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Help with my Macros (BMR vs TDEE)

adammo2121
adammo2121 Posts: 22 Member
edited February 10 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all,

I have been trying to figure out my appropriate level of macros. To do this I went into MFP and modifed my calories to be what I get from TDEE (2500). What this has done (based on a 40/30/30 split) is give me 257g carbs, 193g protein, and 86g fat. Doesn't this seem really high for a day? I am wondering if I should be basing my macros against my BMR instead of TDEE?

Thanks!

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    For weight loss you should set your calorie goal to TDEE minus a percentage ( minus 20% to lose around 1lb per week) and then set your macros as 40/30/30 of that figure.
  • adammo2121
    adammo2121 Posts: 22 Member
    Hi, sorry I should have mentioned that I already did that. My current TDEE is close to 2900, and the modified version was 2500. But MFP (when entering in calorie requirements of 2500 is saying I need 193g of protein with a 40/30/30 split. I feel like this is unattainable?
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