Fitness rookie. Too much protein and sugars! Help.

This is only day 2- but so far I'm noticing I am def going over on protein and sugars- I'm noticing it's mostly because of skim milk maybe? As far as protein goes- my goal is toning- thus, muscle definition so I won't give that up but it seems EVERYTHING I am eating has a lot of it. Is this BAD? I'm on day 5 of the 30 day shred- and have been highly consistent with my journey toward "eating cleaner" and am also doing lots of buns and thighs and am active all day with two babies.

Also, I'm on a budget- so shopping for diet food or healthier food is happening slowly.. I'm working with what I have in my cabinets and fridge which isn't totally horrible.

Any advice?

Thanks so much!

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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Sugar is just a carb. As long as you're not going over your carbs, it doesn't really matter.

    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
  • thank you sooooo much!!!!!!!!! Made my day a whole lot better!
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    Your diary is fine. MFP assumes people love carbs.
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
  • Ecouraging! Thank you very much :)