Macros and Fitbit

Omarsockni

just a little advice! I want to lose 10lb especially round my belly I'm male 5'11 33 years old and have set mfp to sedentary and to lose 2lb per week, I've also attached a Fitbit to my account! I'm confident enough to stay under my calorie goal easy! But I'm worried about macros I'm always high on fat and carbs! Does this really matter??

yarwell

You're over on fat and carbs but under calories ?

2 lbs/week seems high for a low target loss like 10 lbs.

Omarsockni

Yes I'm over on fat and carbs, you may think it too high but I'm also eating 1000 cals in Fitbit calories as I walk everywhere and work in a restaurant but I'm still under goal! Just moving more

carole4000

You can adjust macros to suit yourself unless you have a certain goal? Well done on steps - I'm aiming for 10,000 steps a day with Fitbit but get nowhere near that many calories.

yarwell

The only way to be over on fat and carbs and on target with calories is to be under on protein.

editorgrrl

The less you have to lose, the more slowly it comes off. That's just the way the human body works. Eating at an aggressive deficit will not get you to goal any more quickly. To understand how MFP works, read the Sexypants post: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

Your Fitbit burn is TDEE. If you eat less than that, you will lose weight. Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit

Set your goal to .5 lb. for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

Enable negative calorie adjustments: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users