Do marconutrients matter?

Honeyacid

I've heard time and time again that weight loss will occur just by decreasing your calorie intake. However, I don't hear much about marcos. I recently started thinking about this because majority of my diet in comprised of carbs and slim to no protein.

BHFF

Yes they absolutely do! If you need more info let me know because its a great question

BarbaraHelen2013

Macros matter for health.

Calories matter for weight loss.

Ideally, of course, you should combine the two aspects and remain healthy whilst losing weight. But ultimately you could hit your macros spot on for 20 years and if the calories you’re ingesting are more than or equal to the energy you need you will gain or maintain weight, respectively.

ceiswyn

Macros don't matter for weight loss. They do matter somewhat for health.

You don't need to hit any exact numbers, but a certain amount of fats and proteins are essential for vitamin absorption and muscle repair, among other things. If you are genuinely getting 'slim to no protein', then that will cause you issues in the medium-to-long term, and you need to work on incorporating more protein-rich foods into your diet.

kenyonhaff

Both matter, just in different ways.

Yes, calorie deficit = weight loss.

Adequate protein = less hunger, more energy, less carb crash cycle

Fiber = Reduced hunger, reduced bloating, happy insides (often really makes exercise like yoga and running better too).

And of course there's vitamins and minerals too. They make your body work optimally!

erickirb

For weight loss, no they don't really matter... but adequate protein while losing weight will help ensure a larger % of your loss comes from fat and less from muscle.

Fat also matters as it is essential for some vitamin and mineral absorption, helps the digestive system, skin, hair, nails, etc.

MikePTY

Weight loss is calories in vs calories out. You can eat a very high carb diet and still lose weight, if your overall calorie intake is still at a deficit.

But that said, many people find that a good macro balance is beneficial to keeping them feeling full and satisfied. It depends on the person though. Statements like "proteins or fats keep you full" may apply to some people, but others may find that carbs keep them more full. So it is not universal. However I seem to remember in another post that you can get prone it binging, so perhaps a better macro breakdown could help prevent that.

In addition, a good macro balance is also important to overall health. Fat plays an important role in our digestive system. And protein plays an important role in building and maintaining our muscles. If you are in fact eating a very low protein diet consistently, you are likely to see a higher percentage of muscle loss during weight loss than you would otherwise.

neugebauer52

For me, yes! Every and any day. For a balanced meal plan and for not having any cravings. As long as my daily calories eaten fit within the calculation done by MFP. CICO.

kshama2001

Honeyacid wrote: »

I've heard time and time again that weight loss will occur just by decreasing your calorie intake. However, I don't hear much about marcos. I recently started thinking about this because majority of my diet in comprised of carbs and slim to no protein.

I used to think there was something wrong with me, because I could eat and eat and eat and never feel satisfied. Then I started paying attention to my protein macro and realized all those overeating times were when I hadn't had much protein in relationship to carbs.

After upping my protein, that kind of overeating doesn't happen anymore

magnusthenerd

Macros matter more for composition. As such, yes, if you ate absolutely no protein, you would technically start losing weight faster as your body would start losing muscle which holds fewer calories per pound than fat stores.

Technically, the thermic effect of food also means your macros have the slightest effect on your calories out. If you're worried about that level of optimization, your time is better spent just doing 10 jumping jacks.

callsitlikeiseeit

while a calorie is what matters for weight loss, macros matter in that (one, overall health) and two - 1400 calories of potato chips or bread is not going to satiate me for an entire day.

lemurcat2

How do you eat slim to no protein without trying to do that? Are you avoiding lots of foods? If so, why? Even if you are vegan it should not be difficult to get in a reasonable amount of fat and protein unless you are just living on fruit (and if so, stop, that's not a healthy diet even though fruit is good to include in a diet).

So unless you are exaggerating a lot, the macro breakdown you mention is unhealthy, so apart from weight loss I'd change that, and get a reasonable amount of protein and fat in your diet.

Weightloss is about calories, but health is important and usually makes it easier too.

NovusDies

I will stick to the advice that I keep giving you in your various bad idea threads - see a doctor.

If this is all made up and just some weird way to get attention online please do something else.

lgfrie

C'mon, one day you're doing IF and Olympic-level gym workouts, the next day a 500 cal/day diet, the next you're eating fruit for breakfast and an egg for lunch, now you're on the all carb plan. This is trolling.

If you eat "no" protein, as stated, your body will consume its own muscles, you will weaken, and eventually you will die. So ... you already know that's a dumb thing to do, although I doubt you're doing it.

Go make yourself a standard well balanced diet with a variety of foods and 1500-2000 calories and get some exercise.

Carlos_421

BHFF wrote: »

Yes they absolutely do! If you need more info let me know because its a great question

And be sure to check out my website where you can buy my meal plan and training program.

DL338619

Macros are an integral facet of weight loss and body composition. When focusing on macros calories fall into place and it’s more sustainable.

Fact....

WinoGelato

DL338619 wrote: »

Macros are an integral facet of weight loss and body composition. When focusing on macros calories fall into place and it’s more sustainable.

Fact....

Nope. It’s entirely possible to overconsume calories and negate any deficit if a person isn’t satiated by certain foods/macro percentages. It’s not a slam dunk by any means to only focus on macros.

BarbaraHelen2013

Sooo...if we take you at face value it might be a plan to open your diary so we can have a look at what you are eating and give you some tips on how to up your protein.

You’ve said you’re eating foods you like and if we can see what sorts of things you prefer we can probably come up with ideas to help.