Help with macros

jaina08
jaina08 Posts: 561 Member
edited January 28 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm trying to help my dad lose weight because he has been at a plateau for months! I told him to start counting his calories. He exercises 4 times a week by jogging on the treadmill for 2 miles and lifts weights. He is 5'3 and currently weighs 146 lbs. How much calories should he eat per day and what should his macros be?

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  • soysauce6626
    soysauce6626 Posts: 118 Member
    How long has he been counting calories? If he's counting calories on a daily basis what are his current calories for the day? When I do peoples macros I looks at their body fat percentage their weight and height.
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ - And close thread.
  • timbrom
    timbrom Posts: 303 Member
    I've just started following the guidelines at http://thefitcoach.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/584/ . For him, that comes to 1900-2000 calories a day with 175-200g of protein, 125-175g of carbs and about 50 g of fat
  • jaina08
    jaina08 Posts: 561 Member
    How long has he been counting calories? If he's counting calories on a daily basis what are his current calories for the day? When I do peoples macros I looks at their body fat percentage their weight and height.

    It will be his first day today. He's never counted calories before.
  • jaina08
    jaina08 Posts: 561 Member
    it says he needs to eat around 1650 calories on mfp but when i calculated it somewhere else it say 1900 something??? Which one is more accurate?
  • jaina08
    jaina08 Posts: 561 Member
    bump
  • jaina08
    jaina08 Posts: 561 Member
    and can you tell me the percentage of macros instead?
  • timbrom
    timbrom Posts: 303 Member
    I'd start at 2000 calories, since I am guessing he is pretty close to his goal weight. 40% protein, 35% carbs 25% fat. Adjust as needed from there.

    This is assuming he is lifting heavy weights, doing something like Stronglifts or Starting Strength. Can you elaborate on the weights he is doing?
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