calories consumed

Is there a medical reason you cannot go over your protein,

I had the same issue and posted and people kept saying to me to view the protein goal more as a minimum rather than a maximum, however my issue is I have kidney disease so I need to bump up my calories without bumping up the protein.

I am guessing if you don't have a medical reason, then it would be OK to go over.

What are your macros set at? Is your protein set right according to your weight and exercise patterns?

Eating too few calories can be very bad for your health. Without an open diary, though, it's hard to know what kind of advice to give. How many calories are you eating in a day? Do you know your BMR and TDEE? This link gives a lot of information, and it's well worth spending your time to read it all: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/937709-in-place-of-a-road-map-ver-3-0

If you wanna stick with that protein # religiously then start adding veggies & fruit! They are awesome for you, and shouldn't impact your protein intake too dramatically, if at all. . .depending on what you actually add.

You do want to take in a wide range of food and make sure you aren't too far under on your total caloric intake. At least not most days.

Hi all

i am taking 5 portions of food a day and exercising frequently. the issue is that my current diet is hitting the proteins mark but is leaving an amount of calories and carbs that is not being consumed. im thinking that the lack of calories consumed might hinder the fat loss process

any views on this?

How long have you been doing this... coming up short on cals?

Looking at your join date, I'm guessing not very long. In which case it's highly unlikely that too few cals is slowing weight loss. Chances are good that your estimates are off... eating more than you think, exercising less than you think, needing few cals daily than you think... or some combination of the three.

Hi all

i am taking 5 portions of food a day and exercising frequently. the issue is that my current diet is hitting the proteins mark but is leaving an amount of calories and carbs that is not being consumed. im thinking that the lack of calories consumed might hinder the fat loss process

any views on this?

How long have you been doing this... coming up short on cals?

Looking at your join date, I'm guessing not very long. In which case it's highly unlikely that too few cals is slowing weight loss. Chances are good that your estimates are off... eating more than you think, exercising less than you think, needing few cals daily than you think... or some combination of the three.

What he said. I strongly recommend you to get a kitchen scale(I've seen ones for as little as $10) and weigh everything. Also get a set of measuring cups and spoons. Unless you read labels and weigh, there's no way to log accurately. Good luck!

Your Daily Goal

2,230 Calories
307 Carbs
74 Fat
84 Protein
2,500 Sodium
45 Sugar

That protein goal seems very low to me, for a guy especially. I would have thought it should be almost 200? As for adding more carbs to meet your calorie goals - VEGIES, VEGIES, VEGIES! And some whole grains but I'm more of a fan of more vegetables - broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, etc...