Fat, Carb, Protien and other goals vs Calorie Goals

stickkop

I have been tracking for a few weeks now and always stay under my calorie goal (have lost 25lb and trying to lose a pound a week for the next few weeks - I am close to goal). When I look at my other goals (carbs, sugar, protein, fat for example) I am way under on fat and generally over on protein and sugar (I eat a lot of fruit).

I apologize if this question has been asked before. If it has a link to the chain would be helpful. I am wondering how important it is to meet the weighted goals or whether the overall calorie goal is the one I should focus on?

kommodevaran

As long as your progress stays close to schedule, and you feel fine, there's no need to change anything. As you get closer to goal, the margin of "error" gets smaller, and you may need to be more strict, but I'd advice not to do more than required to achieve your goal; you're in this for the long haul and don't want to burn out.

The macronutrients can be split into a number of ratios; the more sensible ones are based on a minimum of protein and fat, but the main idea is that a balance of macronutrients will lead to a balance of micronutrients as well. If you are eating a nutritious diet, i.e. a variety of foods from every food group every day, and meals made from real food, you shouldn't have to worry, your needs are already most probably met.