Protien ?

lincolns
lincolns Posts: 42
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I started my diet last Monday and have already lost 5 lbs. I seem to be doing really good at staying under my calories, carbs, and fat, but seem to always go over my protien by at least 25 to 50. What are the drawbacks of that? I thought protien was good?

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  • lincolns
    lincolns Posts: 42
    I started my diet last Monday and have already lost 5 lbs. I seem to be doing really good at staying under my calories, carbs, and fat, but seem to always go over my protien by at least 25 to 50. What are the drawbacks of that? I thought protien was good?
  • Amanda01
    Amanda01 Posts: 7
    Protien is really good for you. I always go over. No worries. The more protein the more muscle you build, the more muscle you build the more weight you lose even when you're resting. You do want to make sure that you are working out when you intake that much protein to burn off fat. You Don't wanna bulk up with muslce and not lose weight. .....does that make sence? lol. Congrads on the 5 lbs! Goodluck. :)
  • pipinana
    pipinana Posts: 2,356 Member
    I was just wondering the EXACT SAME THING, and was just going to post about it..... :laugh: Good, glad it's good for you, 'cause I'm already over my limit for the day!
  • lincolns
    lincolns Posts: 42
    I was a little worried about that. I actually don't work out right now. Not much time with a 7 month old and full time job. I do plan on trying to start walking in the evening once the time changes and it's day light longer. So I'll probably try to cut back a bit on the protien for now. Thanks for the info!
  • pipinana
    pipinana Posts: 2,356 Member
    I don't have much time to work out either..... You know what I started doing? Walking with a co-worker on our two breaks and at lunch. All in all we do ~30minutes. Not much, but it helps for sure!
    Congrats on the little one.... :love:
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    MFP's protein settings are quite on the low side. I have heard you should be getting about 1 g for every 2 lbs of body weight you have, I follow that. MFP tells me to eat about 55g, but according to my weight theory I should be getting more like 75-80g a day. I think you're fine. Just make sure you're staying at your recommended calories (not UNDER as you said) and same for carbs and fats, try to stay AT the recommended amount, not UNDER it. :flowerforyou:
  • prayerfulmom
    prayerfulmom Posts: 409
    I have to chime in on this one. I'd like to mention you can have too much protein. Too much protein can put too much stress on the kidneys and cause kidney damage. However, the guidelines at MFP actually are in alignment with my lower protein recommendation by the Renal Dietician.

    To calculate your specific daily protein requirement 1) determine your ideal body weight, then 2) calculate your specific protein requirements based on your ideal weight.

    - use your ideal weight to determine your daily protein requirement. Convert your weight to kilograms:
    lbs / 2.2 = kilograms
    kg x 2.2 = pounds

    Minimum Daily Protein Requirement: people with kidney disease are recommended .6 grams of protein per kilogram of ideal body weight per day.

    Maximum Daily Protein Requirement: US RDA recommends 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of ideal body weight per day. The UK Department of Health and Social Security is approximately the same.

    If you are currently doing endurance training your daily protein requirement increases by 1 to 1.2 grams per kilogram of ideal body weight per day. However, there is no recommended daily protein requirement for weight or strength training. Additionally, the daily requirements do not increase for people over their ideal body weight. This is because amino acids are not needed to support fat cells.

    Summary:
    In my humble opinion it is safe to say that going over the recommendations on MFP by say 15-20 should be fine. I was seeing a sports nutritionist who had me on over twice the amount I should have been on. It caused more damage than good. Balance is a great thing.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    this is one of those questions you will see over and over and is a good question....for me...MFP is too low on protein and too high on carbs...my suggested protein with MFP is 62 g and I have already had 24 for breakfast. I will propbably finish today at well over 120 g of protein and I will be considerably low on the suggested carbs.

    I stayconcerned on a bit of balance but also I limit sugar and sodium. There is a boatload of info on the web...just type in how much protein....read several articles and you will see several very different answers HTH :smile:
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Based on recommendations by the American Dietetics Assoc. and the American College of Sports Medicine, there is a range of what's healthy for protein. 10-30% of total calories from protein, or .8-1.7grams per kg of bodyweight. If you are a highly active, large, muscular male, the 30%/1.7grams/kg would be fine. If you're a smaller, less active/muscular female, you can lean toward the lower end. Of course, 30% of your total calories will change based on your total caloric intake, which is why it's good to keep the grams/kg in mind as well.
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