question about protein

I would never consider extra protein a bad thing! As long as you are hitting your calorie goals, going over a macro will not hinder your progress whatsoever.

emmajeanious wrote: »

How do you get so much protein? I'm trying to increase my intake.

I have trouble hitting my goals, too, mainly because it gets expensive, and I have 3 boys in my home to feed as well.

I just got some whey, so hopefully I can start incorporating that into my day to up my intake a bit.

Look at them as minimums.

easkid wrote: »

im somewhere in between 195 and 200 i get like 220 to 300 grams a day

Wow! That's a crap ton of protein! I could never do it. I'm kinda small, so I don't have enough calories to eat 300 grams, unless I was eating the vast majority of my calories in protein! And I can't cut corners by using whey, either, since I have problems digesting casein properly. Amazing!

If you're getting "almost all your calories" from protein, you're probably eating too much protein. Fat and carbs have their purpose in a healthy diet, too.

If you're upping your protein ratio from the MFP standard to a slightly higher percentage, yeah, that's totally fine. Many people find MFP's standard ratios to be a bit low on protein.

0.8-1g of protein per pound of lean body mass is generally the recommended range, though of course there's a TON of debate about this and you can read up and make your own judgments about it. But, using that formula, your profile says you're a 27-year-old male who's currently about 200lbs. Do you have a rough estimate of your body fat percentage? Say it's 20%, that would mean you have about 160lbs of lean body mass, so you would aim for about 130-160g of protein per day. If your body fat is higher or lower, just adjust the math, but you get the idea.

If you're eating about that much, you're probably good. If you're eating a lot more than that, your body's just gonna convert the extra to glucose and store it as energy, so there's really no benefit from a fitness standpoint and you'd probably be better off adding more healthy fats to your diet instead.

segacs wrote: »

If you're getting "almost all your calories" from protein, you're probably eating too much protein. Fat and carbs have their purpose in a healthy diet, too.

If you're upping your protein ratio from the MFP standard to a slightly higher percentage, yeah, that's totally fine. Many people find MFP's standard ratios to be a bit low on protein.

0.8-1g of protein per pound of lean body mass is generally the recommended range, though of course there's a TON of debate about this and you can read up and make your own judgments about it. But, using that formula, your profile says you're a 27-year-old male who's currently about 200lbs. Do you have a rough estimate of your body fat percentage? Say it's 20%, that would mean you have about 160lbs of lean body mass, so you would aim for about 130-160g of protein per day. If your body fat is higher or lower, just adjust the math, but you get the idea.

If you're eating about that much, you're probably good. If you're eating a lot more than that, your body's just gonna convert the extra to glucose and store it as energy, so there's really no benefit from a fitness standpoint and you'd probably be better off adding more healthy fats to your diet instead.

I highly agree with this poster. As someone who adjusted their MFP ratios I've found great success so far with a protein ratio close to 40% of my daily caloric intake (about Carbs 30%, and about fats 30%), but this will also depend largely on your body as every body is different. I'd also warn not to go too low on carbs since you play Basketball and there's a lot of running in that. Carb reduction? Yes, please! But be careful there. I personally found that - for my body and the amount of cardio that I do - if I go below 30% carbs I start getting dizzy, light headed, and a whole host of other nasty low energy things that hamper my workouts significantly.

Ultimately, in carb reduction, just be careful and pay close attention to how your body is reacting.

easkid wrote: »

what exactly is a healthy fat? i know avocados, and peanut butter and almonds and other nuts, but other than that can someone give me an example?

GOOD FATS
Monounsaturated fat Polyunsaturated fat
Olive oil
Canola oil
Sunflower oil
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Avocados
Olives
Nuts (almonds, peanuts, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, cashews)
Peanut butter
Soybean oil
Corn oil
Safflower oil
Walnuts
Sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin seeds
Flaxseed
Fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, trout, sardines)
Soymilk
Tofu

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