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Hi from Michigan

Jamison48073
Jamison48073 Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Looking to see food ideas and wondering if you go by calories or macros.

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Hello! Here is a recently bumped thread on macros (originally misspelled) https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10376751/marcos

    A calorie deficit is what you need to lose weight. Paying attention to macros indirectly helps with weight loss - if you are eating a macro balance that fills you up faster, it's easier to maintain a calorie deficit.

    I pay attention to protein suggestions, and for me fat and carbs take care of themselves.

    Here's a reputable protein calculator:

    https://examine.com/nutrition/protein-intake-calculator/

    I shoot for 500 calories of exercise per day, and when I achieve that, using the MFP default of 20% protein aligns with the protein grams recommendation from Examine. If I were completely sedentary, I'd need to bump it up to 30%.

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    I subscribe to a number of cooking websites and get food ideas from the periodic emails.

    I also like Ethan Chlebowski:

    https://www.youtube.com/@EthanChlebowski

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