Going over on protein every day

Its not bad, MFP sets the limit very low

I try to go over on protein! I think that is a great thing!!

I agree, you SHOULD be going over your protein goal, way over! Protein is essential in building muscle.

Stay under calories, fat, carbs and go over on calcium, protein and fibre!

That's a relief! I couldn't understand how all those reasonably healthy things I was eating (salmon, lean chicken, Babybel Lights etc) was so bad looking at protein alone!

I try to eat my lean body mass in protein every day, which for me is 100lb:100grams. It actually HELPS you lose weight. Do some research on why protein is so good for us, and you'll understand why it's OK to go over EVERY SINGLE DAY.

According to Bob Harper(the Biggest Loser) he says you should have protein with every meal. To figure how much you need in a day take you current weight divide it in half and that your daily amount in grams. ex if you weigh 200 lbs you should get 100g. I'm reading his book The skinny Rules.

I have mine set for 40% protein, 30% fat and 30% carbs, I am a diabetic and don't want all those carbs. I don't eat bread, pasta or white potatoes, most of my carbs come from veggies and fruit. I will eat brown rice and beans for carbs. I went to goals, settings and custom to change it. Sometimes you will have to redo it so watch it. I would rather go over on protein and good fats than carbs. Since starting this I have been able to control my blood sugars better. Friend me to look at my food diary.

going over on protien should be considered a good thing if you are doing any sort of weight training as that is what your muscles need to repair themselves. As long as your calorie count and fat count is good i wouldn't worry

Of what nutrition classes I've taken, the there aren't many problems that come from getting too much protein when you're having a very high protein and very low caloric diet. Basically the worst that will happen (for the average dieter) is that you won't see any muscle growth in your body because your using all those proteins as an energy source instead of building blocks for new muscle.

If you take it to a serious extreme (like, all you eat is protein, ever, and you don't happen to be a cat), then your kidneys will start to enlarge to handle the nitrogen-product buildup from the break down of the proteins, because your body will be taking those proteins and making them into carbs (which involves removing ammonia from the protein).

I tried to keep it simple. Basically you have nothing to worry about unless you're going real crazy extreme.

keiko385 posted:

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Thank you! I've adjusted my settings so my protein is commensurate to my weight, and also to track fiber grams and sodium content. I didn't know how until your post. Thanks again! :flowerforyou:

I'm glad you posted this. I over eat protein every day. To see that as a red mark freaks my brain like it's a bad thing, so I asked the Doctor. She said to eat as much protein as I want to. Obviously I don't just eat protein til I could pop, I use moderation, but it's good to know you can't eat to much protein. I eat mostly meat and veggies. I cut out all the carbs I possibly could, bread, candy, pasta, rice, and potato. I lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks after hitting a rut for 3 weeks. I feel so much better without the carbs.