What Carb., Protein, Fat proportions % are working for you?

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I'm not professionally trained, but I've read a lot, and I'd suggest reducing those carbohydrates. You don't need nearly as much as "they" (not MFP per se, but the whole system, govt, health teachers, doctors, etc) say you do.

I'm at 10% carbs (but I never ever reach it) and my fat and protein are equal at 45%. ...and i've never felt better.

I'm set to 40/30/30 (C/F/P), but I don't actually watch my fat, just saturated fat.

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I'm currently at 50/25/25 (carb, protein, fat) but I will soon decrease carb to 45% and increase protein to 30% as my strength-training picks up in the next couple of weeks. Most of my carbs come from fruits, veggies, oatmeal and quinoa. Only 2-3 slices of whole grain bread per week.

I'm not professionally trained, but I've read a lot, and I'd suggest reducing those carbohydrates. You don't need nearly as much as "they" (not MFP per se, but the whole system, govt, health teachers, doctors, etc) say you do.

I'm at 10% carbs (but I never ever reach it) and my fat and protein are equal at 45%. ...and i've never felt better.

Hi there MaryMary, not to be critical, but i've been trying to up my protein so i clicked over to check out your diary & percentage recommendations and i see a few problems: Even though your targets are set as you say, you are falling short of hitting those targets quite often (and many days are quite low in your net calories). Running yesterday's numbers your intake was actually 9.5% carbs, 28.6% protein and 61.9% fat.

To calculate:
each gram of carbs = 4 calories
each gram of protein = 4 calories
each gram of fat = 9 calories

take each of your grams consumed at the end of your day and multiply them by the corresponding value (4 or 9) to get the # of calories consumed for each macro. Then add those up: they should be roughly equivalent to your calorie total (will be off a bit due to rounding of the gram values). Then take the (CALORIES per macro * 100) and divide that by the total calories eaten to determine your ACTUAL intake ratios for the day. ... I ran numbers on one of your other days as well and the numbers came up 16% c, 25% p, and 59% f ....

I hope you take this as helpful information and not ill-intentioned criticism. I would have sent it as a personal note but i thought others could benefit from the calculations as well

I'm not professionally trained, but I've read a lot, and I'd suggest reducing those carbohydrates. You don't need nearly as much as "they" (not MFP per se, but the whole system, govt, health teachers, doctors, etc) say you do.

I'm at 10% carbs (but I never ever reach it) and my fat and protein are equal at 45%. ...and i've never felt better.

Hi there, not to be critical, but i've been trying to up my protein so i clicked over to check out your diary and i see a few problems: Even though your targets are set as you say, you are falling short of hitting those targets quite often (and many days are quite low in your net calories). Running yesterday's numbers your intake was actually 9.5% carbs, 28.6% protein and 61.9% fat.

To calculate:
each gram of carbs = 4 calories
each gram of protein = 4 calories
each gram of fat = 9 calories

take each of your grams consumed at the end of your day and multiply them by the corresponding value (4 or 9) to get the # of calories consumed for each macro. Then add those up: they should be roughly equivalent to your calorie total (will be off a bit due to rounding of the gram values). Then take the (CALORIES per macro * 100) and divide that by the total calories eaten to determine your ACTUAL intake ratios for the day. ... I ran numbers on one of your other days as well and the numbers came up 16% c, 25% p, and 59% f ....

I hope you take this as helpful information and not ill-intentioned criticism. I would have sent it as a personal note but i thought others could benefit from the calculations as well

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45/35/20 (c/p/f/). I used to do the 40/30/30 but I teach at least 6-7 cardio classes a week and run on top of that, so I need the extra carbs Working for me!

I do 10% carbs. And I do 30% protein and 60% fat. Let the judgement commence! LOL. Really, I support people doing whatever makes them feel good. This ratio has changed my life. I hope for all to find nutrition ratios that make them feel as good as mine make me feel.

And for those who may needlessly worry about mine, don't, my blood work is great

Thats awesome! Im new to this, and I find it a little confusing because one doctor will tell me one thing about carbs while another says something totally different. I may have to try your approach.

If you haven't changed anything, how do you know what percentages mfp is measuring? How do you change your percentages? Do you know what percentages are recommended?

I just count calories and nothing else. I figure if you eat healthy then the numbers game doesn't really matter at all. Weight loss isn't rocket science.

During a cutting phase I shoot for 50/30/20 (p/c/f) for maintenance 40/40/20. Straight out of p90x although this is a ratio that I adopted long before p90x. In general i wouldn't go over 60% carbs or below 20% fat, but tinker with it, the more you know about how each macronutrient effects you the more effectively you'll be able to optimize both your weight loss and performance.

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