Did not hit protein target today

AsrarHussain
AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
hello I did not hit the protein intake today I have a target of 200 I only managed to do 130 if I eat more protein I will go over my calorie intake for a today and the whole week

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  • alyhuggan
    alyhuggan Posts: 717 Member
    You won't die because you have missed your protein goals. If I were in your shoes I'd probably have enough whey protein to get me to 170 and leave it at that. I'm pretty sure I'm right in saying most people bodies only really need 1lb per lb of lbm and unless you are on gear that most likely won't be more than 170-180, so 170g of protein will be sufficient.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    If your goal is weightloss, hitting a particular protein target isn't as important as being under your calorie intake target. If you were trying to build muscle, that's a different scenario, but building muscle and weightloss are not easy to do at the same time.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i rarely (maybe never) do.

    but then, I'm really only concerned about my calorie intake and not the macros, though out of curiosity i look at the reports from time to time.
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    If your goal is weightloss, hitting a particular protein target isn't as important as being under your calorie intake target. If you were trying to build muscle, that's a different scenario, but building muscle and weightloss are not easy to do at the same time.

    I'm trying to maintain muscle mass I do cardio I'm trying to maintain muscle mass
  • happyfeetrebel1
    happyfeetrebel1 Posts: 1,005 Member
    200 grams is still a LOT of protein. 130 is fine :)

    My dietician recommended a simple way to remember, and easy to calculate. Just eat 1 gram of protein per inch of your height. I'm 71 inches, therefore I eat 71 grams :)

    Perhaps overly simplistic compared to many formulas I've seen, but I was (out of medical necessity) on a high protein diet and this is what they recommended.

    Good Luck
  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
    happyfeetrebel1 wrote: »
    200 grams is still a LOT of protein. 130 is fine :)

    My dietician recommended a simple way to remember, and easy to calculate. Just eat 1 gram of protein per inch of your height. I'm 71 inches, therefore I eat 71 grams :)

    Perhaps overly simplistic compared to many formulas I've seen, but I was (out of medical necessity) on a high protein diet and this is what they recommended.

    Good Luck

    I weigh 200 lb so 200 is 1 gram protein per lb im trying to maintain muscle I heard 1 gram was minimal
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    AsrarHussain wrote: »
    happyfeetrebel1 wrote: »
    200 grams is still a LOT of protein. 130 is fine :)

    My dietician recommended a simple way to remember, and easy to calculate. Just eat 1 gram of protein per inch of your height. I'm 71 inches, therefore I eat 71 grams :)

    Perhaps overly simplistic compared to many formulas I've seen, but I was (out of medical necessity) on a high protein diet and this is what they recommended.

    Good Luck

    I weigh 200 lb so 200 is 1 gram protein per lb im trying to maintain muscle I heard 1 gram was minimal

    I am pretty sure that's supposed to be 1 gram per pound of lean body mass. I could wrong, though.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    maidentl wrote: »
    AsrarHussain wrote: »
    happyfeetrebel1 wrote: »
    200 grams is still a LOT of protein. 130 is fine :)

    My dietician recommended a simple way to remember, and easy to calculate. Just eat 1 gram of protein per inch of your height. I'm 71 inches, therefore I eat 71 grams :)

    Perhaps overly simplistic compared to many formulas I've seen, but I was (out of medical necessity) on a high protein diet and this is what they recommended.

    Good Luck

    I weigh 200 lb so 200 is 1 gram protein per lb im trying to maintain muscle I heard 1 gram was minimal

    I am pretty sure that's supposed to be 1 gram per pound of lean body mass. I could wrong, though.

    You are right. It is Lean Body Mass.

  • AsrarHussain
    AsrarHussain Posts: 1,424 Member
    I do
    RodaRose wrote: »
    maidentl wrote: »
    AsrarHussain wrote: »
    happyfeetrebel1 wrote: »
    200 grams is still a LOT of protein. 130 is fine :)

    My dietician recommended a simple way to remember, and easy to calculate. Just eat 1 gram of protein per inch of your height. I'm 71 inches, therefore I eat 71 grams :)

    Perhaps overly simplistic compared to many formulas I've seen, but I was (out of medical necessity) on a high protein diet and this is what they recommended.

    Good Luck

    I weigh 200 lb so 200 is 1 gram protein per lb im trying to maintain muscle I heard 1 gram was minimal

    I am pretty sure that's supposed to be 1 gram per pound of lean body mass. I could wrong, though.

    You are right. It is Lean Body Mass.
    i don't know my Leah mass
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    if you don't know lean mass it's 0.8 grams per lb of body weight...

    but just protein won't maintain muscle while losing...you have to do resistance training too.
  • ruggedshutter
    ruggedshutter Posts: 389 Member
    AsrarHussain wrote: »
    i don't know my Leah mass

    Easiest way is to use a cloth tape measure and find an online calculator and enter the measurements. That's the way that I do mine and I was within .5% of mine when I used an impedance device. Or you can get one for about $30 on Amazon....http://www.amazon.com/Omron-Monitor-model-HBF-306C-Black/dp/B000FYZMYK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433187343&sr=8-1&keywords=body+fat
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