Balancing Calories, Fat, Protein and Carbs

I`d like to loose weight as well but keep a healthy lean muscle definition. However, today for example, i put in all my meals , and am 400 cal under my daily goal and most of it comes from carbs that I need to add (85g) ; my goals for protein and fat are already reached. What foods would you suggest that has mainly slow carbs and no fat or protein ? Or do I "have" to add the remaining 400 cal ? I dont want to create an imbalance that will mess my weight loss up.

I focus on getting macro's close but mainly targeting that daily calorie goal.
Pre-planning meals helps.

I`d like to loose weight as well but keep a healthy lean muscle definition. However, today for example, i put in all my meals , and am 400 cal under my daily goal and most of it comes from carbs that I need to add (85g) ; my goals for protein and fat are already reached. What foods would you suggest that has mainly slow carbs and no fat or protein ? Or do I "have" to add the remaining 400 cal ? I dont want to create an imbalance that will mess my weight loss up.

Shrimp, tuna, chicken breast and protein whey are examples. When I upped my protein with this problem I started adding protein whey to my coffee instead of creamer that offered no nutritional value.:drinker:

I`d like to loose weight as well but keep a healthy lean muscle definition. However, today for example, i put in all my meals , and am 400 cal under my daily goal and most of it comes from carbs that I need to add (85g) ; my goals for protein and fat are already reached. What foods would you suggest that has mainly slow carbs and no fat or protein ? Or do I "have" to add the remaining 400 cal ? I dont want to create an imbalance that will mess my weight loss up.

I personally think mfp is low on their protein macro...I try to aim for 1g protein for each pound of body weight. 40/30/30 targets that almost perfectly for me. You can set your own macros by going to "goals" and clicking custom.

what is 40/30/30?

40 % of calories from Carbs, 30% from protein and 30% from fat.

Carbs and protein are 4 calories per gram. Fat is 9.
So a 2000 calorie diet would be 800 calories from carbs, 600 from protein, 600 from fat. That works out to 200 g of carbs, 150 g of protein and 67g of fat.


ETA - I also follow 40/30/30. I am not usually right on. I try to hit my protein goal and be reasonably close with the others.

Thanks for this...where can I find "goals" on my mobile app?
I appreciate your help.

I just checked my app. I can't seem to see a way to do it on there. I could be missing it. I always just do it online. Sorry.
But once it's changed you can see it on a pie chart under "Daily" which I like.

i always try to stay with in my calories and sugars. protein, i always go over.

Also, in order for you to change this, you will need to go under "My Home" tab and then click on "Goals". At that point you would click in the circle that says "Customize" and then click "Change Goals". From there you will be able to change your ratios for your proteins, fats and carbs.

Thank you! You are all so helpful!
I was able to go online and set 40/30/30.