Macros

springlering62
springlering62 Posts: 9,284 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Would someone please point me to a good explanatory thread about macros?

I’m down almost 70, and I workout an average of three times a day: walking, training, vinyasa yoga and Pilates

It’s time to pay attention to macros before I hurt myself.

FWIW, my diary is open, but we were out of the country a month and things have been wonky since we got back. So it looks nuts yet I’m still on an acceptable downward trend, less the vacation spike.

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  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,887 Member
    Ignoring macros won't cause you to hurt yourself.

    Basically, protein is the only macro you might have to think about, and your protein seems fine. When losing and being active, keeping protein at around 0.65-0.85 g per lb of a healthy goal weight, as a minimum, can help protect against muscle loss (although you can be a lot lower without any risk to health).

    There are minimum #s for certain kinds of fat too, but they aren't very high and most people will hit them unless they are intentionally restricting fat a lot and exclude some sources of fat, such as meat, eggs, and dairy, from the diet without making sure they include vegetable sources of fat. None of this seems to apply to you.

    Carb percentage is more about personal preference and what makes you feel best on your activity level.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,121 Member
    There's this one:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

    I'm with lemur, though (as is so often the case): Browsing your diary, it looks like you're doing fine. You appear to be getting solid protein, fats, good assortment of nice veggies and fruits. Definitely not in "hurt yourself" territory, IMO.
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