Carbohydrates....

lornallama
lornallama Posts: 5 Member
edited March 7 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi :smiley:

On a 1,200 calorie diet (before any exercise), myFitnessPal is recommending to me to have 150g Carboydrates (50% calorie intake) , 40g Fat (30% calorie intake) and 60g Protein (30% calorie intake) to lose a pound a week... Is this not wayyy too many carbs? Especially as the number increases once I have my daily exercise put in!

Just a bit confused so would love to get someone else's opinion, thanks :smile:

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    i dont think that is way too many carbs, its only 150g.... i have my macros set at 40/30/30, but its individual preference really.

    but you cant have 50% carbs, 30% fat and 30% protien, thats 110%??
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Why would it be too much - it's all about calorie defecit

    if you choose to go low carb that's up to you - in which case you can change the macros to suit you

    but tbh stick to the calories set and you'll lose even if you eat 1200 calories of chocolate and nothing else (you might not feel that healthy on that and it certainly isn't a suggestion)

    personally I love carbs
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    edited October 2014
    You can change the macro percentages if you want.

    I personally find higher protein & fat more satiating, I'm on a keto diet.
    But then again, I find 1200 calories way too restrictive for me.

    Go to settings, check the 'custom' macros box instead of 'guided'...but before you do that, I would look up my TDEE (according to your height, age, sex), and subtract 20%

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • lornallama
    lornallama Posts: 5 Member
    Sorry I meant 20% fat not 30! I think it's just because everything I read up on seems to be 'low carb' diets and when I exercise my carb allowance goes way over 150g so I just wanted to make sure I would still be losing weight if I did it this way.. Thanks a million
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    lornallama wrote: »
    Sorry I meant 20% fat not 30! I think it's just because everything I read up on seems to be 'low carb' diets and when I exercise my carb allowance goes way over 150g so I just wanted to make sure I would still be losing weight if I did it this way.. Thanks a million

    If you stay within those goals you should lose weight. A deficit is what's important. If, however, you find it easier to stay within the calorie goal by eating less carbohydrates and more protein or fat, then that is okay too. There isn't any one perfect plan for everyone. Find what works best for you.
  • meridianova
    meridianova Posts: 438 Member
    lornallama wrote: »
    Sorry I meant 20% fat not 30! I think it's just because everything I read up on seems to be 'low carb' diets and when I exercise my carb allowance goes way over 150g so I just wanted to make sure I would still be losing weight if I did it this way.. Thanks a million

    the reason your carb allowance goes up (and your other allowances will go up too) is that MFP factors in your exercise burn to let you eat back your exercise calories. since the site is already providing you the deficit you'll need to lose each week, it's trying to keep the numbers consistent... more burn means you can eat more.

    HOWEVER... not everyone approaches things this way. there are 47 schools of thought on whether or not you should eat back your exercise calories. but that's why your allowances are going up. if you don't want to eat them back, what you can do is log the exercises by time and edit the calorie burn to just say "1".
  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    I'd be tempted to tweak your calories before your carbs. 0.5lbs per week sounds more reasonable to me and would give you more calories to play with.
  • lornallama
    lornallama Posts: 5 Member
    Great - thanks a lot for clearing that up :)
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