for those who set their own macro goals...

jamiek917
jamiek917 Posts: 610 Member
in Food and Nutrition
what are yours?
mine is 40 carb/ 25 fat/ 35 protein

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  • DeeOnAMission
    DeeOnAMission Posts: 36 Member
    30 carb/35 fat/35 protein....I wish I could do 100 carb :)
  • NRBreit
    NRBreit Posts: 319 Member
    40% carb, 35% protein, 25% fat. Approx. 200g protein, 2,400 net cals.
  • jamiek917
    jamiek917 Posts: 610 Member
    100 carb is soooo hard!!!
  • theskinnylist
    theskinnylist Posts: 286 Member
    30 carb/ 20 fat/ 50 protein :)
  • iceey
    iceey Posts: 354 Member
    wow. How do you all get that much protein? I'm stuggling at 20% protein. What do you eat if you are near the end of the day and need a hit of protein but not carbs/fat?
  • jamiek917
    jamiek917 Posts: 610 Member
    Add more throughout the day. Eggs. Protein shakes/bars/recipes. Raw nuts. Cottage cheese or high protein yogurt. More meat! Edamame.
  • Jessi_Brooks
    Jessi_Brooks Posts: 759 Member
    Mine are 40/30/30
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    40/40/40
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    My C-F-P ratio is currently 50-30-20 because I'm doing cardio exclusively. As I start to incorporate strength training, I will tweak by slowly taking from carbs to give to protein until I find an optimal mix (e.g. 40-30-30).
  • ajhugz
    ajhugz Posts: 452 Member
    wow. How do you all get that much protein? I'm stuggling at 20% protein. What do you eat if you are near the end of the day and need a hit of protein but not carbs/fat?

    tuna
  • berthabunny
    berthabunny Posts: 251 Member
    what are yours?
    mine is 40 carb/ 25 fat/ 35 protein

    About the same, all though I have tweeners, more 43, 22, 35 :) I do lots of cardio, so need more carbs
  • 141by2016
    141by2016 Posts: 179
    40/40/40

    Can not tell if joking. 120% must be really hard to hit :wink:
  • ajhugz
    ajhugz Posts: 452 Member
    50 carb 30 protein 20 fat
  • rm7161
    rm7161 Posts: 505
    wow. How do you all get that much protein? I'm stuggling at 20% protein. What do you eat if you are near the end of the day and need a hit of protein but not carbs/fat?

    Plain nonfat Greek yogurt on a bed of lettuce and a bit of salsa to jazz it up. Hardly registers on the carbs and fat.
  • Daniloveshockey94
    Daniloveshockey94 Posts: 348 Member
    40/30/30
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    70/15/15

    Protein is extremely misunderstood. If getting more protein gave us bigger muscles, we could take a protein pill and have Arnold biceps. When you stress your muscles with lifting, your bodily systems find the protein stores. You just need enough to sustain you, since the liver sluffs off the extra anyway.
    15% is enough for most people if you are eating adequate calories.
    Lowfat is 15% or less. No added oil, no cheese. Anything else is a fatty diet.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    35/30/35. Nice and balanced ;)
  • Crazy4Healthy
    Crazy4Healthy Posts: 626 Member
    40 c / 30 p / 30 f, tend to get closer to 30/35/35... I'm usually low on the carbs
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I had to check because I think more in terms of actual quantities than percentages. Like I know off the top of my head that I try to get 140g of protein and 50g of fat a day, with the rest carbs.

    Looking at my goal settings, it's 35/35/30 carb/protein/fat. When I go to maintenance mode it'll be more like 50/25/25 or 40/30/30.
  • rm7161
    rm7161 Posts: 505
    70/15/15

    Protein is extremely misunderstood. If getting more protein gave us bigger muscles, we could take a protein pill and have Arnold biceps. When you stress your muscles with lifting, your bodily systems find the protein stores. You just need enough to sustain you, since the liver sluffs off the extra anyway.
    15% is enough for most people if you are eating adequate calories.
    Lowfat is 15% or less. No added oil, no cheese. Anything else is a fatty diet.

    Not everyone eats higher protein for building muscle, in fact at a calorie deficit, you are sure not to build it anyway.

    Nah, I eat higher protein, 45/20/35 abouts, to control cravings. And it works.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    70/15/15

    Protein is extremely misunderstood. If getting more protein gave us bigger muscles, we could take a protein pill and have Arnold biceps. When you stress your muscles with lifting, your bodily systems find the protein stores. You just need enough to sustain you, since the liver sluffs off the extra anyway.
    15% is enough for most people if you are eating adequate calories.
    Lowfat is 15% or less. No added oil, no cheese. Anything else is a fatty diet.

    You might want to rethink that advice:
    http://www.jissn.com/content/3/1/7

    Most studies confirm that people who exercise hard and/or are losing weight should be shooting for at least 1.5g/kg of bodyweight. For a 150-lb person losing weight that's over 100g of protein, which for someone eating a 1500 calorie diet is over 25%.

    And "low fat" seems silly to me. If I got 70% of my calories from carbs while losing weight I'd be constantly starving.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    45/20/35
  • Starla_
    Starla_ Posts: 349
    40/30/30

    Though I tend to be lower on carbs and higher on fat :)
  • Latte_Lover
    Latte_Lover Posts: 26 Member
    70/15/15

    Protein is extremely misunderstood. If getting more protein gave us bigger muscles, we could take a protein pill and have Arnold biceps. When you stress your muscles with lifting, your bodily systems find the protein stores. You just need enough to sustain you, since the liver sluffs off the extra anyway.
    15% is enough for most people if you are eating adequate calories.
    Lowfat is 15% or less. No added oil, no cheese. Anything else is a fatty diet.

    <---results of a fatty diet...macros are 40/30/30
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    70/15/15

    Protein is extremely misunderstood. If getting more protein gave us bigger muscles, we could take a protein pill and have Arnold biceps. When you stress your muscles with lifting, your bodily systems find the protein stores. You just need enough to sustain you, since the liver sluffs off the extra anyway.
    15% is enough for most people if you are eating adequate calories.
    Lowfat is 15% or less. No added oil, no cheese. Anything else is a fatty diet.

    <---results of a fatty diet...macros are 40/30/30

    Awesome. Fat is delicious and healthy.
  • Yeller_Sensation
    Yeller_Sensation Posts: 373 Member
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  • TheNewDodge
    TheNewDodge Posts: 607 Member
    20/30/50
  • KidRada
    KidRada Posts: 6
    40 FAts / 40 Protien/ 20 carbs the best way to cut , but keep the fats HEALTHYYYY !!!!
  • Wade406
    Wade406 Posts: 269 Member
    70/15/15

    Protein is extremely misunderstood. If getting more protein gave us bigger muscles, we could take a protein pill and have Arnold biceps. When you stress your muscles with lifting, your bodily systems find the protein stores. You just need enough to sustain you, since the liver sluffs off the extra anyway.
    15% is enough for most people if you are eating adequate calories.
    Lowfat is 15% or less. No added oil, no cheese. Anything else is a fatty diet.

    <---results of a fatty diet...macros are 40/30/30

    I was at 50/25/25 for 3 years, and saw a lot of good progress. I lost weight and felt healthy. I am a competitive DH mountain bike rider (not pro, but I compete). I am not as lean as you, and my focus was not on external appearance, instead my goal was performance. Winning the Masters class at races. I burned 121,800 calories in 2012 according to my heart rate monitor, mostly cycling, cross country skiing, and ultimate frisbee.

    This January I switched to a whole foods plant based diet because of what I learned watching the movie "Forks Over Knives". I cannot express in words how good I feel as a result. My times on a timed rando skiing course went from 58 minutes to 46 minutes, destroying my prior personal best times. I cannot say enough about it. 90% of the people I talk to are skeptics. I get it. All that I can say is that I've tried everything in my 54 years. In 7 weeks of not eating meat, fish, dairy, eggs, added oil it's shocking how superior this way of eating is. One of the big reasons is NO MORE PORTION CONTROL. I hated never feeling quite sated.

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