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Carb percentage question

WhatLouAte
WhatLouAte Posts: 155 Member
edited November 2024 in Social Groups
Sorry if I have missed this or if it´s obvious.

So I get my carb, fat and protein for the Day on MFP but then I get more calories from exercise which gives me more to eat gram wise for my macros.

So do I just try and stick to the same amount of grams per day regardless of the fact it is giving me more to eat?

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  • SlimBride2Be
    SlimBride2Be Posts: 315 Member
    I try to stick to grams but give myself a little leeway if I did loads of exercise
  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
    I limit my grams when it comes to carbs and I make sure to hit my protein goal. If I go over protein, I'm fine with it. No hard limit there. And when it comes to fat, I don't watch the grams at all. I just stay within my calorie budget making sure to control the carbs and reach my minimum protein. The percentages fluctuate a bit, but it all works out.
  • WhatLouAte
    WhatLouAte Posts: 155 Member
    Ok see even though it is adding on my grams of carbs throughout the day you still stick to say under 20g?
  • SlimBride2Be
    SlimBride2Be Posts: 315 Member
    Exactly that.
  • WhatLouAte
    WhatLouAte Posts: 155 Member
    ok, thanks guys! :)
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    Yep, I ignore the modifications MFP makes for exercise. And actually I usually don't log exercise for that specific reason.
  • WhatLouAte
    WhatLouAte Posts: 155 Member
    kirkor wrote: »
    Yep, I ignore the modifications MFP makes for exercise. And actually I usually don't log exercise for that specific reason.

    I only really see what my Fitbit tells me and the adjustments throughout the Day.
    Cool I am glad I know now, thanks!
  • CoconuttyMummy
    CoconuttyMummy Posts: 685 Member
    edited July 2015
    Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »
    I limit my grams when it comes to carbs and I make sure to hit my protein goal. If I go over protein, I'm fine with it. No hard limit there. And when it comes to fat, I don't watch the grams at all. I just stay within my calorie budget making sure to control the carbs and reach my minimum protein. The percentages fluctuate a bit, but it all works out.

    I do the same as @Sunny_Bunny_

    Also, I try to not eat any exercise cals back, and i always keep my carbs below 20g regardless, but if the burn was high, i would eat back half the calories, absolute max, without increasing carbs, and only if i was genuinely hungry.

  • krazyforyou
    krazyforyou Posts: 1,428 Member
    I allow myself 30 grams of carbs daily, somedays I eat them, others not.
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