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pennybutton
pennybutton Posts: 37 Member
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Good Morning. After several month of LCHF and not much weight loss, I have decided to track and see where I am going wrong. Can you help please with what my macros should be set at? I am 55, female, sedentary and currently weigh 202lb. Thanks in advance :smile:

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  • mora982
    mora982 Posts: 169 Member
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    What is your hight?
  • daylitemag
    daylitemag Posts: 604 Member
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    I try to hit 5%carb/25%Protein/70%fat

    My calorie budget is 1800

    Basically, I mainly focus on keeping net carbs at or below 20g. I don't track grams for fat and protein. Over time I have made an effort to increase my fat content by choosing fatties cuts of meat, using butte and bacon fat and whipping cream.
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
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    I think that you are going to find that this is different for everyone, and that you may need to experiment a little bit to find out what works best for you.

    My calorie goal is set at 1,200 but I just use that as my baseline and do go over most days. My Macros are set at 50/30/20 fat/protein/carb and without much effort I tend to consistently lose. Actually, when I eat every day, I'm not even trying that hard to hit my macros, but the way that I eat, they tend generally to fall right in to those ratios.
  • pennybutton
    pennybutton Posts: 37 Member
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    Hi, I am 5" 11
  • kyedo
    kyedo Posts: 83 Member
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    There are several calculators out there on the web. This one is nice http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ also one here http://www.ruled.me/keto-calculator/ These can give you a starting point and then adjust over time to how you react to the change in eating. Good luck
  • ladipoet
    ladipoet Posts: 4,180 Member
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    Do you have a digital food scale and do you weigh all your food? If not, I strongly recommend it!

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