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lucyhross
lucyhross Posts: 87 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just wondering what everyone thinks of my macros/diet? I am 18 years old, 5ft6 and 175lbs give or take. I have been battling with my weight for the last three or so years. Therefore I've decided to give carb cycling a go. At the moment on an average day I eat about 70g fat, 150-200g carbs and 100g protein, eating about 1600 calories a day. I cycle about 25miles a week, gym 3-4 times a week (just started lifting), climbing/bouldering once a week, walk 10000 steps or more a day and sorting the horse out three mornings a week- so pretty active! I don't know what my body fat is, but I imagine its somewhere between 25%-30%.......

so does anyone have any advice how I can tweak my diet? maybe not eating so much peanut butter for a start..... and also how many carbs I should eat on a high/normal/ low day? or any other general opinions? My weight just wont budge!! frustrated!!

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  • lucyhross
    lucyhross Posts: 87 Member
    I also drink 3l+ of water a day, use a Fitbit flex to track data, I generally eat whole foods and I enjoy cooking from scratch. I don't buy bread, pasta, chocolate, processed foods etc. On reflection maybe the big problem with my diet is that I have occasional binges/ eat too much of one thing I.e peanut butter and nakd bars!
  • Buff_Man
    Buff_Man Posts: 623 Member
    Workout your required calorie intake. Track your calories. You can adjust your macros to suit your life style once you've got your calories under control.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    There are some carb cycling ideas at https://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/research-approved-carb-cycling with the "strict" phase at 50 grams carbs per day. You currently eat more sugar than that, and the 50g is supposed to be from vegetables, so a bit of thought and planning is required. Another review is at https://breakingmuscle.com/nutrition/build-lean-muscle-with-intermittent-fasting-carb-and-calorie-cycling

    At 175 lbs and female your BF is probably around the mid-30s %

    Eating 1400 calories should be realistic and give a quicker initial loss.
  • lucyhross
    lucyhross Posts: 87 Member
    Thanks for your help- links were really useful! I feel so stuck right now, I don't know how to move forward...
  • Buff_Man
    Buff_Man Posts: 623 Member
    Be patient, be honest with yourself, be consistent :)

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