Protein question

TahneeRogers
TahneeRogers Posts: 12 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm always over my protein limit...is that SO bad? How much is too much? My daily goal is 45 but I ALWAYS go over..

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  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,980 Member
    The only time you eat too much protein is if you have so much that you go over your calorie intake for the day causing you to gain weight. Generally, the idea is to consume 1g of protein per lb of lean body mass. Although most people don't know what this is so to make things simple people go with .5g to 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight which is fine as well.

    Also it doesn't matter how much protein you have in one sitting. You can have 20g, 50g, or 100g ...as long as you get your minimums for the day.
  • Skeith5
    Skeith5 Posts: 89 Member
    I think MFP calculates goals light on the protein side. I went in and adjusted my goals to balance out my protein and carbs.

    Scott
  • SingSmileLaugh
    SingSmileLaugh Posts: 278 Member
    I think MFP calculates goals light on the protein side. I went in and adjusted my goals to balance out my protein and carbs.

    Scott

    What do you mean balanced it out? How much is the ratio?
    Thanks-Stacey
  • amberl10
    amberl10 Posts: 75 Member
    No it's not bad. I would manually go in and change your goals. A good number would be 30% carbs, 40% protein and 30% fat. the more protein the better, it fills you up and it's good for you. Once I changed my goals around I wasn't going over the protein limit but even if I was it would be a good thing.
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