setting your own nutritional info...

workoutqueen628
workoutqueen628 Posts: 220
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
MFP sets me up for 55% carbs and 15% fat + 30% protein. 55% from carbs seems a little high- I am trying to eat a low carb, high protein diet, so how do i know what to set my own info as?

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  • MattySparky
    MattySparky Posts: 771
    how low is low carb?? and why are you eating low carb (curious)?
  • lilchino4af
    lilchino4af Posts: 1,292 Member
    My Home -> Change Goals -> Custom (continue)

    :happy:
  • pettmybunny
    pettmybunny Posts: 1,986 Member
    The registered dietician I see told me that nobody should ever go below 40% carbs. She said you need a minimum of 130g of carbs a day (I think that was the number anyways) just to have normal brain function. That being said, I know there are some people on here doing a very low carb diet who swear by it. I know that when I did Atkins for a while way back when, I had a hard time finding the energy to do anything.

    I have my macros set at 45% carbs, 30% protein, 25% fats. I do change them sometimes, just to mix things up a bit and keep my body from getting comfortable. 40-30-30, or 50-30-20.
  • MadHatR5
    MadHatR5 Posts: 33 Member
    The Mayo Clinic has a short article on the South Beach (low carb) Diet.
    www.mayoclinic.com/health/south-beach-diet/MY00499

    And here's a Daily Nutritional Requirements Calculator on CVS's Caremarx site
    https://www.caremark.com/wps/portal/HEALTH_RESOURCES?topic=macronutrient
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