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Leezy55
Leezy55 Posts: 339 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Not sure how many grams of protein, carbs and fat to have per day. I am 5'3" and need to lose about 55-65 lbs. I am 64.

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  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Same age as you and lost 60 using MFP. I started with the defaults that MFP gave me, then as I lost most of my weight and added weight training and more cardio I tweaked the numbers a bit to allow more protein. Good luck to you!
  • Leezy55
    Leezy55 Posts: 339 Member
    I can't figure out how to get the default.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Leezy55 wrote: »
    I can't figure out how to get the default.

    Have you entered your goals and stats into MFP and gotten a calorie goal? The default macros should be part of that goal.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Leezy55 wrote: »
    I can't figure out how to get the default.

    MFP default macros - 50% from carbohydrates, 20% from protein and 30% from fat
  • Leezy55
    Leezy55 Posts: 339 Member
    Ok, got it. Yes same %'s as kshama states. This 75 lb weight gain came out of no where these last few years. This weekend my walking buddy asked if it could possibly be post menopausal weight gain? Well I never thought about it since I was not menopausal symptomatic. But yes I think it is postmenopausal weight gain. So here goes, I'm already encouraged by your responses and helping me setup my account. Rocknut how long did it take you to lose the 60 pounds?
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    @Leezy55 It took me about a year. I'm struggling with maintenance right now, up a few pounds, down a few pounds. Because of my age maintenance calories are pretty low so I have to exercise a lot if I want to eat much. FYI, weight gain doesn't just come out of nowhere. We know what causes it: too many calories in and too few going out. It only took me 40 years to figure that out!
  • Leezy55
    Leezy55 Posts: 339 Member
    So average a lb a week, sounds reasonable. Looks like you're a hiker so a good way to stay in check health and weight wise.

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