Why does protein goal rise

lrowlicsw
lrowlicsw Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Wondering why my daily protein goal rises if my calorie goal rises e.g. If MFP adjusts for a workout?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    All of your macros rise with exercise calories as it distributes those calories in the percentages you have set up
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    All of your macros rise with exercise calories as it distributes those calories in the percentages you have set up

    This is why I set a protein goal by the gram and let carbs and fat fall where they may.
  • vallary14
    vallary14 Posts: 215 Member
    This ☝
  • lrowlicsw
    lrowlicsw Posts: 3 Member
    So if I only want 65g of protein a day regardless of exercise, setting that goal will allow calories to be redistributed to the other macro nutrients?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    lrowlicsw wrote: »
    So if I only want 65g of protein a day regardless of exercise, setting that goal will allow calories to be redistributed to the other macro nutrients?

    I don't know, as setting macros by the gram is a premium feature. But 65 grams is kind of low for someone losing weight...you should eat a bit more than that to help preserve muscle mass while you lose (provided you don't have a medical reason to limit your protein intake).
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,750 Member
    lrowlicsw wrote: »
    So if I only want 65g of protein a day regardless of exercise, setting that goal will allow calories to be redistributed to the other macro nutrients?

    If you want to stick to a specific protein goal you just need to remember it. 65g is low though - is there a reason you're aiming for this amount?
  • lrowlicsw
    lrowlicsw Posts: 3 Member
    My quickie research suggests that 1mg protein per kg overall weight is a good target. I run 4-5x per week but I'm not an endurance athlete. Not needing to lose much weight. Have high cholesterol so eating vegetarian and got frustrated with changing protein goal.
  • HeyJudii
    HeyJudii Posts: 267 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    lrowlicsw wrote: »
    So if I only want 65g of protein a day regardless of exercise, setting that goal will allow calories to be redistributed to the other macro nutrients?

    I don't know, as setting macros by the gram is a premium feature. But 65 grams is kind of low for someone losing weight...you should eat a bit more than that to help preserve muscle mass while you lose (provided you don't have a medical reason to limit your protein intake).

    I am a premium member and I set it to grams on the Goals page, yet it still rises with the increase in calories from exercise. Is there some other place I should be setting it, because it really frustrates me to have to try to get over 112 grams of protein each day just because I am more active that day. 112 is hard enough for me to reach each day.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    lrowlicsw wrote: »
    Wondering why my daily protein goal rises if my calorie goal rises e.g. If MFP adjusts for a workout?

    Your macros are you calories...your calories can't go up without your macros going up. 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate, 9 calories per gram of fat.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,340 Member
    HeyJudii wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    lrowlicsw wrote: »
    So if I only want 65g of protein a day regardless of exercise, setting that goal will allow calories to be redistributed to the other macro nutrients?

    I don't know, as setting macros by the gram is a premium feature. But 65 grams is kind of low for someone losing weight...you should eat a bit more than that to help preserve muscle mass while you lose (provided you don't have a medical reason to limit your protein intake).

    I am a premium member and I set it to grams on the Goals page, yet it still rises with the increase in calories from exercise. Is there some other place I should be setting it, because it really frustrates me to have to try to get over 112 grams of protein each day just because I am more active that day. 112 is hard enough for me to reach each day.

    If you know your goal is 112g, just shoot for that and don't worry about what the app says.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,860 Member
    On premium you can set how you want exercise calories to be allocated. I'm not currently premium, so can't tell you how, but I recall it being an option.
  • HeyJudii
    HeyJudii Posts: 267 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    On premium you can set how you want exercise calories to be allocated. I'm not currently premium, so can't tell you how, but I recall it being an option.

    I have. But, it doesn't matter. There are other issues I have with the app, and as someone else suggested, I have learned to ignore them.
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