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Too much protein?

kate4vt
kate4vt Posts: 20
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys. I'm new to the board and have a question about my daily goals. Today, I'm under all of my goals except for protein. I don't even think I've eaten than much (egg for breakfast, turkey for lunch, chicken planned for dinner), but I nearly doubled my goal. Is that bad? Am I supposed to be to the goal numbers as possible?

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  • ElliieMental
    ElliieMental Posts: 189
    You will probably get loads of different answers here, but as an ex atkins/low carber I would say you can never have too much protein! So long as you're under all your carbs/fat etc. Its excellent for muscle repair and so much more filling than any other food type :)
  • kate4vt
    kate4vt Posts: 20
    You will probably get loads of different answers here, but as an ex atkins/low carber I would say you can never have too much protein! So long as you're under all your carbs/fat etc. Its excellent for muscle repair and so much more filling than any other food type :)

    And that is precisely what I thought. I've done every diet from 6 Week Body Makeover to Weight Watchers, and I've never run across anything that says protein is a bad thing. I just wanted to make sure!
  • Shadowfax44
    Shadowfax44 Posts: 38 Member
    What is the right amount of protein? I know there are ALOT of different opinions on this! I'm new here (like today) and I've already changed from the auto goals for fat protein and carbs to 40% carbs 40% protein and 20% fat. I just sort of picked those randomly though, knowing I wanted more protein, less carbs, and medium fat intake. So to the OP, maybe it's just that the settings you have in your goals should be changed.
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    You can manually change the setting for protein as some feel it is low. :)
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