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amartine
amartine Posts: 125
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
When I add in my foods in my food journal, I am almost always in the negatives with my protein. Is this really bad for me?

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  • amartine
    amartine Posts: 125
    When I add in my foods in my food journal, I am almost always in the negatives with my protein. Is this really bad for me?
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    No. The protien amount they have set up on here is low. I try to target my protien to be 1/2 to 3/4 gram per pound that I weigh. So lets say you weigh 100 pounds, that would be 50 to 75 grams of protein a day. Make sense? I'm guessing you weigh more than that. So you need to just figure it with your weight.
  • amycakes812
    amycakes812 Posts: 441
    Thanks! I have been wondering the same thing as well. I am always over on my proteins for the day and was hoping this wouldn't hurt my weight loss goals. I don't eat hardly any red meats and try to have one or two vegetarian dinners a week as well. Yet, every day I look at my totals and see I went over again on that part! (Even when I have 600 calories left from exercise!!:huh: ) Glad to know that it is just the site and not me.
  • danarochelle
    danarochelle Posts: 212 Member
    I am always over on Protein too. Good to know! Thanks :tongue:
  • kenkraft
    kenkraft Posts: 38 Member
    Protein is your muscle milk. If you're working out then you need to be sure you get lots of protein. The more muscle you build the more fat you will burn. I try to get a minimum of one gram per one pound. It's not that easy to do without a protein shake or supplement. It was also mentioned on this site a few weeks ago that there's no real downside for going over on protein, so eat all the protein you can find!!
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    Protein is your muscle milk. If you're working out then you need to be sure you get lots of protein. The more muscle you build the more fat you will burn. I try to get a minimum of one gram per one pound. It's not that easy to do without a protein shake or supplement. It was also mentioned on this site a few weeks ago that there's no real downside for going over on protein, so eat all the protein you can find!!

    Yeah, guys are a little different and need more than women. Protein builds muscles and carbs fuel them. The only thing I would remember is to get plenty of fiber. I know for me eating a lot of protein tends to move things through my system slower, fiber can help.
  • Nonibug
    Nonibug Posts: 1,214 Member
    Same here with the protein. I kept seeing that minus before the numbers and thinking I was doing something really bad!:laugh:

    ~Roni
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