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Having trouble staying with your macro goals? Post your daily numbers and try to match your goals.
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Goals:
40% carbs
30% protein
30% fat
1400 calories
Today’s:
34% carbs
36% protein
30% fat
1300 calories0 -
Today:
36% carbs
29% protein
34% fat
1328 calories0 -
Today:
33% carbs
30% protein
37% fat
1398 calories0 -
Goals:
Protein: 15-20%
Fat: <35%
Sat fat: <22g
Carb: 45-55%
Fiber: min: 28g, optimal: 35-40g
Sodium: Max: 2,000 Ideal: 1,500
CI < CO
Today
Protein: 18%✅
Fat: 29%✅
Satfat:23g⬆️
Carb 53%✅
Fiber 36g✅
Sodium 2,970⬆️⬆️
CI<CO? Yes!✅2 -
Today:
34% carbs Having a hard time reaching 40%.
32% protein
34% fat
1223 calories0 -
Goals:
Protein: 15-20%
Fat: <35%
Sat fat: <22g
Carb: 45-55%
Fiber: min: 28g, optimal: 35-40g
Sodium: Max: 2,000 Ideal: 1,500
CI < CO
Today
Protein: 18%✅ 19%✅
Fat: 29%✅ 32% ✅
Satfat:23g⬆️ 16g❣️
Carb 53%✅ 49%✅
Fiber 36g✅ 41g❣️
Sodium 2,970⬆️⬆️ 2,173⬆️
CI<CO? Yes!✅ Yes!✅1 -
Today:
38% carbs
32% protein
30% fat
1063 calories- too low. Didn’t plan well enough today1 -
Goals:
Protein: 15-20%
Fat: <35%
Sat fat: <22g
Carb: 45-55%
Fiber: min: 28g, optimal: 35-40g
Sodium: Max: 2,000 Ideal: 1,500
CI < CO
May 22, 23, 24
Protein: 18%✅ 19%✅ 15%✅
Fat: 29%✅ 32% ✅ 36% ⬆️
Satfat:23g⬆️ 16g❣️16g❣️
Carb 53%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅
Fiber 36g✅ 41g❣️34g✅
Sodium 2,970⬆️⬆️ 2,173⬆️ 1,929✅
CI<CO? Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!✅
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Goals:
Protein: 15-20%
Fat: <35%
Sat fat: <22g
Carb: 45-55%
Fiber: min: 28g, optimal: 35-40g
Sodium: Max: 2,000 Ideal: 1,500
CI < CO
May 22, 23, 24, 25
Protein: 18%✅ 19%✅ 15%✅ 18%✅
Fat: 29%✅ 32% ✅ 36% ⬆️ 33% ✅
Satfat:23g⬆️ 16g❣️16g❣️22g ✅
Carb 53%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅
Fiber 36g✅ 41g❣️34g✅ 28g✅
Sodium 2,970⬆️⬆️ 2,173⬆️ 1,929✅ 3,286⬆️⬆️⬆️
CI<CO? Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!!✅
All is looking fine, but the sodium. Must eat at home.
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MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »Goals:
Protein: 15-20%
Fat: <35%
Sat fat: <22g
Carb: 45-55%
Fiber: min: 28g, optimal: 35-40g
Sodium: Max: 2,000 Ideal: 1,500
CI < CO
May 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Protein: 18%✅ 19%✅ 15%✅ 18%✅ 21%✅
Fat: 29%✅ 32% ✅ 36% ⬆️ 33% ✅ 31%✅
Satfat:23g⬆️ 16g❣️16g❣️22g ✅ 12g ✅
Carb 53%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅ 48%✅
Fiber 36g✅ 41g❣️34g✅ 28g✅ 32g✅
Sodium 2,970⬆️⬆️ 2,173⬆️ 1,929✅ 3,286⬆️⬆️⬆️ 974 ❣️
CI<CO? Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!!✅ Yes✅
All is looking fine, but the sodium. Must eat at home.
5/26 Whacked sodium back!!
Ate at home!!!
Appetite less - AGAIN I learn: high fiber, low sodium helps me so much!
I upp’d protein to 15-25% because I read people my age need more protein.2 -
This week’s goals:
30% carbs 105 grams
40% protein. 140 grams
30% fat 45 grams
1400 calories
Monday: 42% C 167g; 31% P 121g; 27% F 47g 1482 calories
Need to plan better tomorrow 🤔1 -
Goals:
Protein: 15-20%
Fat: <35%
Sat fat: <22g
Carb: 45-55%
Fiber: min: 28g, optimal: 35-40g
Sodium: Max: 2,000 Ideal: 1,500
CI < CO
May 22, 23, 24, 25,
26,27
Protein: 18%✅ 19%✅ 15%✅ 18%✅ 21%✅ 19% ✅
Fat: 29%✅ 32% ✅ 36% ⬆️ 33% ✅ 31%✅ 31% ✅
Satfat:23g⬆️ 16g❣️16g❣️22g ✅
12g ❣️ 16g ❣️
Carb 53%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅ 48%✅ 50% ✅
Fiber 36g✅ 41g❣️34g✅ 28g✅
32g✅ 15g⬇️
Sodium 2,970⬆️⬆️ 2,173⬆️ 1,929✅ 3,286⬆️⬆️⬆️ 974 ❣️1,968✅
CI<CO? Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!!✅ Yes✅ Yes✅
All is looking fine, but it’s A LOT better when I eat at home.1 -
Not feeling great today- definitely not anywhere near my goals.
Re-calculated to increase protein:
100g carbs
160g protein
40g fat1 -
MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »Goals:
Protein: 15-20%
Fat: <35%
Sat fat: <22g
Carb: 45-55%
Fiber: min: 28g, optimal: 35-40g
Sodium: Max: 2,000 Ideal: 1,500
CI < CO
May 22, 23, 24, 25,
26,27, 28, 29
🎉Protein: 18%✅ 19%✅ 15%✅ 18%✅ 21%✅ 19% ✅ 19%✅ 12%OK 16%✅
Fat: 29%✅ 32% ✅ 36% ⬆️ 33% ✅ 31%✅ 31% ✅ 31✅ 41 ⬆️ 42 ⬆️
Satfat:23g⬆️ 16g❣️16g❣️22g ✅
12g ❣️ 16g ❣️. 20✅ 31⬆️ 24⬆️
🎉Carb 53%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅ 49%✅ 48%✅ 50% ✅ 50✅47 ✅42✅
OK Fiber 36g✅ 41g❣️34g✅ 28g✅
32g✅ 15g⬇️ 36✅ 21⬇️ 37✅
Poor Sodium 2,970⬆️⬆️ 2,173⬆️ 1,929✅ 3,286⬆️⬆️⬆️ 974 ❣️1,968✅ 2903⬆️⬆️ 3193⬆️⬆️⬆️ 1385❣️
CI<CO? Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!✅ Yes!!✅ Yes✅ Yes✅ No 🤨Yes✅ Yes ✅
Sodium..4 Really bad days out of 9.
This will be a goal this week.
BP is still low.
The 9 day averages for all the others look good.1 -
Things went south in the evening- too many BLs and a high fat late night supper ☹️
Carbs 155 (goal 100)
Protein 160 (goal 160)
Fat 90 (goal 40)
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Company all weekend so wasn't able to log.0
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June 1
Fiber♥️
Sodium♥️
Protein♥️
Carb♥️
Fat♥️
Sat Fat♥️
CO>CI♥️
A great day!1 -
June 1, June 2
Fiber♥️ 25g⬇️
Sodium♥️ ✅
Protein♥️♥️
Carb♥️♥️
Fat♥️♥️
Sat Fat♥️♥️
CO>CI♥️(500+) ♥️(300+)
A great day!1 -
Monday June 3
Carbs 112 ( G 100)
Protein 131 ( G 160)
Fat 40 ( G 40)
Getting closer!1 -
June 4
Fiber
Sodium
Protein
Carb
Fat
Sat Fat
CO>CI
June 1, June 2, June 3
Fiber♥️ 25g⬇️ ❣️
Sodium♥️ ✅ ❣️
Protein♥️♥️♥️
Carb♥️♥️♥️
Fat♥️♥️⬆️
Sat Fat♥️♥️⬆️
CO>CI♥️(500+) ♥️(300+) ♥️(14+)
A great day!
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