How much protein should I be eating?

saltedcaramel86
saltedcaramel86 Posts: 238 Member
edited January 16 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm a 5"5 133lb female, do mostly running for cardio, and starting a weight training program at the gym to reduce BF% (currently 25%) and tone up. MFP has my protein levels set at 74 but I'm thinking it should be higher than this. How do I work it out?

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  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    I eat in the 90's
    Some people say 1 gram per pound of body weight. I don't know how accurate that is, though. (I believe that's for lifting)
    Others say 1 gram per pound of lean body mass.
  • adubyou
    adubyou Posts: 24 Member
    I really don't know how to calculate your needs, but I don't believe there is anything as too much protein. Use the number from MFP as a minimum if you're trying to add muscle (lean body mass) and get as much as you can.
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