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audreydgreen
audreydgreen Posts: 42 Member
edited November 23 in Food and Nutrition
How much does too much protein effective your weigh loss? I was wondering because I am over my daily goal for protein most of the time. Does anyone know how and why?

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Calories are king for weight loss. Keep those in the right range and you should lose weight.

    Protein helps with other things. It keeps you fuller longer. It helps keep your muscles strong. Going over won't hurt your weight loss and it might actually help your hunger and body composition goals.

    Don't fear the red protein numbers unless you have a medical reason to keep protein low.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    When using MFP numbers I tend to think of the protein goal as a minimum. In most cases it seems to be rather low.
  • audreydgreen
    audreydgreen Posts: 42 Member
    Ok, I didn't think so, thank you so much
  • audreydgreen
    audreydgreen Posts: 42 Member
    Who knows how many calories we should count burned from your fitbit, for example if the fiitbit says your burned 2,500 for the whole day, much would you count as calories burn on MFP
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    audreydgreen wrote: »
    Who knows how many calories we should count burned from your fitbit, for example if the fiitbit says your burned 2,500 for the whole day, much would you count as calories burn on MFP

    Have you linked your Fitbit and MFP accounts?
  • audreydgreen
    audreydgreen Posts: 42 Member
    No I have not, not that tech savey, I will ask my daughter how to do that

    Have you linked your Fitbit and MFP accounts? [/quote]

  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Too much Protein will convert to sugar first, and from there to fat. You don't want to go there.
  • audreydgreen
    audreydgreen Posts: 42 Member
    Too much Protein will convert to sugar first, and from there to fat. You don't want to go there.[/quote]

    Ok, thank you so much, I need to keep a eye on my protein
  • audreydgreen
    audreydgreen Posts: 42 Member
    I am so proud of myself, I connected my fitbit to my MFP account, thanks to janejellyroll's suggestion

    Have you linked your Fitbit and MFP accounts? [/quote]

  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Yi5hedr3 wrote: »
    Too much Protein will convert to sugar first, and from there to fat. You don't want to go there.

    Disregard this completely. If you are in a calorie deficit you will lose weight.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,741 Member
    audreydgreen wrote: »
    Too much Protein will convert to sugar first, and from there to fat. You don't want to go there.

    Ok, thank you so much, I need to keep a eye on my protein [/quote]

    That piece of advice was crap. The only thing that converts to fat are excess calories.

    And congrats on doing something techie! :)

  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited October 2015
    Yi5hedr3 wrote: »
    Too much Protein will convert to sugar first, and from there to fat. You don't want to go there.
    Then how about you tell us how much protein is "too much"? And while you're at it, explain how, when one is in a caloric deficit, the body would be storing fat? Virtually every one of your posts demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of basic nutrition/physiology. I'm starting to think that Yi5hedr3 is a troll account - nobody could give such consistently bad/wrong advice and really think they're being helpful to anybody.

    To answer the OP's question - if you're using MFP's default macro settings, they're pretty low on protein anyway, so exceeding that amount will not affect your weight loss. A more reasonable protein goal would be somewhere between 0.6 - 0.8g per pound of bodyweight, or somewhere around 1g per pound of lean body mass. Yes, too much protein can be dangerous - but we're talking about amounts that no normal human would consume in a day - and if you were eating that much you wouldn't be in a calorie deficit anyway, so your weight loss would certainly be affected.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited October 2015
    If you go through you food diary after you've done it for about a month, you'll learn a lot about what you eat and where your protein numbers are coming from.

    It only stops you from losing weight if you eat so much that you exceed your allotted calories.

    Just about everything we swallow eventually ends up as sugar that is either used to fuel your activities (thinking, blinking, running, whatever) or stored on your body as fat, ready and willing to give you energy when you cannot get food.

    We should all strive for healthy, well-balanced diets, but I wouldn't sweat it much if eat a little extra protein.

    That shirt you're wearing in your little picture is pretty awesome. I don't even like clothes much and love that shirt. :)
  • audreydgreen
    audreydgreen Posts: 42 Member
    Thanks for all of the info. on protein, I am sure it does affect our body and our weight loss to some degree, that why it is included in the goal chart, to be monitored. I go over my protein sometimes, but not large amounts
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
    The over amount for protein will just turn to carbs basically. Dont worry about going over slightly. I do it myself. Actually you may find it fills you up more.
  • audreydgreen
    audreydgreen Posts: 42 Member
    The over amount for protein will just turn to carbs basically. Dont worry about going over slightly. I do it myself. Actually you may find it fills you up more.

    Okay thanks friends, for your advice. Like everything in life we do, we need to have balance and moderation, right!

  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    audreydgreen wrote: »
    Thanks for all of the info. on protein, I am sure it does affect our body and our weight loss to some degree, that why it is included in the goal chart, to be monitored. I go over my protein sometimes, but not large amounts

    Protein is in the chart because it is one of three macronutrients--in addition to carbs and fat. NOT because it has some special effect on weight loss.

    Protein helps CICO because it can help you feel fuller longer and reduces cravings in many people. This can help you eat less overall and avoid bingeing.
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