Meeting your Daily Macros

coolbluecris
coolbluecris Posts: 228 Member
edited November 22 in Food and Nutrition
Do any of you have little daily rules for yourselves so that you meet your daily macros? Looking for some help. (Without meat or dairy or eggs preferably)

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I don't understand. If you're a vegan, you don't eat meat, eggs and dairy at all. If you're not a vegan, you can eat it. Meat, eggs and dairy are the main sources of protein for non-vegans.

    I build my meals on protein+fat and vegetables, and add on starch and dairy, 2 portions of fruit every day, several portions of nuts every week.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I don't even worry about daily macros, I just focus on the rolling week. I don't eat meat, dairy, or eggs -- I have some days where I may be a little lower in protein, but I make up for it within other days of the week.

  • nickssweetheart
    nickssweetheart Posts: 874 Member
    edited November 2017
    Getting enough carbs and fat is not an issue for me, so I just focus on protein (and right now, calcium, I've been a little low on it lately.) My simple rule is to target eating lentils, beans, peanut butter/nut butters, tofu, or meat substitutes 2 meals out of every 3.

    So while I eat oatmeal for breakfast most mornings, if I'm light the rest of the day I'll have a tofu scramble for breakfast, that kind of thing.

    I find this keeps me above my protein goal, so if I have a day where I just want to eat a lot of pasta, I can.
  • coolbluecris
    coolbluecris Posts: 228 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    I don't understand. If you're a vegan, you don't eat meat, eggs and dairy at all. If you're not a vegan, you can eat it. Meat, eggs and dairy are the main sources of protein for non-vegans.

    I build my meals on protein+fat and vegetables, and add on starch and dairy, 2 portions of fruit every day, several portions of nuts every week.

    I'm "whole foods plant based". I just didn't want to sound too out there lol.

  • coolbluecris
    coolbluecris Posts: 228 Member
    nickssweetheart wrote: »
    Getting enough carbs and fat is not an issue for me, so I just focus on protein (and right now, calcium, I've been a little low on it lately.) My simple rule is to target eating lentils, beans, peanut butter/nut butters, tofu, or meat substitutes 2 meals out of every 3.

    So while I eat oatmeal for breakfast most mornings, if I'm light the rest of the day I'll have a tofu scramble for breakfast, that kind of thing.

    I find this keeps me above my protein goal, so if I have a day where I just want to eat a lot of pasta, I can.

    Thank you :-)

  • coolbluecris
    coolbluecris Posts: 228 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    I don't even worry about daily macros, I just focus on the rolling week. I don't eat meat, dairy, or eggs -- I have some days where I may be a little lower in protein, but I make up for it within other days of the week.


    Thank you :-)
  • coolbluecris
    coolbluecris Posts: 228 Member
    thecharon wrote: »
    I tried following macros and it made my life extremely complicated. I have a protein goal, and that's it. I stick to my calories. If I make this too complicated, it WILL quit.
    For protein, I often drink a protein powder drink.


    Thank you too :-)
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Which macro are you struggling with?
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    coolbluecris wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    I don't understand. If you're a vegan, you don't eat meat, eggs and dairy at all. If you're not a vegan, you can eat it. Meat, eggs and dairy are the main sources of protein for non-vegans.

    I build my meals on protein+fat and vegetables, and add on starch and dairy, 2 portions of fruit every day, several portions of nuts every week.

    I'm "whole foods plant based". I just didn't want to sound too out there lol.
    "Whole foods plant based" is fine. As plants are mostly carbs, I guess you struggle with getting in enough protein and/or fat? Add beans and pulses for protein, oils for fat, nuts and seeds for both.
  • neillc57
    neillc57 Posts: 86 Member
    I track protein, fat and fiber as minimums. I think it's the reason for my success in fact (down 70lbs in 6 months).
    I eat stuff I like but try to chose options that at least hit some of these macros. So lots of veggies to hit fiber and protein, beans to hit protein and fiber and nuts to hit the fat. I also eat meat though.
    I have a category called 'ballast' that I fill up with nuts, protein sources and fiber sources after lunch to make sure I will hit my macros. I hit my macros every day. Then at dinner I move stuff from ballast to dinner as I eat.
    At 7-9pm I eat any remaining ballast items to hit my macros. I love eating the nuts.
    It took me some time to find out what works good for each macro. I try to get everything from food rather than eat too much protein powder etc.
    You can see my ballast items for today in my open diary. Doing clams for protein and almonds for fat I think.
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