Anyone care to critique my diary/macros?

skingszoo
skingszoo Posts: 412 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I lift weights on Tuesday and Thursdays (going to add Sundays as well) so I try to eat around 100g protein on those days. I also try to run at least 3 miles a day 3 times a week.

I am 5'2, 153lbs, female and 26.

There are a couple bad days as far as fast food. I just changed my macros about 2 weeks ago since MFP had me set at 1200 cals a day and that's not working. It worked the first time last year like a charm but my body says no way this time.

1484 BMR
2300 TDEE
20% deficit
1840 calories a day
40%C/30%P/30%F

Does this look ok?

Thank you!

Replies

  • dreanance
    dreanance Posts: 246
    Just wondering, are you a power lifer or competitve with it? 100g of protein seems insane to me... but I don't eat meat at all so my views are a bit skewed.
  • skingszoo
    skingszoo Posts: 412 Member
    Just wondering, are you a power lifer or competitve with it? 100g of protein seems insane to me... but I don't eat meat at all so my views are a bit skewed.

    I am doing New Rules of Lifting for Women but nothing insane. I have read that you should have 1g of protein per lean lb of muscle. I agree over 100g protein for me sounds way to much but I know I have atleast 100lbs lean muscle.
  • skingszoo
    skingszoo Posts: 412 Member
    However if I wanted 30% protein that would be 138g so I am way under what MFP says I need to have. And I dont eat that much meat either there is protein in alot of other foods than meat.
  • jamiesadler
    jamiesadler Posts: 634 Member
    Just wondering, are you a power lifer or competitve with it? 100g of protein seems insane to me... but I don't eat meat at all so my views are a bit skewed.

    I am doing New Rules of Lifting for Women but nothing insane. I have read that you should have 1g of protein per lean lb of muscle. I agree over 100g protein for me sounds way to much but I know I have atleast 100lbs lean muscle.

    I am also doing new rules of lifting for women and my macros are 40% protein and 30% carbs and fat
  • em9371
    em9371 Posts: 1,047 Member
    did you get those from fat 2 fit?

    Mine are pretty similar - BMR 1574 / TDEE around 2200 / macros 45C / 25P / 30F - i eat to my protein goal most days, not just weight training days. I do weights / kettlebells 2-3x a week, and boxercise & swimming 4x.
    In January I was on 1650 total / 1200 net, and am losing just as much now I'm eating 1950 total / 1600 net, so your numbers look good to me :-)

    also if you have recently started weight training, take some measurements as its likely you will lose inches but not as many lbs :-)

Categories