Cutting/ foods.

chrriis971
chrriis971 Posts: 65 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I’m starting a cut and am going to be consuming 1667 kcals per day on non training days and 2274 kcals on training days.
I’m going to go for a ratio of 50% P, 35%F, 15%C.
What types of foods should I be consuming and how should I go about it?
Any help is appreciated

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  • chrriis971
    chrriis971 Posts: 65 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    You would have to eat a lot of lean meat, eggs and protein powder. So, why did you pick such an extreme macro ratio?
    sijomial wrote: »
    That's a massive amount of protein (unless you are huge but suspect you aren't judging by your calories) and a good example of why macro percentages are a poor way to manage your macros when you have a varied calorie goal.
    Setting a goal in grams makes more sense to me.

    There's no special cutting foods, cutting comes from your calorie deficit not specific food.
    Hi there thanks for the replies. I’m by no means “huge” I’m doing a small cut to try and get rid of extra fat I have around my mid section. The reason for the macro persentages is due to the fact that I don’t want to lose a lot of muscle as I don’t have lots. My thought was up my protein and go into the cut slowly hoping for around 1lb loss per week, if not slightly less to try and hold on to as much muscle as possible. Was this a bad idea then??
    Thanks
  • chrriis971
    chrriis971 Posts: 65 Member
    Should I up carbs and cut protein and fat?
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    You only need AT MOST 1- 1.2 grams per pound of ideal body weight to maintain muscle mass, and even that is overshooting it by a long shot and assuming very heavy training loads. Most active people do well with somewhere around .85 grams of protein.

    Carbs are important for muscles too, why are you cutting them so low? I hope you're also doing resistance training.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,487 Member
    chrriis971 wrote: »
    Should I up carbs and cut protein and fat?

    Try protein 0.8 to 1g per lean mass (or your goal weight).

    Maybe something along the lines below for fats and carbs
    Fats: 0.35 to 0.6g
    Carbs: The rest

    We don't need 1/2 our diet in protein to maintain muscle in a cut. Diet should be comprised of plenty of nutrient dense foods but also varied. And if protein fills you up, it might be hard to reach your calorie goals each day.
  • chrriis971
    chrriis971 Posts: 65 Member
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    You only need AT MOST 1- 1.2 grams per pound of ideal body weight to maintain muscle mass, and even that is overshooting it by a long shot and assuming very heavy training loads. Most active people do well with somewhere around .85 grams of protein.

    Carbs are important for muscles too, why are you cutting them so low? I hope you're also doing resistance training.
    I know 1/2 protein sounded stupid to me too. I’ll be honest I found it only and this is the first time Iv had to do a cut due to the fact Iv allways being either bulking or maintaining with my body type. I’m currently going to the gym 4/5 times a week, working a LPP work routine, using free weights and resistance machines. I also have one football match per week and train 4 times per week. Therefore thought my carbs should be slightly higher. However, looking online it said cut them low and increase protein well over the amount needed. I thought I’d go with it due to the fact like I said before I don’t want to loose much muscle and it’s only going to be a small cut maybe around 2 months.

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