Macronutrient ratio

sijomial

ndj1979 wrote: »

when can we have the ignore button back?????????

And a tin foil hat button please!

Wheelhouse15

sijomial wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

when can we have the ignore button back?????????

And a tin foil hat button please!

Now that's an idea!

yopeeps025

EatPaleoStyle wrote: »

Protein is essencial for many reasons, one is to regulate appetite, repair and build muscle... there is no clear science about how much protein do we need in one day, so I wonder where does the science about cutting/bulking comes from.

Carbs are not important because we are not carbohydrates and we do not sintetise anything but tryglicerides from them. Our bodies only use sugar if we adapt it to do so, and it has well known negative effects. The organs in our bodies prefer or only use fat, that is why we convert the carbs into fat, because we don't need many.

Glucose is toxic, that is why our bodies regulate it very strictly, remember that a diabetic will die thanks to glucose.

Do you even exercise? This is crazy talk the paleo people push and convert gullible people who don't know better.

Caged_Heat

MrM27 wrote: »

Ratios don't work out. Always grams > ratios.

.6-.87g per lb of bodyweight in protein. The 1g-1.5g recommendation above is just excessive. Especially on a bulk.
.4g per lb of bodyweight in fat
Fill the remaining calories with carbs.

Thanks for this. I just wish MFP would adjust cause all we have here is percentages in 5% increments. I always have to go outside MFP to calculate and then come as close as I can with the MFP goals page so that my macros are staring at me from the Food Diary. Ugh.

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Caged_Heat

MrM27 wrote: »

Caged_Heat wrote: »

MrM27 wrote: »

Ratios don't work out. Always grams > ratios.

.6-.87g per lb of bodyweight in protein. The 1g-1.5g recommendation above is just excessive. Especially on a bulk.
.4g per lb of bodyweight in fat
Fill the remaining calories with carbs.

Thanks for this. I just wish MFP would adjust cause all we have here is percentages in 5% increments. I always have to go outside MFP to calculate and then come as close as I can with the MFP goals page so that my macros are staring at me from the Food Diary. Ugh.

There is a code that let's you convert it over to grams instead of percentages:

http://karoshiethos.com/2013/08/13/javascript-bookmarklet-for-enhanced-macro-goals-in-myfitnesspal/

Awesome! Thanks!

gapec10

To the guy that started this topic:
WTF? Am I missing something out or am I eating way too much? Mine is:
Carbs/Protein/Fat 374/150/100

ForecasterJason

The OP was speaking in terms of a percentage ratio, not grams. In other words, he's saying 50% of his total calories as carbs, 30% as protein, and 20% as fat.

classicamber

Yikes. Mine is 25/45/30. I have to eat a lot though.

jenglish712