Macros - Protein Issue

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  • Smackyabum
    Smackyabum Posts: 1 Member
    Because I have PCOS my doctor has put me on a 50% protein, 25% carb, and 25% fat diet. I eat 6 times a day. Here's what my food breakdown looks like for today I hope this helps. I have consumed 50% protein, 22% carbs and 29% fat. So pretty darn close. I had 3/4 cup of Special K with protein cereal with 1/2 cup of whole milk and 1 teaspoon of protein powder for breakfast. 6 oz of deli honey turkey for the morning snack. 2 oz of tuna and 1 cup of no sugar added canned peaches for lunch. 2 oz of deli top angus roast beef and a protein bar for afternoon snack. I had 14 almonds, 1 oz of broccoli and a 6.85 oz top sirloin steak for dinner. I will eat another 6 oz of the honey turkey for my final snack to put me up to the 50% protein level. I know a lot of people stay away from deli meat because of the sodium but idc about that really I'm more concerned with hitting my protein goal every day. Oh and it's only 1,369 calories for the day. I have an even higher protein goal than you do so I hope this helps. If I can do it you can do it. :)
  • phaileypetty
    phaileypetty Posts: 1 Member
    I had my first meeting with my dietician, and she set me on 40% fat, 30% protein, and 30% carbs with max 30 grams of sugar per day. I'm normally very satiated with that percentage, and have had very few low blood sugar moments. I'm also sleeping better than I have in quite some time.
  • sbubenchik
    sbubenchik Posts: 75 Member
    I personally keep my macros set at 65%fat..25%protein..10%carbs
    But that's just what works best for me.
    I eat lots of chicken, beef, (whole eggs), veggies, leafy greens and avocados. No dairy, and no supplements of any kind. And some red wine with the wife lol
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    I'm 5'8" and currently 170#. I'ved used 40/40/20 (p/c/f) to lose weight/fat and maintain/increase LBM/muscle on 2 different occasions at about 2k gross cals/day. The 2nd is still in progress.

    I use soy/whey protein powder and drinks plus chicken and turkey breast and eggs to up the protein as necessary. Otherwise, I eat pretty normally.

    Can stay w/in tge 40/40/20 ratio if I use MFP for meal "planning" but can easily fall down to around 33/33/33 or 40/30/30 if I'm not paying attention.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    RebeccaNaegle wrote: »
    Yes. I am fine. I feel great at 28grams and start to feel like crap when I have days that I go over. I eat around 1200, and I'm still cutting. My TDEE is around 1400-1500. 25% was an estimate.

    You feel like crap when you go over 28g of fat? That seems odd how do you actually feel when you fat goes above 28g and what if you didn't log would you still feel like crap? I'm wondering if this is a placebo for you. Do you feel that fat is bad for you?

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