Can anyone help me please x

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  • kaitlinblair_x
    kaitlinblair_x Posts: 9 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    The protein/fat/carb ratio is silly. You got nutrition advice from a fitness trainer. If I were you I'd switch to the macro default on MFP. It will be a lot easier to achieve.

    Thankyou for you're advice:)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    kaitlinblair_x wrote: »
    52.8kg

    How tall are you?
    What's your day activity
    Exercise programme?
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    Personally, I'd fire that trainer just for having bad grammar, because to me, that speaks loads about whether I could trust them to know what they were talking about. Having worked with several trainers and known plenty while studying to become one myself, I learned one thing in particular... some trainers are really good at giving horrible advice. This one sounds like they might fit that mold.

    Triggers for me in your statement are the bad grammar and the blatant statement that something will "attack" unwanted body fat. Since nothing really attacks fat other than caloric deficit and increased activity, this statement is alarming to me when it comes from a professional.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Seriously OP how tall are you
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    So we find out you're only 116lbs and you don't come back with your height

    something is amiss here
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    edited October 2015
    kaitlinblair_x wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    kaitlinblair_x wrote: »
    I'm really stuck for foods to eat and everything I eat (even though it reaches my traget) seems to have no taste:( I am allowed 20g of protein, 15g of fat and the rest carbs... I would appreciate it much if someone could be kind enough to help me
    Kaitlin xx

    I had a look at your diary, and you are confusing grams and percent. The fat % you have set is really low, though, I'd recommend you rise it, and lower your carbs a bit. 20% protein, 30% fat and 50% carbohydrate is a good start. Don't worry if you go over or under, but these are good guidelines to ensure your diet is balanced.

    1,665 calories should give you room for some tasty food. It looks like you already know what those are. What is not tasty in your diet? Talk to your doctor if you have lost sense of taste/smell.

    Hi love, thankyou it's appreciated... It was my personal trainer who set them targets to reach I don't know why but he did so I've just Been following them x
    kaitlinblair_x wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    kaitlinblair_x wrote: »
    yogacat13 wrote: »
    Your brain runs on protein and fat. You need to eat more of both. I eat 60g of protein at least in a day and have a goal of 40 g of fat. Fat is generally what helps food taste better and helps your body absorb nutrients.

    The quotes are what my personal trainer has given me guys:(

    hopefully you misunderstood

    Plug into MFP

    Take standard percentage breakdown and start from there

    I think your macro breakdown was set by an idiot

    This is what my personal trainer has wrote exactly in my fitness plan

    "If you want too use www.myfitnesspal.com then use there figures I have provided for you as they will attack the unwanted body fat.
    Protein : 85g= 20%
    Fat :30g=16%
    Carbs:265=64%"
    I have been sticking to this for a while now.... Is this wrong?

    You haven't been sticking to this. If you have recorded everything you eat, you are undereating. If you just didn't mistype in your original post, you don't know the difference between percent and grams. You don't know why your goals are set the way they are. Your trainer doesn't know what he is doing. But if you trust him, why don't you ask him what you should eat to hit your targets? What exactly are you asking the forum for help with?
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    BecomingBane wrote: »
    Personally, I'd fire that trainer just for having bad grammar, because to me, that speaks loads about whether I could trust them to know what they were talking about. Having worked with several trainers and known plenty while studying to become one myself, I learned one thing in particular... some trainers are really good at giving horrible advice. This one sounds like they might fit that mold.

    Triggers for me in your statement are the bad grammar and the blatant statement that something will "attack" unwanted body fat. Since nothing really attacks fat other than caloric deficit and increased activity, this statement is alarming to me when it comes from a professional.

    @BecomingBane I read that on page 1 and was about to post about it when I clicked to read page 2 and saw that you already covered it.

    I don't care if I sound mean or insensitive, but I agree wholeheartedly. It doesn't matter if you're a CEO or a personal trainer; you want to represent your best self when you do business. An e-mail from a personal trainer where that PT can't even choose the proper spelling of to or their speaks volumes about how they conduct business. If this advice came from an actual PT and not just some person you know/met over the internet, I'd be taking my business elsewhere.

    OP, I'm not sure of your height, but I'm 5'3.5" and I weigh 118 pounds as of last Sunday. My macros are 40% carbs, 30% fat and 30% protein. I find that ratio works best for me and helps me feel full. When eating at a deficit, it's important to eat adequate protein as to retain as much muscle mass as possible as you lose weight. Everyone varies, though.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited October 2015
    kaitlinblair_x wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    kaitlinblair_x wrote: »
    yogacat13 wrote: »
    Your brain runs on protein and fat. You need to eat more of both. I eat 60g of protein at least in a day and have a goal of 40 g of fat. Fat is generally what helps food taste better and helps your body absorb nutrients.

    The quotes are what my personal trainer has given me guys:(

    hopefully you misunderstood

    Plug into MFP

    Take standard percentage breakdown and start from there

    I think your macro breakdown was set by an idiot

    This is what my personal trainer has wrote exactly in my fitness plan

    "If you want too use www.myfitnesspal.com then use there figures I have provided for you as they will attack the unwanted body fat.
    Protein : 85g= 20%
    Fat :30g=16%
    Carbs:265=64%"
    I have been sticking to this for a while now.... Is this wrong?

    I'm not surprised to see "attack the unwanted body fat" but I am surprised to see it followed with low protein and high carbs.

    @kaitlinblair_x ask your doctor for a referral to a dietician.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    kaitlinblair_x wrote: »
    yogacat13 wrote: »
    Your brain runs on protein and fat. You need to eat more of both. I eat 60g of protein at least in a day and have a goal of 40 g of fat. Fat is generally what helps food taste better and helps your body absorb nutrients.

    The quotes are what my personal trainer has given me guys:(

    i think you misunderstood him/her, at least I hope so.

    A standard macro breakdown would be .6 to .85 grams of protein per pound of body weight; .45 grams of fat per pound of body weight, and fill in the rest with carbs.

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