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Eat More Protein

tessangel7
tessangel7 Posts: 8
edited January 7 in Food and Nutrition
I hear Eat More Protein to stay full, but this calculation of what I should be eating limits me to 58.... I'm over by 14 points today (including my lunch) and was over by 68 yesterday.

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  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    MFP protein goals (not limits) are pretty low
    You can change your goal higher or just ignore when you go over
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    You can change your settings under custom goals - the MFP defualts are on the low side for protein.
  • EdTheGinge
    EdTheGinge Posts: 1,616 Member
    Search some old posts as I recall seeing a number of them with people offering advice on what % of protein they're recommend - eg: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/831430-protein?hl=%+of+protein#posts-12530579 <<< some decent views
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Change your default to 40% carbs 30% protein and 30% fats. Then, you can be like me and be frustrated everyday because you never hit it. :grumble:
  • tessangel7
    tessangel7 Posts: 8
    I didnt know I could customize! :) Yay Now its not so stressful to look at. I did what you mentioned "Used to be" and did 40/30/30. I mainly look at calories but seeing a bright red number is disheartening. Though I should pay attention to those too.
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