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Carb/Fat/Protein Percentages

cardswimmom
cardswimmom Posts: 71
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
What do you have yours set @ to lose weight? I think I messed mine up trying to tweak them and when I went back to what I thought was the original settings that doesn't look right either. I was thinking it should be 20% Carbs/25% Fat /55% Protein (percentage from daily calories).

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  • byHISstrength
    byHISstrength Posts: 984 Member
    I have mine set at 55% carbs, 20% Fats, and 25% Protein.

    I used to have it as 40/30/30, but a friend of mine who is a personal trainer thought that more carbs (good carbs) is necessary.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    That is extremely low carb, a more balance diet should be more like 50 carb, 25 fat, 25 protein, MFP is set up at 55 carb, 30 fat and 15 protein.
  • cmurphy04722
    cmurphy04722 Posts: 254
    I'm set at 60 carb, 25 fat, 15 protein.
  • amberc1982
    amberc1982 Posts: 468 Member
    Mine is set to 50cabs/30protein/20fat
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,472 Member
    Mine is 50 (carbs)/25/25.
  • cardswimmom
    cardswimmom Posts: 71
    Thanks so much...glad I asked, I was way off on carbs!
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    50 carbs, 30 protein, 20 fat.
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