what % do you set for your carbs?

mnec2010
mnec2010 Posts: 132 Member
edited October 6 in Health and Weight Loss
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  • Classalete
    Classalete Posts: 464 Member
    0
  • Mandys_Getting_Fit
    Mandys_Getting_Fit Posts: 70 Member
    My ratio is 45% carbs, 30% protein, and 25% fat.
  • stronglikebull
    stronglikebull Posts: 402
    i try to stay under 100g/carbs every day. for the calories i'm eating, i have mfp set to 25% carbs which gives me 113g and i just make sure to stay under that.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    0

    LOL! Me, TEMPORARILY at 40% with Fats and Protein @ 30%. This gives me APPROX a gram of protein per lb.
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
    35% / $35% / 30% is what I'm striving for ..... I mostly hit it : )
  • whatevany
    whatevany Posts: 109 Member
    15%
  • jskaggs1971
    jskaggs1971 Posts: 371 Member
    I'm set for 40% carbs, 30% protein, 30% fat. It seems to be working for me, although I tend to go over on protein.

    What can I say? Meat is good.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    55%

    Carbs don't scare me!
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    Meh percentages are not the best thing to go by IMO\

    1g per lb of bodyweight PRO
    .35g x bodyweight FAT
    Then the rest of cals for the day going to whatever (carbs for the most part)
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Don't use ratios

    try and get 1g of protein per lb of lbm and somewhere in the range of .35-.45g of fat per lb of bodyweight. fill in the rest of your cals however you please
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Agree w/ Sun and Acg. I set mine to 40% just to get in the ballpark.
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    I shoot for 50 % carbs 30 % protein 20% fat
  • chubiD
    chubiD Posts: 260
    55%

    Carbs don't scare me!

    Ditto!! I have the same % for carbs, then I shoot for 65-75 g of protein a day. I'm over my carbs most of the days, and under my fats... working on that, but it's hard!
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    I dont even know what my carbs are set to. And I dont worry too much over how my intake of carbs relates to the MFP goal. I just stick close to my calorie goal, make sure to get at least 100g protein, try to get plenty of veggies and beyond that I do what I want and don't worry about it. I'm no expert, I just don't have the energy to worry about so many things all at once so I pick the things most important to me.
  • LATeagno
    LATeagno Posts: 620 Member
    Usually I'm 5% Carbs/35% protein/ 60% fat. Those have a 5% margin of error, though. Room to sway for a piece of wedding cake or birthday cake when need be! :)
  • it_be_asin
    it_be_asin Posts: 562 Member
    50% carbs, 25% protein, 25% fat. This gets me to about 0.8-1g protein per pound of bodyweight.
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
    I eat 50% carbs, 30% protein and 20% fat (or that is my goal) but I tend to go over on fat so it moves around a little. I may be at 45% carbs and 25% fat, etc. on days.
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    25 carb, 35 fat, 40% protein. That puts me a little over 1g per lb of bodyweight in protein.
  • Amber82479
    Amber82479 Posts: 629 Member
    I'm on 40% protein, 30% carb, 30% fat :)
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    Meh percentages are not the best thing to go by IMO\

    1g per lb of bodyweight PRO
    .35g x bodyweight FAT
    Then the rest of cals for the day going to whatever (carbs for the most part)

    If I did that, my ratios would be 30% fat, 37% protein, and 34% carbs. Weird how almost even that is, lol

    Anyway, what I actually do is more like 45% protein, 35% carbs, and 20% fat. That's what works for my body and taste buds the best.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Meh percentages are not the best thing to go by IMO\

    1g per lb of bodyweight PRO
    .35g x bodyweight FAT
    Then the rest of cals for the day going to whatever (carbs for the most part)

    If I did that, my ratios would be 30% fat, 37% protein, and 34% carbs. Weird how almost even that is, lol

    Anyway, what I actually do is more like 45% protein, 35% carbs, and 20% fat. That's what works for my body and taste buds the best.

    except the pro and fats would be minimums not maximums. so really all are variable from day to day, cho is the only one with no minimum
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