Excess Protein

I reached a point in my life that i have finally said THATS it. i been going to the gym for about a month. i do about 5-6 hours per week of gym time. I want to focus on eating better and the food diary looks to be very helpful. I am at 180lbs and i want to drop to 160 as my first goal and then build from there. my recommended intake is 1700 calories per day and ive entered the foods that i plan on eating and i hit the mark dead on EXEPT in the protein section. i have an excess of 60-140 protein per day. I been reading that protein is needed to maintain muscle tissue and im wondering if the excess protein is fine or should i change my feed intake to bring that down to zero. i have changed it some but as i bring down my protein level i cant find foods that seem to bring my calories up yet not increasing my protein. I have developed a basic work out routine that will consist of 5 hours of cardio per week and upper and lower body resistance training. i will be burning about 557 calories per 45 min on the elliptical and a moderate weight lifting routine. Now my question is, what do i do??!! do i lower my intake to hit the goals? if so what can i eat to gain calories and not over pass my protein requirement. Im looking for a mentor to help me out, i am ready for a change in my life and any help to make the path a success would be greatly appreciated.


Marcos