over 100g of protein (like when I have egg whites for breakfast and then a protein smoothie for lunch and salmon for dinner plus all of my fruits and veggies and salad etc. and almonds for the day. SOOO my question is, is too much protein a bad thing?? Why is it in the red?? What happens if you eat too much--can you eat too much???

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  • Guines9
    Guines9 Posts: 137
    I don't know but my professional nutritionist recommended i get 45g daily. So, you are not too far off. It won't hurt you to now and then not reach the mark.
  • lsand
    lsand Posts: 78 Member
    Well, kidney doctors will say we eat way too much protein in the United States and it's bad for us but I don't know if they are just talking about meat, or protein in general. Some people think you should have more protein than anything else, for easier weight loss. I just don't know.
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Unless you have some kind of problem with your kidneys you are fine eating 100+g of protein
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    You can always change your macro percentages if you've got a good sense of how your eating habits break down.
  • Skyfire23
    Skyfire23 Posts: 37
    I was wondering this, too. I'm a meat eater, and I'm always over my protein (and my fat, but I'm slowly transitioning to lower-fat milk, which should help). Now that I'm tracking, I've discovered there is a lot more protein in non-meat foods than I thought!
  • HolsDoinIt
    HolsDoinIt Posts: 327 Member
    ive two seperate dieticians who recommended between 60g and 75g per day
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I think 45 grams is WAY too low for anyone who is getting regular exercise. Most experts that I have read state that we should get about .8 to 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass. My goal is 134 grams, but I average about 90 grams. Also, studies have shown that protein should be at least 25% of total calories. People who eat less than that when trying to burn fat will be less successful.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I was wondering this, too. I'm a meat eater, and I'm always over my protein (and my fat, but I'm slowly transitioning to lower-fat milk, which should help). Now that I'm tracking, I've discovered there is a lot more protein in non-meat foods than I thought!

    Actually, I have just switched from low-fat dairy to higher fat dairy. I have been reading that the good amino acids found in dairy fat are only in the regular version and non-existent in the low-fat varieties.
  • baptiste565
    baptiste565 Posts: 590 Member
    ive two seperate dieticians who recommended between 60g and 75g per day
    these r minimum numbers right?
  • nphect
    nphect Posts: 474
    don't eat that much protein unless your are weight training or working to build your muscles. weight trainers say eat your lean body mass weight in protein if your weight lifting. If your not weight lifting or doing some kind of muscle exercises a lot , their really is no need to eat all that protein.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I aim for 140g
  • twingirlsmommy
    twingirlsmommy Posts: 111 Member
    Thank you everyone!!
  • sgthaggard
    sgthaggard Posts: 581 Member
    My daily goal is 120g.
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    My daily goal is 120g.

    me too...between 100 and 120

    you can can in and change your percentages OP for Protein/Carbs/Fat
    MFP is notoriously low on protein settings.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    I eat 146g of protein per day and have been eating high protein ratios for a few years now. I am still alive, healthy and in fact my broken bones seemed to heal faster than the doctor's thought. Protein is filling so eating too much would be really hard. But there are many schools of thought on protein, from my experience the higher the ratio of protein to simple carbs I eat, the more my body loves me and looks a whole lot better : )
  • gigiangelique
    gigiangelique Posts: 233 Member
    sounds like you are eating lean protein so and good Carbs which is clean and balanced ..
  • tameejean
    tameejean Posts: 197 Member
    I aim for 120-140 grams a day, but I do workout out most days. I wouldn't go for lower-fat milk, lower-fat just means more sugar and less satisfying. Also, MFP default settings are way off IMO. I used custom settings for everything.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    I agree on the lower fat stuff, I eat full fat everything and even use double cream...coconoil and eat nuts and flax seeds every day...
  • RyanWilson1993
    RyanWilson1993 Posts: 409 Member
    For some reason MFP recommends a super low protein intake idk why but you need atleast 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    Yeeeeah.....i get 145g a day.

    The only negative side effect is i ripped the sleeves on an XS shirt.
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    For some reason MFP recommends a super low protein intake idk why but you need atleast 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight

    its 1g per pound of lean body mass...not weight.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    Yep, one g protein per LEAN mass not full body mass...
  • FitnessPalWorks
    FitnessPalWorks Posts: 1,128 Member
    Yep, one g protein per LEAN mass not full body mass...

    So if you go over (which I have on several occasions).... drink more water or ???
  • StrongerThanThor
    StrongerThanThor Posts: 544 Member
    Yep, one g protein per LEAN mass not full body mass...

    So if you go over (which I have on several occasions).... drink more water or ???

    "or" :D

    I aim for 150-160g in working out and non working out days.

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