Fix target for proteins, but include variable calories from exercise

kasperco
kasperco Posts: 3 Member
in Getting Started
Hi,
I wonder if its possible to essentially fix your one macro (protein) target to a set number of grams per day - however letting it stay fixed also when the overall calorie target increases due to training?

Currently, when I put in calories on a training day, my general protein target becomes unrealisticly high.

Essentially I am looking for a way to define a seperate nutrient distribution for the calories gained/earned from exercise.

How do others handle this?

Best regards,
KC

Best Answer

Answers

  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,885 Member
    edited November 15
    I think it is a premium feature to determine a different macro split for exercise calories.

    I don't have premium - I don't 'handle' it any particular way, I just know in my head what my goal is even if MFP says something different 🙂
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,622 Member
    Leitchi's right. In premium you have options about how to allocate exercise calories, though I forget what-all variations are possible. I set my protein and fats to my grams minimums for those, and put all the exercise calories in carbs, since I ignore carbs as long as calories are close to what I want.

    I'm sure the help docs describe the options completely.

    When I used free MFP, I just set the percents to get close to my fat & protein minimums at base calories, and worked to those gram numbers (which were clear in my head), didn't worry about whether MFP thought I was at my macro goals as long as I knew I was.

    YMMV.
  • kasperco
    kasperco Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks - I do have Premium - however do not see where I can allocate the macro split on exercise calories.

    I agree that I can just ignore the targets from MFP as long as I know what I am aiming for. But it kinda makes all the nice pie-charts etc. unusable on a daily basis (after exercise has occured).

    If I am missing some settings page, please point me in the direction :-)

    Kind regards
    KC
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,885 Member
    Since I don't have premium, it's hard to know for sure. I'm going to guess it's under Goals, behind this setting:
    i9sfds71rvuc.png
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
    I don't have premium, and honestly, I never really cared about the macro settings. I have a rough personal protein goal, and usually I get there, or at least close.
  • kasperco
    kasperco Posts: 3 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    On this page:
    https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/my-goals/fitness

    Thank you, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for spelling it out for me.

    BR
    KC

Categories