Plateau possibly from wrong macros?

BradleyAkins

Hi, I’m new to the forum here. I’ve read some research on Macros and used a former nutritionist friend’s advice. I stopped seeing results last month after a significant decrease (24lbs) from the months prior. I read an article on here that suggested I may have miscalculated my former macros. Anyone else have this issue that figured it out and what was the end result?

mmapags

Macros won't stop you from losing weight if your calories are right. Then can affect satiety or help/hinder your exercise goals though.

What are your exercise goals and what are your macros? Height?, weight calorie goal and weight loss goal? The quality of people's advice improves with more info to work with.

BradleyAkins

So I saw a dietician shortly after I posted this. My macros were wrong. I wasn’t eating enough carbs. So I changed to 50% 30% 20% (carbs, protein, fats respectively) and that change has helped show some improvement. I am eating around 2200-2600 Calories per day depending on my exercise.

neugebauer52

During my last weight loss effort some years ago I ended up on a 10 month "plateau" and finally gave up, re - gaining most of the weight. (I should have seen a dietitian for clarification but I was "much to clever"...) Now I am trying again with MFP: I have learned a lot: over time I make small macros adjustments but most importantly I have to adjust my calorie intake because my body burns less with a lower weight. I am now getting close to the weight loss I achieved last time (45 kg, 100 pounds) and I am looking forward to this challenge - avoiding another lengthy "plateau".