Macros for maintaining seem off

morrprop

Maintenance of 1949 daily calories... 36 year old male, 5'7, at 149lbs

MFP is giving me macros of: 50% Carb
20% Protein
30% Fat

Does this make sense? So little Protein compared to everything else? Is either 3 more important to focus on than the others?

rgrz82

As long as you're getting 1g of protein per lb then those macros are just fine. If you'd prefer 1.25-1.5 g per lb, just adjust your percentages until you reach that number.

barbecuesauce

morrprop wrote: »

Maintenance of 1949 daily calories... 36 year old male, 5'7, at 149lbs

MFP is giving me macros of: 50% Carb
20% Protein
30% Fat

Does this make sense? So little Protein compared to everything else? Is either 3 more important to focus on than the others?

MFP's macros are automatically set that way. You need to go in and change them yourself if you have your own mix.

FitForL1fe

why not just adjust your macros in the Settings tab to be whatever you think they should be

I'm running 45/35/20 C/P/F

morrprop

draznyth wrote: »

why not just adjust your macros in the Settings tab to be whatever you think they should be

I'm running 45/35/20 C/P/F

How do I know what I should be at?

yellowantphil

morrprop wrote: »

How do I know what I should be at?

HappyCampr1 wrote: »

It's personal preference, but the default percentages are within government guidelines.
Carb 45-65%
Protein 10-35%
Fat 20-35%

https://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Activity Files/Nutrition/DRIs/DRI_Macronutrients.pdf

You should be fine as long as you’re somewhere in the ranges given by HappyCampr1: those are the official recommendations for the US. You usually don’t need a lot of protein unless you are lifting weights, but it shouldn’t hurt to increase your protein intake some, if you want to. 10–35% protein is a pretty broad range.