Macros

floridamatty

about to start counting my Macros on Monday, looking for any advice from those who do this thanks.

K_Anness17

What is your goal? Low carb? Low fat?

floridamatty

Im going to do about low carb high protein

IsaackGMOON

floridamatty wrote: »

Im going to do about low carb high protein

It's meant to be low carb moderate protein...

jacksonpt

Macros should be viewed as a range... minimum to maximum, with ideal being somewhere in between and determined by your own personal goals and preferences.

Generally speaking, start with something like this -

Fat: .2-.5g per lb of body weight
Carbs: 1.5-3g per lb of body weight
Protein: .75-1.5g per lb of lean body mass

So for me at 170ish lbs, it works out something like this:




Where I set my goals within those ranges depends on my training goals and my ability to sustain that type of diet over time.

Michael190lbs

jacksonpt wrote: »

Macros should be viewed as a range... minimum to maximum, with ideal being somewhere in between and determined by your own personal goals and preferences.

Generally speaking, start with something like this -

Fat: .2-.5g per lb of body weight
Carbs: 1.5-3g per lb of body weight
Protein: .75-1.5g per lb of lean body mass

So for me at 170ish lbs, it works out something like this:




Where I set my goals within those ranges depends on my training goals and my ability to sustain that type of diet over time.

I really like that Thank you. I want to weigh around 175 when I'm done down from the 290's currently 185.

I have been doing the .4 per lb fat and believed that was my minimum and a .8 on the protein, carbs I just stay under 100 grams most days. NOT today..lol.. calzone but so good..