% of carbs, protein and fats.....

tf1981
tf1981 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
hi all,

Just started on my diet, lot of weight to lose, but 7lbs gone already so not all bad.....

Just wondered what percentage of your diet is made up from carbs, protein and fats.... I have started exercising so don't want a really low carb diet. Any advice will be appreciated

Cheers

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  • mom2kpr
    mom2kpr Posts: 348 Member
    The AMDR (Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range) recommends Carbs 45% - 65%, Protein 10% (I think is way to low) - 35% and fat 20% - 30%. Another way to do protein is to take your weight in kg (lbs/2.2=kg) time .8 for a minimum, 1.2 - 1.8 if you work out a lot or lift weights. Also, about half your starch intake should be from whole grains.
  • harmar21
    harmar21 Posts: 215 Member
    edited June 2015
    I have a protein goal of ~155g. I then fill in the rest of my calories with whatever I feel like of carbs or fat, but tend to favour fat more than carbs (most likely because I used to do keto), so I generally end up eating lowish carb. Im looking over my averages, and it seems to average about 20%carbs, 45%fat, 35%protein
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    I just recently did research on this and switched over to a higher protein/fat and low carb lifestyle, my body is reacting really well to it and i am loosing alot faster. I switched to .8g Protein per 1lb of body fat so about 120g of Protein a day, less than 50g of carbs and 45g of fat
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I'm set on 40 % carbs, 30 % Fat and 30% Protein. I go over my Fat and under my Carbs all the time. I'm not hungry (except right before meals), have lots of energy, am sleeping great, and am consistently losing my goal of a pound per week.
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    Don't go by ratios alone.

    Understand what those ratios mean, the actual grams they provide, and how those grams pertain to your individual physiology and activity level.
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