What are your macros to lose weight as a %?

rdown76

What are your macros. Trying to lose weight and mine are set at 50% carb, 30% carb and 25% fat. You?

yapetron

I set mine to 40% carb, 30% protein, 30% fat. But in practice I just try to hit my calorie and protein target and let my carbs and fat fall where they may. Some days are higher fat, some are higher carb.

kgirlhart

I just left mine at the mfp default of 50 C, 30 F and 20 P. It worked for me while losing and has worked in maintenance as well. Although I really only try to hit my protein goal and then let the fats and carbs fall however they fall so I rarely hit them all exactly.

Hanibanani2020

50-60% fat 20-25% protein and the rest carbs

Hanibanani2020

I’ll add that on heavy workout days I’ll carb cycle

BrendaLee

Mine are set to default, but I don't follow them. Today my macros were: 43% fat, 36% carbs, 21% protein. I prefer to keep carbs lower.

HeidiCooksSupper

Mine are set to 40/30/30 C/P/F which is okay per my endocrinologist (I have type II diabetes). I'm usually over on fat and under on protein but I try to keep the carbs at a max of 40%.

AnnPT77

Macros are not particularly important to weight loss, especially in the short run. Calories control weight. Macros are about nutrition and health . . . but most of us want to be healthy, not just slim, right?

In the long run, under-nutrition can *indirectly* hinder weight loss: Undernutrition can cause fatigue, so we do less in daily life, and can't bring energy to our workouts. Those things can reduce our calorie expenditure, and slow our weight loss. Undernutrition can cause us to not feel full, so make it hard to stick to a sensible calorie level. If we don't feel full, so start to consistently over-eat our calorie goal, that obviously hinders weight loss. But both of those affect weigh directly through calories, so are only indirectly about nutrition.

For most people, the MFP default percents are fine. If you want to be more personally tailored, it makes more sense IMO to look at grams, not percents.

Personally, I believe in 0.6-0.8g protein, minimum, per pound of healthy goal weight (that's roughly equivalent to 0.8-1g per pound of lean body mass (LBM), for most people, but most people don't know their LBM); 0.35-0.45g fats minimum per pound of bodyweight (maybe a little less, like 0.3g, could be OK for men); and 5+ minimum (ideally 10+) servings of varied, colorful veggies & fruits daily, for micronutrients and fiber.

With macros, close is always good enough, especially if over some days, under others, so it averages out. It needn't be exact, as if it were some kind of magic spell.

Hanibanani2020

Macros are important to weightloss as they can cause or limit satiety which can impact hunger signals.