Too much protein hinder weight loss?

heatherinhou
heatherinhou Posts: 1 Member
edited November 29 in Health and Weight Loss
Can I be eating too much protein? My fitness pal is saying that I'm going over my protein allowance on a daily basis. I'm under on carbs, fats, sugars and calories every day. It's estimating that I'll only lose 1 lb. over the next 5 weeks. Is something wrong? I'm eating healthy, walking 2 miles 5 times a week and it's saying I'll only lose 1 lb. over the next five weeks. I'm a female and I need to lose 40 lbs. Please help!

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    no, that has nothing to do with it
  • canadianmom1975
    canadianmom1975 Posts: 23 Member
    Its just an estimate based on your body info...calories burned..and calories in
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    If its saying that you'll lose a pound over the next five weeks, that is based only on the amount of calories eaten and the estimate of how many you burned based on your height, weight, age, and activity. It doesn't matter if the calories came from protein or something else. Keep in mind that its just a little piece of math that you can have it calculate every day, and the calculation is based ONLY on that day's intake and burn. That's why it says "If every day was like today." So if you were to eat the same number of calories and do the same amount of exercise every day for five weeks, you should lose 1 pound.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    The MFP recommendation for protein is notoriously low. It's fine (and probably good) to eat more protein.
    There is nothing about it that will cause you to not lose weight as long as you maintain a deficit.
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