How does MFP calculate how many macros you should be consuming?

jfried17
jfried17 Posts: 7 Member
edited December 4 in Food and Nutrition
For example, I'm supposed to be eating 50% carbs, 20% protein, and 30% fat but for some reason that just doesn't seem right to be. Does anyone know how MFP came up with that ratio of macros? Is it because of the goals I set for myself on the app?

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  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    That's the default macro balance that everyone is given. It fits with the US government's recommended intake guidelines of:

    Protein: 10-35%
    Fat: 20-35%
    Carbohydrate: 45-65%
  • jfried17
    jfried17 Posts: 7 Member
    Is there a way to change it to make it more sspecific? I see that some people have ddifferent portions of macros for the day
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    That's a paid feature I believe.
    What macros do you think you need and why?
  • jfried17
    jfried17 Posts: 7 Member
    I'm not sure, I need to do more research but I'm working out a lot more than I used to including running and weights and I've been trying to cut back on carbs, not drastically necessarily but I feel like 50% is too much and I should be having more protein than that but again, I'm new here so I need to look into what ratio is best for me I guess.
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    On the website, go to My Home > Goals and click Edit beside Daily Nutrition Goals. That will let you change your percentages. Be sure to save your changes. The Pro version of MFP would let you set a gram amount rather than a percentage.
  • jfried17
    jfried17 Posts: 7 Member
    Awesome thanks guys!!
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