Protein

fifiw12
fifiw12 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
can anyone help me, please. What percentage of protein, carbs and fat should I be having each day??

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    Don't use percentages. Use grams.
    • 0.6-0.8g of protein per lb of body mass
    • 0.4-0.45g of fat per lb of body mass
    • Fill rest of calories with carbs
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    fifiw12 wrote: »
    can anyone help me, please. What percentage of protein, carbs and fat should I be having each day??

    MFP has defaults that are based around 20% protein. You could lift that to 25, 30 or 35%. Most people go for 30% or more fat, and carbs at thr end.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    IsaackGMOON wrote: »
    Don't use percentages. Use grams.
    • 0.6-0.8g of protein per lb of body mass
    • 0.4-0.45g of fat per lb of body mass
    • Fill rest of calories with carbs

    These are a helpful guideline but MFP is set for percentages of the three macros. You can use these guidelines to find the number and then enter percentages that match as closely as possible.
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    SueInAz wrote: »
    IsaackGMOON wrote: »
    Don't use percentages. Use grams.
    • 0.6-0.8g of protein per lb of body mass
    • 0.4-0.45g of fat per lb of body mass
    • Fill rest of calories with carbs

    These are a helpful guideline but MFP is set for percentages of the three macros. You can use these guidelines to find the number and then enter percentages that match as closely as possible.

    Forgot about that. I have a plugin which uses grams... oops, my bad ;)
  • fifiw12
    fifiw12 Posts: 8 Member
    IsaackGMOON wrote: »
    Don't use percentages. Use grams.
    • 0.6-0.8g of protein per lb of body mass
    • 0.4-0.45g of fat per lb of body mass
    • Fill rest of calories with carbs

  • fifiw12
    fifiw12 Posts: 8 Member
    Excellent thank you
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