Daily Nutritional % Question for 100 + lbs to lose

bearsfan68

Hello. I have more than 100lbs to lose. My current goals are set at:

Carbs 45%
Fat 20%
Protein 35%

I am 5'9 and female. I try to exercise (cardio) three times a week for 20-30 minutes. Do my percentages seem about right? I would welcome any suggestions that you might have on nutrition and exercise.

Thanks and good luck to all!!!!

GypsyRose25

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melizerd

I started with about 83-90lbs to lose (I'm down 69lbs so far, in about 10 days short of 1 year).

Those numbers will likely work for you for a long time. I've just recently changed my stuff to be the 40/30/30 that's really recommended.

In the beginning I found that as long as I ate my calories given by MFP (since there is a deficit already built in) I lost weigh at a fairly consistent pace. The farther along I went the more WHAT I ate started to matter but it was easier for me to tweak things then because I'd already learned how to eat better.

Good luck! Know that this is not a quick fix and there will be bad days/weeks and that's okay, the important part is to keep plugging along!

bearsfan68

Thank you for your help and advice!! And CONGRATS on your 69lb weight loss!! That is excellent!!

Demoneia

I have over 100 pounds to lose too. I honestly don't look at my daily nutritional % that much. I don't worry about protein too much as long as I'm not overdoing it (because I know at a certain point it just gets converted to fat). I like to keep fat levels low. I feel like if I get too focused on all the little tiny details of eating then I wont keep up with my diet because I'll get tired of the nitty gritty details, especially since I have a lot to lose! So props to you and stay motivated =D

melizerd

I have over 100 pounds to lose too. I honestly don't look at my daily nutritional % that much. I don't worry about protein too much as long as I'm not overdoing it (because I know at a certain point it just gets converted to fat). I like to keep fat levels low. I feel like if I get too focused on all the little tiny details of eating then I wont keep up with my diet because I'll get tired of the nitty gritty details, especially since I have a lot to lose! So props to you and stay motivated =D

You don't have to worry about too much protein until you hit over 300g of protein a day. MFP has protein set a little low actually if you search the forums you'll see a lot of threads about it.

At my current weight and set at the 40/30/30 ratio I should eat 145g of protein a day, which is something I do shoot for and even hit more days than not.

bearsfan68

Thanks for all the info!!! I appreciate it!