Calories vs Nutrition

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  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    strong_curves wrote: »
    As long as you're below your calorie goal for the day... going over on sugar (or carbs, or sodium, etc) doesn't matter.

    If you are talking fat loss, this is true.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    edited June 2015
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Leslierussell4134 wrote: »
    999tigger wrote: »
    Dont worry too much about macros, focus primarily on your deficit. Make sure you arent deficient in things like fibre 18g+ per day and protein a min of 46g the rest will take care of itself, especially if you eat a balanced diet.

    Hey there, just a quick reference stating the recommended fiber intake on a daily basis as in accordance with the Institute of medicine, which regularly sets standards for health and nutrition.
    Also, protein is a formula based on body weight. The 46 grams is a minimum set by CDC I believe, to prevent malnutrition. Men would be in the mid fifties, again for preventing malnutrition, not working out on.
    http://www.m.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/fiber-how-much-do-you-need

    That protein intake is for sedentary individuals and isn't considering requirements when training is involved which make minimum requirements higher.

    Not just training, just eating at a deficit makes protein requirements higher too, if I've looked into all of this correctly.

  • Jaxxie1181
    Jaxxie1181 Posts: 138 Member
    I eat a lot of fruit, so I typically ignore the sugar limit. I do try and keep an eye on my protein (to make sure I'm getting enough) and my sodium (to make sure I'm not eating too much). So long as you take the CICO approach, you should lose or maintain your weight. With that said, on most days I'd rather eat 500 calories in something that's really going to stick with me, rather than 500 calories worth of candy that will just cause me to carb crash.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    I have no problem citing that because I said a minimum, obviously there are higher levels to hit, especially if you are lifting, but its a good enough starting point and is aimed at people being seriously deficient. Some peoples diets are poor enough to fail to meet those tragets. A balanced and varied diet will tend to take care of itself in any event i.e I dont think macros should be stressed about, especially compared to hitting the deficit target.
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