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protein

djwife03
djwife03 Posts: 333 Member
edited February 11 in Health and Weight Loss
Is there such a thing as too much protein? Is this a bad thing? I seem to go over most days!

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  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    It's pretty difficult to eat too much protein. Additionally, the protein goal that MFP assigns is considered low, so going over your protein goal is probably a good thing. :smile:
  • NGFive
    NGFive Posts: 125 Member
    Yes. Too much protein taxes the kidneys.
  • LacieW85
    LacieW85 Posts: 17 Member
    MFP is almost always low on protein. You should aim for 100 grams a day. I rarely meet that, but protein is a good thing. You should be going over what MFP sets for you.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    It's not likely unless you have kidney problems. The MFP default is pretty low, and if you're going over it's probably a good thing. Try resetting your protein to 30%.
  • Brzazowsky
    Brzazowsky Posts: 24
    Your goal weight ____ x 10 = ____ + 300/400 = __________
    (Ex: 110 x 10 = 1100 + 300/400 = 1400/1500 calories a day)
    Your protein intake:
    Overall calories _____ x .40 = _____
    (Ex: 1400/1500 x .40 = 560/600 protein calories a day)
    Protein calories _____ \ 5 or 6 (# of meals) = ________
    (Ex: 560/600 \ 5 = 112/120 calories of protein per meal)
    Your carbohydrate intake:
    Overall calories _____ x .30 = _____
    (Ex: 1400/1500 x .30 = 420/450 carbohydrate calories a day)
    Carbohydrate calories _____ \ 5 or 6 (# of meals) = ________
    (Ex: 420/450 \ 5 = 84/90 calories of carbohydrates per meal)
    Your healthy fat intake:
    Overall calories _____ x .30 = _____
    (Ex: 1400/1500 x .30 = 420/450 healthy fat calories a day)
    Healthy fat calories _____ \ 5 or 6 (# of meals) = ________
    (Ex: 420/450 \ 5 = 84/90 calories of carbohydrates per meal)


    I am doing a challenge and this was in my packet!! This is one of the best ways to calculate. MFP was way off on my protein! Hope that helps!
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