Are my macros healthy

islandprincessmfp
islandprincessmfp Posts: 12 Member
edited November 27 in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys so recently I changed my macros because I’m trying to put on a bit more muscles I’m 5 foot five 124 pounds and I’m 29 years of age. So my macros are currently like this I am at 126 g of protein, 247 g of carbs, 50 g of fat. Unlike days I up my protein intake to 155 g but I never exceed my carbs.My question is is there way too much protein I lift weights for days a week and a corporate hit workouts and abs I work out about 5 to 6 days a week.

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Your macro split is very close to the MFP default, so I would say it's healthy. At the level you are, it's not so much about "too much protein" as not enough of other nutrients, which can lead to malnutrition or just boredom and failure to adhere, leading to disinhibition (rebound overeating). So make sure what you eat provides you with a good range of micronutrients too.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    islandprincessmfp wrote: »
    Hey guys so recently I changed my macros because I’m trying to put on a bit more muscles I’m 5 foot five 124 pounds and I’m 29 years of age. So my macros are currently like this I am at 126 g of protein, 247 g of carbs, 50 g of fat. Unlike days I up my protein intake to 155 g but I never exceed my carbs.My question is is there way too much protein I lift weights for days a week and a corporate hit workouts and abs I work out about 5 to 6 days a week.

    how many calories is that? are you eating at maintenance or a small surplus?

    doing HIIT just means you need to eat even more.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    islandprincessmfp wrote: »
    Hey guys so recently I changed my macros because I’m trying to put on a bit more muscles I’m 5 foot five 124 pounds and I’m 29 years of age. So my macros are currently like this I am at 126 g of protein, 247 g of carbs, 50 g of fat. Unlike days I up my protein intake to 155 g but I never exceed my carbs.My question is is there way too much protein I lift weights for days a week and a corporate hit workouts and abs I work out about 5 to 6 days a week.

    how many calories is that? are you eating at maintenance or a small surplus?

    doing HIIT just means you need to eat even more.

    It's 1942 calories.
  • islandprincessmfp
    islandprincessmfp Posts: 12 Member
    @TavistockToad 2015 calories but on leg days and walking an hour I try to up it to 2500
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    islandprincessmfp wrote: »
    @TavistockToad 2015 calories but on leg days and walking an hour I try to up it to 2500

    is that a surplus or....?
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