Always go over on my sugar and protein!

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brendabryden
brendabryden Posts: 40 Member
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I seem to do good with calories and everything except the sugar and protein. I always go over on sugar but it is all from fruit except for the balsamic I have on my lunch salad. So is it a bad thing I am going over?

Also, I seem to always go over on my protein because of egg, yogurt, cottage cheese and salmon. Is that bad?

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  • ottermotorcycle
    ottermotorcycle Posts: 654 Member
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    None of these things are bad. Enjoy your fruit and protein, they're good for ya!
  • CLFrancois
    CLFrancois Posts: 472 Member
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    Also, I seem to always go over on my protein because of egg, yogurt, cottage cheese and salmon. Is that bad?

    IMO no. I do the same thing but lack in fat. So I wind up with the right calories overall but high in protein and low in fat.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
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    No worries if it's fruit sugar, and MFPs protein settings are notoriously low anyway - go for it!
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
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    Sugar is just a carb. As long as you're not too far over on carbs, it's fine. Just make sure your fat requirement is met as well.

    MFP sets protein too low. To set your macros, check out this link: 

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911011-calculating-calorie-macronutrient-needs?page=1#posts-13821336

    Also, it's hard to have too much protein. 

    "It has been observed that the human liver cannot safely metabolise much more than 285-365 g of protein per day (for an 80 kg person), and human kidneys are similarly limited in their capability to remove urea (a byproduct of protein catabolism) from the bloodstream. Exceeding that amount results in excess levels of amino acids, ammonia (hyperammonemia), and/or urea in the bloodstream, with potentially fatal consequences,[1] especially if the person switches to a high-protein diet without giving time for the levels of his or her hepatic enzymes to upregulate. Since protein only contains 4 kcal/gram, and a typical adult human requires in excess of 1900 kcal to maintain the energy balance, it is possible to exceed the safe intake of protein if one is subjected to a high-protein diet with little or no fat or carbohydrates. However, given the lack of scientific data on the effects of high-protein diets, and the observed ability of the liver to compensate over a few days for a shift in protein intake, the US Food and Nutrition Board does not set a Tolerable Upper Limit nor upper Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for protein.[2] Furthermore, medical sources such as UpToDate[3] do not include listings on this topic." 

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_starvation

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