New to macros. HELP
mkok320
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Hi I’m new to counting macros and not doing well at hitting my goals. Please help. 
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Can you share more about what your challenges are?0
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I’m not meeting the goals at all. I feel like that’s way more carbs then I usually eat and im eating all the time and still not close to my goal1
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this is a screen capture from Eat to Perform (because I use them) - the macros are assigned by staff/coaches and reviewed at least twice a week
@mkok320 have you asked for a macros buddy in the ETP community group, ETP Meal Planning Group or better dieting?0 -
can you open your diary up? that will help me (and others) make recommendations to help you
but for me (i'm in the 400 club - so 479g of carbs on my super/high day) - i use foods like barley, rice, potatoes, farro to hit my goals; greek yogurt0 -
I will definitely open my dairy. I’ve asked them to lower my carbs which they have and I’m still having issues0
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They won’t do that...0
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This may help:
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Took a quick look at last couple days...
Limited fruit (I saw like .76 cup of blueberries); add a banana
You have cauliflower mash - maybe have white or sweet potatoes or rice - that will bump your carbs up
I do an evening bowl of cereal every night
My diary should be open if you want to look0 -
I will definitely open my dairy. I’ve asked them to lower my carbs which they have and I’m still having issues
So I really don't know anything about what you are supposed to be eating on this plan, so this may not help you at all. But I get @ 200g of carbs daily mostly from: rolled oats, bananas, potatoes, rice, pasta, beans & lentils, yogurt, milk, other fruits, english muffins, carrots, corn, and sweets like ice cream and Oreos. Hope you figure it out.0 -
deannalfisher wrote: »Took a quick look at last couple days...
Limited fruit (I saw like .76 cup of blueberries); add a banana
You have cauliflower mash - maybe have white or sweet potatoes or rice - that will bump your carbs up
I do an evening bowl of cereal every night
My diary should be open if you want to look
Mind if I ask how you have such a high calorie goal? I want that!0 -
serindipte wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »Took a quick look at last couple days...
Limited fruit (I saw like .76 cup of blueberries); add a banana
You have cauliflower mash - maybe have white or sweet potatoes or rice - that will bump your carbs up
I do an evening bowl of cereal every night
My diary should be open if you want to look
Mind if I ask how you have such a high calorie goal? I want that!
I’ve been using this program (ETP) for several years - they have slowly stepped me up from the 1400 I was eating
I get reviews twice a week by coaches
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I will definitely open my dairy. I’ve asked them to lower my carbs which they have and I’m still having issues
So I really don't know anything about what you are supposed to be eating on this plan, so this may not help you at all. But I get @ 200g of carbs daily mostly from: rolled oats, bananas, potatoes, rice, pasta, beans & lentils, yogurt, milk, other fruits, english muffins, carrots, corn, and sweets like ice cream and Oreos. Hope you figure it out.
You basically just described my daily carbs on this plan1 -
Well today I’m eating a bag of Swedish fish to get my carbs0
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Well today I’m eating a bag of Swedish fish to get my carbs
why Candy and not pasta or rice? or a banana? see @serindipte post above with the table she posted of options - many many choices that aren't candy (and sugar is something that coaches will ask you to watch down the road when you get the basic macros down)1 -
Too many carbs will keep you from losing weight. Sugar turns to fat. I started a KETO diet the 4th of this month and I love it! Watch the documentary "The Magic Pill" on Netflix. It's not about a pill, btw, it's about the Ketogenic Diet and how it's making sick people, well!! When you are using this way of eating, your macros for carbs are 20-23. One your body is in a state of Ketosis, your body is forced to eat of it's fat stores instead of carbohydrates, thus you lose fat! It's like Atkins if you're familiar with that. I lost 9 pounds in 10 days and I'm sure most of that was water weight, but I do work out every other day. For my height 5'4" it's recommended to eat at least 94grams of Protein, you can exceed that. No more than 23 grams of carbs, 70-164 grams of fat (fat is a limit not a goal), and 1,103 to 1,948 calories. I am in a group on Facebook and they posted this graph. Find your height and look to the right and you'll see the macros for your height. It's a start. For weight loss begin with your Fat macros 10 grams less than your Protein. If you want to lose weight you're going to have to lower your carbs way down, get off sugar, grains, and processed foods and drinks. Eat whole clean food and in time you will feel good and see your weight drop. Join a Keto group on Facebook, I am in 3 and in a workout group. For me, this is what is helping me. I have battled my weight all my life. I am 64 and tired, TIRED of the battle! I hope this helps. Blessings to you.
Not one statement in the above is true.4 -
That is 100% completely false....If you want to lose weight you're going to have to lower your carbs way down, get off sugar, grains, and processed foods and drinks...
You lose weight by consuming less calories than you expend. Period. There are plenty of people, both here on MFP and elsewhere, who have lost very significant amounts of weight and maintained that loss without ever having gone anywhere near ketogenic macros, and without cutting out sugar, grains and processed foods and drinks. That is all woo and useless advice for somebody trying to lose weight.
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I'm pretty sure your coach didn't give you those goals so you would feel forced to eat Swedish fish. Even a glass of fruit juice would be better nutritionally.
Could someone explain to me the premise behind this site and its plans? It sounds needlessly complicated and since it's hard for this poster to do, not a good fit for her.0 -
its science driven nutrition - everything that the coaches do is backed by research (one of the coowners has a PhD in exercise physiology focusing on metabolism and diabetes)
here is the website - http://eattoperform.com/
no one is forcing the OP to stay with the program - ETP offers a 2 week free trial and if you don't want to continue it - then you don't have to - there is also no contract...if its not working for you or too difficult you can leave and many do; others stick around and watch what's going on, but don't work directly with coaches - personally i like the checkins that i get - they keep me on track
i'm not understanding how its any more complicated than RP, IIFYM - except that someone else is providing you macros and not some random computer algorithm1 -
deannalfisher wrote: »its science driven nutrition - everything that the coaches do is backed by research (one of the coowners has a PhD in exercise physiology focusing on metabolism and diabetes)
here is the website - http://eattoperform.com/
no one is forcing the OP to stay with the program - ETP offers a 2 week free trial and if you don't want to continue it - then you don't have to
i'm not understanding how its any more complicated than RP, IIFYM - except that someone else is providing you macros and not some random computer algorithm
It's a heck of a lot more complicated than eating whatever you like within your allotted calories. I'm afraid a PhD in "exercise physiology" isn't something that impresses me.0 -
rheddmobile wrote: »I'm pretty sure your coach didn't give you those goals so you would feel forced to eat Swedish fish. Even a glass of fruit juice would be better nutritionally.
Could someone explain to me the premise behind this site and its plans? It sounds needlessly complicated and since it's hard for this poster to do, not a good fit for her.
the OP was given many options on the first page to help with her carbs...she decided to ignore them and eat Swedish Fish....0 -
for reference - here is my most recent screen captures from them (i've been using ETP for 2.5 years now)
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rheddmobile wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »its science driven nutrition - everything that the coaches do is backed by research (one of the coowners has a PhD in exercise physiology focusing on metabolism and diabetes)
here is the website - http://eattoperform.com/
no one is forcing the OP to stay with the program - ETP offers a 2 week free trial and if you don't want to continue it - then you don't have to
i'm not understanding how its any more complicated than RP, IIFYM - except that someone else is providing you macros and not some random computer algorithm
It's a heck of a lot more complicated than eating whatever you like within your allotted calories. I'm afraid a PhD in "exercise physiology" isn't something that impresses me.
its eating macros...which many people do...the only thing that differs is that you don't pick the ratio - staff with nutritional training/education do
as for the PhD in exercise physiology - here is a sample of his published articles - https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,21&q=brad+dieter&btnG=
he also cowrote the alan aragon paper (the meta-analysis of the Keto diet that has been referenced many times on this forum)....so while it might not impress you...i trust someone with the training and education who cares and wants people to be successful (all the coaches also use the program, so its not just a do what i say program - its a i do what i say and have success)0
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