protein

chameleonlounge
chameleonlounge Posts: 20 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
It seems like I usually get right up to the 1,200 calories that Myfitness pal says I should hit but I go over the amount of protein a lot. Is this not a good thing?

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  • symonspatrick
    symonspatrick Posts: 213 Member
    I look at the protein amount that was already set by mfp as a minimum I need to meet.
  • chameleonlounge
    chameleonlounge Posts: 20 Member
    Thanks I feel like I'm doing a good job but then I see the protein in red and I was wondering if I need to keep it green to lose weight.
  • spamantha57
    spamantha57 Posts: 674 Member
    Not necessarily. Do you know what your % of calories is protein? Depending on what your needs are, 20-30% is usually good. Some people do 15%. Mine was low too, but I upped it to 25% a little over a week ago & I'm less hungry (which was a good thing for me.)
  • jjrichard83
    jjrichard83 Posts: 483 Member
    USE THE SEARCH FEATURE BEFORE POSTING NEW THREADS please.
  • chameleonlounge
    chameleonlounge Posts: 20 Member
    I didn't know there was one until now, thanks

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