Macros

joanolford
joanolford Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi ! I haven't been using my fitness
In over a year , I never really understood how to use it ! I have heard so much positive opinions
About my fitness pal I want to give it another try .

How do Macros work with loosing weight?

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Macros work with nutrition and satiety, not weight loss. If you eat fewer calories than you burn in a day, you will lose weight.

    Nutrition and satiety are important to a lot of people so after you get used to calorie counting you can tweak your macros.

    I make sure I get my protein minimums daily.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Macros work with nutrition and satiety, not weight loss. If you eat fewer calories than you burn in a day, you will lose weight.

    Nutrition and satiety are important to a lot of people so after you get used to calorie counting you can tweak your macros.

    I make sure I get my protein minimums daily.

    This.

    The first step is to figure out how to log your calories correctly. Keep an eye on your macros. Soon you'll get good at finding ways to meet them and what foods work for your diet best.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Yes, I started with calories! Then, when that was working I watched sugars. Now I have a protein goal too. I kind of just let carbs & fats fight it out from day to day as long as I stay within my calorie allowance. I'm sure with time I'll develop an opinion about those too!
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Macros work with nutrition and satiety, not weight loss. If you eat fewer calories than you burn in a day, you will lose weight.

    Nutrition and satiety are important to a lot of people so after you get used to calorie counting you can tweak your macros.

    I make sure I get my protein minimums daily.

    This.

    The first step is to figure out how to log your calories correctly. Keep an eye on your macros. Soon you'll get good at finding ways to meet them and what foods work for your diet best.

    +1

    For me I know that I need to hit my increased fiber (which falls under carbs in terms of macros) so I focused on that one first since it is something that I was instructed to do by multiple medical professionals. After that I work on protein because I realized that was my lowest one consistently. Greek yogurt, cheerios, and Quest bars are good friends of mine for hitting those two things. :)
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