Macro's you find the hardest
W31RD0
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What macro's do you find the hardest to get to each and every day?
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Protein is my biggest obstacle right now, but I'm finding that canned tuna is my lifesaver.
I also need to work on lowering my sodium intake, since I think it's causing a lot of water retention. :grumble:0 -
Hardest to reach is protein, hardest to stay away from is carbs!0
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Protein is my biggest obstacle right now, but I'm finding that canned tuna is my lifesaver.
I also need to work on lowering my sodium intake, since I think it's causing a lot of water retention. :grumble:
I tend to have trouble with protein some days as well. It seems to go back and forth between it and carbs. I really have to get my carbs in and drink shakes with more consistency.
How do you know what your water retention is? Is there a way to test that other than knowing you are eating a lot of salt?0 -
Proteins are my big thing too. I don't have a problem with carbs. Carbs are everywhere. lol
Matching my protein intake to the carb intake is my daily struggle.0 -
sugar, always seem to go over, while the rest stays mostly in green0
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Protein! It's really hard to get there.0
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Another vote for protein here.0
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Protein0
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Hardest to hit- protein some days, carbs others. Hardest to keep in check- fat. I know a chunk of my fat intake comes from my coffee creamer in the a.m. (I won't give it up), but I also get a lot of healthy fats too from avocados and olive oil. It's the condiments like pesto and cheese that send me over on pasta days
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Protein is the hardest one to hit but I do pretty well.
When I first started MFP, I had a very difficult time staying under on sugar, but now I usually don't have that problem. I don't think it is the end of the world if I go over on sugar especially if I've eaten fruit or something...but I have made a lot of small adjustments that really helped, like switching to plain Greek yogurt and adding my own berries, rather than the single serving fruit-filled yogurts with 18 g of sugar or whatever.
Now I am more likely to go over a little bit on fat. I'm okay with that though especially since it's usually from nuts, avocado, etc.0 -
Usually protein, I never have a hard time with carbs or fat.0
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calcium, iron, and potassium. I never hit these. I'm beginning to think about taking a multi vitamin. Conversely, I'm always way over the suggested limit on vitamin A0
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What macro's do you find the hardest to get to each and every day?
not getting too much fat... peanut butter is my nemesis!!!! :laugh:0 -
Potassium. I definitely need it; I bruise easily without it. With it my bruises heal quicker than ever before and I don't bruise as easily. :[0
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carbs
But seriously none....
Getting enough calories0 -
Definitely protein. I'm usually pretty good at hitting it, but it takes an effort and that's what I plan first in my daily meals. Fat is usually OK, but even then sometimes off a bit, but I'm happy that I'm focusing on getting it from mostly healthy fats (saturated fat is usually under).0
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Fat. I have to put mayo and bacon on everything!0
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I find protein is hard to hit sometimes, which I never expected prior to using IIFYM. I treat my protein and fat goals as minimums and my carb goals as a maximum. If I go over my protein / fat minimums I'm in good shape, I just take a little out of carbs that day.
Protein shakes are excellent for helping me reach my protein goals when I unexpectedly don't get close enough.0 -
Definitely Protein- I LOVE Carbs and Fats!0
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Always under on protein and over on fat. Meh.0
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Fat. I have to put mayo and bacon on everything!
Because Bacon+++0 -
Protein. I don't eat meat, so it's a real struggle. But it was even tough for me when I did eat meat.0
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calcium, iron, and potassium. I never hit these. I'm beginning to think about taking a multi vitamin. Conversely, I'm always way over the suggested limit on vitamin A
These are not macros. And neither is sodium.
Just eat more vegetables and dairy.
2-3 cups of milk and yoghurt will easily get your there.
1 cup milk, 1 cup yoghurt and 1 30g piece of cheese is good for you. Should be a daily thing for all of us.0 -
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Fibre. I average around 6-7 80g servings of veg and fruit daily but I still really struggle to get in 30-35g of fibre. I don't eat a lot of grain and would have trouble staying within my calorie deficit if I ate grains on top of my protein and fats to get that fibre. Also way low on iron. Fat tends to run high but this is mostly made up of avocado, coconut oil, fish. Protein is not a problem thanks to greek yoghurt, skinnytaste slow cooker recipes and myprotein pancake mix LOL. But fibre. I need to improve on that.
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Fat. I have to put mayo and bacon on everything!
Because Bacon+++
mmmmmmm.....Bacon
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Protein is my biggest obstacle right now, but I'm finding that canned tuna is my lifesaver.
I also need to work on lowering my sodium intake, since I think it's causing a lot of water retention. :grumble:
I tend to have trouble with protein some days as well. It seems to go back and forth between it and carbs. I really have to get my carbs in and drink shakes with more consistency.
How do you know what your water retention is? Is there a way to test that other than knowing you are eating a lot of salt?
I've been watching my macros and micros a lot lately, so I've noticed I've been over my sodium a lot while I've also gained a little weight. So I'm just going to experiment to see if the sodium is the cause of the weight gain through retained water.
I could be entirely wrong, but the best way to find out is through experimentation!0 -
Protein is my biggest obstacle right now, but I'm finding that canned tuna is my lifesaver.
I also need to work on lowering my sodium intake, since I think it's causing a lot of water retention. :grumble:
I tend to have trouble with protein some days as well. It seems to go back and forth between it and carbs. I really have to get my carbs in and drink shakes with more consistency.
How do you know what your water retention is? Is there a way to test that other than knowing you are eating a lot of salt?
I've been watching my macros and micros a lot lately, so I've noticed I've been over my sodium a lot while I've also gained a little weight. So I'm just going to experiment to see if the sodium is the cause of the weight gain through retained water.
I could be entirely wrong, but the best way to find out is through experimentation!
Most likely is the cause.
Swings in sodium will cause your body to react by holding water....
Whether going up or down in sodium, just because your body likes homeostasis.....
So if you drop sodium intake, then wait about 2 - 3 days, maintaining your new sodium intake level and see how things go.
Also, Deathly Hallows??0 -
Most likely is the cause.
Swings in sodium will cause your body to react by holding water....
Whether going up or down in sodium, just because your body likes homeostasis.....
So if you drop sodium intake, then wait about 2 - 3 days, maintaining your new sodium intake level and see how things go.
Also, Deathly Hallows??
Good to know, thanks for the advice!
And YES, Deathly Hallows! ^_^ (*geekin out*)0
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