Need Macro Help!!

tracieangeletti
tracieangeletti Posts: 432 Member
edited January 20 in Health and Weight Loss
I believe my macros are set on mfp's default. What should they be set on?? What are the best percentages for carbs, proteins, and fats??

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  • tracieangeletti
    tracieangeletti Posts: 432 Member
    Anyone out there?? lol
  • tracieangeletti
    tracieangeletti Posts: 432 Member
    Tried to look up past posts and saw people mention 40/30/30. Sound right to anyone??
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    Set them however you like! Some people have lower carbs because of a medical reason or a personal choice. Some people have higher protein because they are trying to build muscle.

    40/30/30 is one that is very popular. Try out one and see how it works for you.
  • endoftheside
    endoftheside Posts: 568 Member
    Mine are 35% carb / 25% prot / 40% fat but I am OK with going up or down 5% on most of them. What I did was determine the # grams of protein based on 1g per pound of LBM and convert it into a % of my current calorie goal, keep my carbohydrates under the level that makes me cranky and endlessly hungry (again, a gram number, converted to %), and then let fat fill in the rest. I really had to tweak the carb number because for me it makes a huge difference in how I feel.
  • tracieangeletti
    tracieangeletti Posts: 432 Member
    I was never even coming close to my carb allotment but constantly going over the protein allotment before on mfp's defaults. The fats I went over only once. I've switched to 40-30-30 and I'll see how that goes. I'm really not even sure how the macro allotments effect weight loss if you stay within your calories. Do they really make a big difference?
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