Daily Protein goals?

I have heard that you should try to hit as many grams as you weigh, if you want a high protein diet for building muscle....for me, at 5'9", that is 140g per day. Unfortunately I don't hit it as often as I want, I'm typically always between 100 and 125g.

Typically, you'll hear that to preserve muscle (and especially if you're trying to build) to get the MINIMUM of 1g of protein per 1lb of lean body mass or even total body weight. I customized mine to be around 128g because that is my body weight at the moment.

ETA: You're just going to be selling yourself short if you go any less than that. I've been "skinny fat" for a long while now, and it was solely because of a lack of protein in my diet when I was toying with vegetarianism and veganism a few years back. I had NO idea that I was wasting away my lean body mass... thinking that I needed to "eat lighter" to get lighter... that's so wrong. Food is FUEL for the body. Protein & fat are so very important... they should be considered macros that you need a minimum of, not a max. Carbohydrate is the nonessential macro that you can fluctuate and play around with to suit your preference. Fat & Protein are not to be toyed with... they are required by the body for major bodily functions & repair.

Typically, you'll hear that to preserve muscle (and especially if you're trying to build) to get the MINIMUM of 1g of protein per 1lb of lean body mass or even total body weight. I customized mine to be around 128g because that is my body weight at the moment.

ohh thats nice calc .. so when you add your exercise it must go over that limit innit?

I've actually got my calories & macros set so that I don't pay attention to the calories that I log when I exercise, nor do I "eat them back" because my weekly calories and macros are already set based on my activity level. I eat around 12,100 weekly, with 128g protein minimum & 45 & 55g fat minimum.... I zig-zag calories between 1600 & 1900 or 2000 based on which days I lift weights. And fat & carbs are tweaked according to those days as well. Does this make sense?

I have read it in lots of post that MFP sets low goals for Protein..
I am on a 1200 calorie goal and my protein is set to 45 grams only (that is when no exercises are added). I workout daily and burn between 400-800 calories
Is there anyone who has edited their protein goals? just wondering on what basis you decide that how much protein is best for you?

I do 40 percent protein and 30 percent each carbs and fat

if you hop over to the "Food and Nutrition" board, there's a recent post titled "My gift : Excel spreadsheet for BMR, TDEE, CUT, BUILD and ma." Lots of discussion on what your macros should be set at. The original poster also created an excel spreadsheet. I haven't tried the spreadsheet yet, but am interested to see what my numbers turn out to be.