Protein???????

Autumnsun26

I am very confused about protein. My class instructor was talking to me about my diet and said I need to push protein than further instructed me to look up a protein calculator.. I did this & its say 175g of protein a day? Is that right?

Xiaolongbao

Do you weight about 200kgs? If not that seems like a fairly high number.

Xiaolongbao

I just thought of something. Any chance you used the wrong units on the calculator? For example most things I read say about 0.8 times your weight in kg. If you used that formula but your weight in pounds you'd get the kind of number you seem to have.

Autumnsun26

I am very much over 200 lbs

Xiaolongbao

But that's not the same as 200kgs!

AnvilHead

Read these threads for some very useful information about protein requirements (and setting your other macros as well):

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/823505-research-on-protien-intake

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/869015-fundamental-flaws-with-rda-recommendations-for-protein

ldrosophila

seems high whats the reasoning for that?