Ratios ... ?

louisatinney3

Does anybody know a effective ratio of carbs/prot/fats for losing weight.
I am on 1300 calories a day at the moment.

nadenchris

There is no real, singular way to go about this. Generally speaking when you are cutting you want to have around 35-40% Protein, 35% Fat and 30% carbs. Play around with it +/- 5% either way.

Sued0nim

Whatever suits you and you can stick to

good guideline in grammes as minimums is

protein at 0.8g to 1g protein per lb of LBM
fats at 0.35g fat per lb of bodyweight


Personally my diet is more than 50% carbs cos that's how I like to eat, with an eye to achieving 100g minimum protein

louisatinney3

I have been doing 40 percent carbs and prot. 20 percent fat ... does that sound right im unsure ?

xcalygrl

louisatinney3 wrote: »

I have been doing 40 percent carbs and prot. 20 percent fat ... does that sound right im unsure ?

If you're sticking to it, then sure it's right.

Macros are all about what you're comfortable eating. For me personally, I do 35 protein, 35 fat, and 30 carbs. It works for me. I also find that I feel more full on that breakdown than if I eat more carbs. Again, whatever keeps you sticking to your deficit is what'll work for you.

DeguelloTex

As long as you don't expect a five ounce bird to carry a one pound coconut, just about any ratio that's working for you is probably fine.

I'm doing 1g of protein per pound of body weight, 25% fat, the rest carbs.