Carbs/Protein question Please help !

anastasias30
anastasias30 Posts: 122 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey yall
I have another question about Nutrition. MFP has my goal of Carbs 50% , Protein 20% , and Fat 30%. Will I still lose if I change Protein to 30 and Carbs to 40 since I don't eat nearly as much carbs and tend to eat more protein within a day?

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  • BecomingMoreAwesome
    BecomingMoreAwesome Posts: 151 Member
    Yep. Your macros (percentages of carbs, proteins, and fats) may affect how satisfied you personally feel, but only your total number of calories matter for weight loss.
  • anastasias30
    anastasias30 Posts: 122 Member
    Thank you
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    Absolutely
  • leo0933
    leo0933 Posts: 21 Member
    Yes you will lose. MFP creates a base. Does not mean you have to go by it especially if you have knowledge of what you are doing. Like Becoming said You have to create a deficit to loose weight (Cut calories). Your macros are what tells you what you putting in and out of your body. They help you dial into your needs depending on your fitness goals, body type, gender and etc.
  • shadowlike
    shadowlike Posts: 8 Member
    To be honest, you'll possibly lose even more. Protein has 4kcal per 1g as carbs do, yet only about 20% of excess calories from protein turn to glucose via gluconeogenesis. Also protein has much greater thermic effect, so the more protein and less carbs, there is less total calories.
    For strict body composition purposes it is a detail, as overall calorie intake is the most important weight loss factor. Althought I wouldn't recommend eating less than 1g of fats per 1kg of lean body mass. As for proteins and carbs, there are many different schools and studies. It all depends on how hard and how often do you exercise.
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