Eating to much protien?
Chassity1987
Posts: 36
I am just starting up (again). I am eating to much protein according to MFP. Is this bad or going to curb my weightloss? How much do you eat and how did you get that number? Can I change the pre-programmed amount?
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Protein isn't bad, you can't change the amount but going over isn't bad. 1gram of protein is 4 cals the same as carbs but fats are 9 cals per gram0
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Think of your protein goal as a minimum rather than a maximum. You can customize your macros under Goals -> Change Goals -> Custom from the homepage.0
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Thanks for the info. I love meat and its mainly been chicken I just wanted to check. I know today I am about 34 grams over with what I plan to have for dinner.0
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No such thing as too much protein.0
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I always aim to be over on protein, especially on active days.0
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Excess protein will be turned into fat so try not to go too far over.0
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I try to get at least 100 grams every day. Enjoy!0
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You can change your protein.
Go in to "Goals" -> "Change Goals" -> "Custom".
In there you can change what you want.0 -
I think the lowest I have ever been on protein is maybe in the 60's and my highest was 99.0
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Imho, mfp WAAAAAAAAAY undershoots on protein. I am cutting fat with a decent calorie deficit, and I still go for 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. If you want to be burning fat and preserving muscle, you need to be lifting weights and eating protein while you run a calorie deficit. You won't really gain muscle, but you will give your body a reason to hold on to the muscle that it currently has.0
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I have always heard you should eat about 1 gram of protein for every 2lbs you weigh.
1. Weight in pounds divided by 2.2 = weight in kg
2. Weight in kg x 0.8-1.8 gm/kg = protein gm.
Use a lower number if you are in good health and are sedentary (i.e., 0.8). Use a higher number (between 1 and 1.8) if you are under stress, are pregnant, are recovering from an illness, or if you are involved in consistent and intense weight or endurance training.0 -
MFP grossly underestimates protein goals. It should be ROUGHLY a gram of protein per pound of body weight (or a gram per pound of lean mass)
Besides, there's no harm getting extra. What curbs weight loss is taking in more calories than you burn. So if you're not doing that, then you're fine.0 -
No such thing as too much protein.
This is wrong. As with everything, the consequences of 'too much' are bad. 'Too much' protein is seriously bad for your kidneys, as well as other things.
Having said that, MFP horrifically underestimates your allotted protein, and it takes a lot to be 'too much', so go for it.0 -
Excess protein will be turned into fat so try not to go too far over.
How many grammes of protein would you suggest the OP ingests then to avoid this happening?0 -
Here is a very informative post on all of that plus lots more.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1217039810 -
I always eat to munch protein0
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Too much protein is only bad if you have EXISTING kidney problems0
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Excess protein will be turned into fat so try not to go too far over.
In an overall caloric deficit? Tell me more about this calorie wizardry.....0 -
I always eat to munch protein
I hope you're not going by MFPs calculations... You need to do your own0 -
Excess protein will be turned into fat so try not to go too far over.
In an overall caloric deficit? Tell me more about this calorie wizardry.....
This is WRONG WRONG WRONG.
excess protein does NOT turn into fat.0
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