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JRJ326
JRJ326 Posts: 2
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
:wink: Hello all! I need to change my daily Protein requirements on my daily to 90 grams per day. Can anyone tell me how to do that?

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  • DiamondRubyMom
    DiamondRubyMom Posts: 147 Member
    under My Home, Goals, change goals, custom. It's should let you play with your daily requirements.
  • LORETTAYOUNG
    LORETTAYOUNG Posts: 2
    The way I get 90 grams of protein in, is by having low carb, high protein vanilla whey and I add a raw egg to it and put it in the blender... It tastes good and low in "Calories....low in Carbs and High in Protein....Do that three times a day along with alot of especially green veggies, red bell.. three times a day.....and I use rice vinegar and a little splenda to taste.....12 glasses of water a day and 1 different fruit every evening at 7pm...as my dessert for the day.... I have just decided to start tomorrow morning. The problem I have had in my past is..SUGAR....... 6 to 10 fruits a day....and BUTTER......BUTTER...MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY COMFORT FOOD. WHEN I MAKE MY SALADS FLAVORFUL I AM SATISFIED....WE CAN DO IT.....:flowerforyou: I BELIEVE.....!!!
  • OnMyWay2STay
    OnMyWay2STay Posts: 144 Member
    I'm assuming the OP knows how to put in different amounts, but is getting stuck because of the 5% increments that mfp does. Given the calorie count she needs, the best I was able to come up with was:
    1100 calories
    15% 41g carbs
    35% 96 g protein
    50% 61 g fat

    Because of the 5% increment, you'd have to put 1200 calories in to get exactly 90 g of protein to show up.
    1200
    15% 45
    30% 90
    55% 73

    If neither those works for you, maybe someone knows how to actually change the number of grams directly or else put in a specific number for percentages....?? I'm new, but it didn't seem possible to me.
  • LORETTAYOUNG
    LORETTAYOUNG Posts: 2
    HI FELLOW LOSERS......

    I NEED TO LOSE AT LEAST 60 POUNDS... I WEIGH 215.....I AM 68 YEARS OLD....I HAD A GASTRIC BYPASS 6 YEARS AGO. i LIVED ON HIGH QUALITY WHEY PROTEIN FROM MY DR. i STARTED WORKING OUT ON TREADMILL 5 MINUETES AND WORKED MY WAY UP- TO 10 IN 3 DAYS ALONG WITH WATER AEROBICS THEN WITHIN 10 DAYS I TRICKED MY BODY INTO DOING THE ELIPTICAL FOR 1 HOUR....BIKE 20 MINS. AND TREADMILL 20 AS NOT TO HURT MY KNEES WITH MY AGE. I CONTINUED WORKING OUT THREE HOURS A DAY 6 DAYS A WEEK AND I DAY 1 HOUR...I ALSO AND WEIGHTS AND IN 3 MONTHS...I LOOKED AMAZING . I TOLD A COUPLE OF TRUSTED FRIENDS LIKE MY KIDS AND NO RELATIVES, AS I WAS ASHAMED THAT I COULDN'T DO IT MYSELF. WELL....I YEAR AFTER LOSING 80 LBS. A DRUNK DRIVER HIT ME AND I SUFFERED ALOT OF PAIN AND STOPPED EXERCISING.....I WAS EATING 1200 CALORIES A DAY BUT WITH NO EXERCISE I WAS PUTTING ON ABOUT 1 POUND A MONTH...THEN 1 YEAR LATER A YOUNG MAN LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK AND HIT ME HEAD ON AND I WAS IN EVEN WORSE SHAPE. THEN A FRIEND INTRODUCED ME TO A HEATHY BAR...AND NOW I HAVE GAINED MOST OF MY WEIGHT BACK AND IT IS SOOOO HARD TO BEGIN AGAIN. SO MONDAY I START...NO TURNING BACK...I WILL START THE FIRST WEEK EXERCISING 20 MINUTES A DAY FOR THE 1ST WEEK.1200 CALORIES.. UNDER 60 GRAMS OF CARBS AND 90 GRAMS OF PROTEIN....AND WATER....WATER...WATER....THEN TO 1 HOUR A DAY..THEN 1.5.. 30 MINUTES 3 TIMES A DAY......WHEN I GET TO MY GOAL....I WILL INCREASE MY EXERCISE TO 35 MINUTES 4 X'S A DAY......I ALSO HAVE TO SAY NO TO DRUGS....THAT IS SUGAR AND BUTTER.....MU DOWNFALL......I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN MY THOUGHTS ON PAPER... AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WILL READ THIS...BUT IT DOES FEEL GOOD. SO IN GOD I TRUST....AND I BELIEVE I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL......IF I WANT TO LIVE....I MUST DO THIS.....FOR MYSELF...MY CHILDREN....GRANDCHILDREN...AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN... i AM OPEN TO ANY CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICAL IDEAS.....OR POSSITIVE.....THANK YOU FOR LISTENING....
  • OnMyWay2STay
    OnMyWay2STay Posts: 144 Member
    Loretta,
    Wow. You've faced so much adversity, but you have a great attitude! Continue to trust in God like that, and He will help you make it through!
    Constructive criticism: typing in all caps is hard to read. And it can be considered rude (like screaming).
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