Curious - What are your macros?
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I only know grams. I'm about 130-133 lbs, in a deficit-Protein minimum is about 112, but I usually get way more. Fat is set to about 50 and I don't get enough, the rest are carbs.0
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Interesting. Thanks all.
It appears protein is the least variable at 18-30%. Carbs range mostly from 40% to 50 or 60%, with one 30%, and then there is a jump down to low carb at 15% o 5%. Fat ranges from 25% to 70% with most closer to 30% or so.0 -
My goal is carbs 35%, fat 35%, and protein 30%.0
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Plant-based, HCLF macros: carbs 70-80%, fats 5-15%, and protein 10-15%
Fiber averaging 40-55g per day.
Sugar - I don't monitor as substantially all of my sugar intake is fruit-based.0 -
50 carb 30 fat 20 protein is what it's set at, but I kind of just let it fall where it falls. As long as it's a balanced diet I don't care too much where they end up- usually closer to 65 25 10 (still getting enough protein though- chill)0
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I just changed mine to 30-30-40 (protein-fat-carbs) from 25-30-45. The small increase in protein and reduction in carbs has made a surprising difference-- I feel full longer and full with less food.0
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »nvsmomketo wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Wow, carbs are super-low! Do you have enough energy throughout the day? Mine are:
C 45%
F 25%
P 30%
A very kind fitness expert who belongs to the site helped me set mine. I'm a small-framed 64 YO F, 5'4". I also did a little research and I think mine are great for me.
Curious as to why you have Cs so low and F so high?
low carb is all the rage...
If you throw in my gluten free diet (due to celiac disease), then I guess my diet is the "it" thing. Yep, it's all about staying with the trends...
simply commenting for the sake of the poster that low carb is all the rage right now...carbs are the latest and greatest dietary demon...google anything to do with weight loss currently and you're going to find low carb, low carb, low carb everywhere...there are valid reasons to low carb...but most people I know in the real world are just suckers for whatever the industry is going to throw out there...a lot of people here too...thus all of the carbs are the devil threads and whatnot.
people are generally ignorant...thus the current gluten free craze...and yes, there are valid reasons...but most people getting on that band wagon have no reason...again...ignorance.
For some of us in the US, about 2/3 of us in fact, carbohydrate levels need taming. Please don't mock and undermine those who need to restrict carbs.
Obesity and diabetes are at epidemic levels. While this epidemic was developing we as a nation increased carbohydrate intake as a percent of diet about 20% and decreased proteins and fat percentage. It really isn't as crazy as you are implying to focus on decreasing carb intake. Please respect that.
Mine:
10% carbs
20% protein
70% fat
I'd love to see studies regarding your statements.
At the very bottom is a table by macro. I just realized it is only up to 2000.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5304a3.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm
Hi, increased in carb intake might like to obesity. However, in countries with lowest obesity rates, they are most east Asia countries. I think their food intake are primarily carbs.0 -
10C/60F/30P is my ideal, but I don't always hit those marks. I end up keeping it low on carbs. My BF is a diabetic, so for us it's just easier. Since eating this way I feel healthier than when I ate low fat, higher carb.
Studies be dammed. As long as you feel healthy then everyone should do what works best for their own self.0 -
35 carbs 35 protein 30 fat0
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40/40/20
Lowest is carbs0 -
TheVirgoddess wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »nvsmomketo wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Wow, carbs are super-low! Do you have enough energy throughout the day? Mine are:
C 45%
F 25%
P 30%
A very kind fitness expert who belongs to the site helped me set mine. I'm a small-framed 64 YO F, 5'4". I also did a little research and I think mine are great for me.
Curious as to why you have Cs so low and F so high?
low carb is all the rage...
If you throw in my gluten free diet (due to celiac disease), then I guess my diet is the "it" thing. Yep, it's all about staying with the trends...
simply commenting for the sake of the poster that low carb is all the rage right now...carbs are the latest and greatest dietary demon...google anything to do with weight loss currently and you're going to find low carb, low carb, low carb everywhere...there are valid reasons to low carb...but most people I know in the real world are just suckers for whatever the industry is going to throw out there...a lot of people here too...thus all of the carbs are the devil threads and whatnot.
people are generally ignorant...thus the current gluten free craze...and yes, there are valid reasons...but most people getting on that band wagon have no reason...again...ignorance.
For some of us in the US, about 2/3 of us in fact, carbohydrate levels need taming. Please don't mock and undermine those who need to restrict carbs.
Obesity and diabetes are at epidemic levels. While this epidemic was developing we as a nation increased carbohydrate intake as a percent of diet about 20% and decreased proteins and fat percentage. It really isn't as crazy as you are implying to focus on decreasing carb intake. Please respect that.
Mine:
10% carbs
20% protein
70% fat
I'd love to see studies regarding your statements.
At the very bottom is a table by macro. I just realized it is only up to 2000.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5304a3.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm
Hi, increased in carb intake might like to obesity. However, in countries with lowest obesity rates, they are most east Asia countries. I think their food intake are primarily carbs.
"The prevalence of diabetes in China has risen rapidly, the authors write, from 0.9% in 1980 to 11.6% in 2010" They have the same problem now, but I'm not sure if they had similar increases in carb macro. China's obesity rates have also risen dramatically in a very short time period.0 -
Carbs - 30-40%
Fat - 30-35%
Protein - 30-40%
My daily calories are in the 2,600-2,800 range.0 -
It works out to:
30% protein
25% fat
45% carbs
As my intake goes up, my protein percentage goes down and the other two go up.0 -
Carbs - 400g/48%
Protein - 173g/21%
Fat - 115g/31%.
The moment I realised overdoing it on protein and skipping carbs was what was causing me to continually lose weight was a bloody revelation, I tell you.0 -
I set mine by grams, not percentages.
2300 calories to maintain, broken down like this:
Carbs: 246g 43%
Fat: 95g 37%
Protein: 115g 20%0 -
C: 25%
F: 40%
P: 35%
Is to the point that I don't even really try to hit those macros. It's just what I eat.0 -
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »nvsmomketo wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Wow, carbs are super-low! Do you have enough energy throughout the day? Mine are:
C 45%
F 25%
P 30%
A very kind fitness expert who belongs to the site helped me set mine. I'm a small-framed 64 YO F, 5'4". I also did a little research and I think mine are great for me.
Curious as to why you have Cs so low and F so high?
low carb is all the rage...
If you throw in my gluten free diet (due to celiac disease), then I guess my diet is the "it" thing. Yep, it's all about staying with the trends...
simply commenting for the sake of the poster that low carb is all the rage right now...carbs are the latest and greatest dietary demon...google anything to do with weight loss currently and you're going to find low carb, low carb, low carb everywhere...there are valid reasons to low carb...but most people I know in the real world are just suckers for whatever the industry is going to throw out there...a lot of people here too...thus all of the carbs are the devil threads and whatnot.
people are generally ignorant...thus the current gluten free craze...and yes, there are valid reasons...but most people getting on that band wagon have no reason...again...ignorance.
For some of us in the US, about 2/3 of us in fact, carbohydrate levels need taming. Please don't mock and undermine those who need to restrict carbs.
Obesity and diabetes are at epidemic levels. While this epidemic was developing we as a nation increased carbohydrate intake as a percent of diet about 20% and decreased proteins and fat percentage. It really isn't as crazy as you are implying to focus on decreasing carb intake. Please respect that.
Mine:
10% carbs
20% protein
70% fat
I'd love to see studies regarding your statements.
At the very bottom is a table by macro. I just realized it is only up to 2000.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5304a3.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm
Hi, increased in carb intake might like to obesity. However, in countries with lowest obesity rates, they are most east Asia countries. I think their food intake are primarily carbs.
And there's the rub. Most high carb countries are typically low in terms of fat consumption, and those carbs are generally rice or starchy tuber based instead of the refined flour and sugar that make up so much of the consumption in the US.
The combination of high carb/high fat/low protein is the real problem.
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Carbs - 400g/48%
Protein - 173g/21%
Fat - 115g/31%.
The moment I realised overdoing it on protein and skipping carbs was what was causing me to continually lose weight was a bloody revelation, I tell you.
Just curious, what (approximately) were your macros before, when you were losing weight?0 -
accidentalpancake wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »nvsmomketo wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Wow, carbs are super-low! Do you have enough energy throughout the day? Mine are:
C 45%
F 25%
P 30%
A very kind fitness expert who belongs to the site helped me set mine. I'm a small-framed 64 YO F, 5'4". I also did a little research and I think mine are great for me.
Curious as to why you have Cs so low and F so high?
low carb is all the rage...
If you throw in my gluten free diet (due to celiac disease), then I guess my diet is the "it" thing. Yep, it's all about staying with the trends...
simply commenting for the sake of the poster that low carb is all the rage right now...carbs are the latest and greatest dietary demon...google anything to do with weight loss currently and you're going to find low carb, low carb, low carb everywhere...there are valid reasons to low carb...but most people I know in the real world are just suckers for whatever the industry is going to throw out there...a lot of people here too...thus all of the carbs are the devil threads and whatnot.
people are generally ignorant...thus the current gluten free craze...and yes, there are valid reasons...but most people getting on that band wagon have no reason...again...ignorance.
For some of us in the US, about 2/3 of us in fact, carbohydrate levels need taming. Please don't mock and undermine those who need to restrict carbs.
Obesity and diabetes are at epidemic levels. While this epidemic was developing we as a nation increased carbohydrate intake as a percent of diet about 20% and decreased proteins and fat percentage. It really isn't as crazy as you are implying to focus on decreasing carb intake. Please respect that.
Mine:
10% carbs
20% protein
70% fat
I'd love to see studies regarding your statements.
At the very bottom is a table by macro. I just realized it is only up to 2000.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5304a3.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm
Hi, increased in carb intake might like to obesity. However, in countries with lowest obesity rates, they are most east Asia countries. I think their food intake are primarily carbs.
And there's the rub. Most high carb countries are typically low in terms of fat consumption, and those carbs are generally rice or starchy tuber based instead of the refined flour and sugar that make up so much of the consumption in the US.
The combination of high carb/high fat/low protein is the real problem.
That's not true for the USA (and probably Canada too) in the last 40 years. I think fat fell while carbs and total calories rose. Protein fell a bit but it may just be because calories went up.0
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