Protein and Carb Defecit

Anxieux
Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm usually at a defecit for Protein, around 40-70g and 60-140g for carbs. Is it bad to have a defecit ?

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  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    I'm usually at a defecit for Protein, around 40-70g and 60-140g for carbs. Is it bad to have a defecit ?

    For carbs - no

    For protein - depends (what is your lean body mass weight? how active are you? and what is your protein currently set at?)
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    I'm usually at a defecit for Protein, around 40-70g and 60-140g for carbs. Is it bad to have a defecit ?

    For carbs - no

    For protein - depends (what is your lean body mass weight? how active are you? and what is your protein currently set at?)

    I agree. If being at a deficit on carbs were a problem, you'd have noticed it by now :laugh: Protein, on the other hand, I aim to meet or mildly exceed that macro as my goal is to build as much muscle as my wee 5' tall, 45 yr old female body can handle :wink:
  • bethanyboomstick
    bethanyboomstick Posts: 52 Member
    In my personal opinion, I try to keep my deficients under 50g for carbs and 15g for protein, but like tennisdude200 said, it depends.

    What are your macros set at? What're your daily goals for each?
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    are you DEFICIT 40-70 grams for protein- or is that your goal? or is that how much you're hitting?

    Because for example- if it's me me- I'm deficit 40 grams of protein it's not a crisis- I'm still over 100.

    But if I was only HITTING 40 grams- that's a huge problem for me- that's WAY to low.

    Macros are a rough guide- they aren't the be all end all- but you want to get in the same neighborhood.

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