Do you Watch your Macros?

blthulhu
blthulhu Posts: 18 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been doing a lot of reading and there seems to be a lot of disagreeing between whether Macros are truly important or whether a calorie is just a calorie.

In your experience what have you found works best for you? I'm going to try both and see which works best for me but I was curious about others experiences. Thanks in advance for replies.

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Well you need protein to maintain as much muscle mass as possible while losing, and protein and fat typically keep you full more than carbs.

    So yes, I watch my macros. I went with 40% carb 30% fat 30% protein while losing, now I do 45% carb 30% fat 25% protein (aiming for 80% of weight in protein, so 110g or so). I consider protein and fat a minimum, and I also track fiber as it helps keeping me full.
  • HerkMeOff2
    HerkMeOff2 Posts: 45 Member
    No, and I probably won't until I get another 100lbs off my current weight

    I don't even have them displayed in my food diary

  • rushfive
    rushfive Posts: 603 Member
    I check them, but I mainly look at calories.
    I watch the protein and fiber and just think... hummm I need more of those, better check my food choices. But mainly calories.
    I think it depends more on how much you exercise also... weight lifting usually want more protein.
  • Pawsforme
    Pawsforme Posts: 645 Member
    edited August 2015
    Ummm . . . kind of yes and no.

    I eat lower carb due to digestive issues and a very strong family history of diabetes, so I get more protein and fat than carbs. But I don't watch it obsessively or anything near that. It's just how I eat, and as long as I'm not eating too many carbs I don't worry that the protein and fat are higher. I pay little to no attention to the preset ratios here, and haven't even bothered with fiddling with them to adjust them to my eating style.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Yes especially my protein as want to build muscle.and more recently carbs as trying to keep it a bit lower as have noticed they bloat my tummy alot
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    edited August 2015
    A calorie is a calorie in terms of weight loss. A calorie isn't necessarily a calori when it comes to all around nutrition. The two statements aren't incompatible and I doubt you'll see many people saying that macros aren't important.

    I watch my macros, but I probably don't have to at this point. I've always eaten a lot of protein because I like it. Now I eat a lot of protein because I like it, it keeps me satiated, and it helps me preserve muscle.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I keep my fat pretty low on purpose. Carbs go really high because I eat a lot of fruits and veggies. Protein...if left to my own devices, it would always fall short. Sometimes I work hard to keep it up, but I always get sick of protein foods and then give up and it goes down again.

    I just don't like protein foods and meeting the protein goal (the normal one, not an inflated one!) seems like such a chore, eating all that food I don't want. Blech.

    High-carb, low-fat, protein bounces around.
  • Ironmaiden4life
    Ironmaiden4life Posts: 422 Member
    Calories determine what you weigh on the scale, macros determine how heavy you look. So yes I structure my diet regardless of my goal around my macros.
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